Large transverse momenta in nuclear interaction at E 0 > 1016 eV detected in stratosphere

A gamma-hadron superfamily of cosmic-rays created by a primary cosmic-ray particle with energy above 10¹⁶ eV was detected at an altitude of 30 km by a stratospheric balloon-borne emulsion chamber. Being of superhigh energy, this event is the unique example in the world statistics of practically pure nuclear interactions in the energy range unattainable for modern accelerators. The present analysis allowed one to estimate the interaction height above the chamber and transverse momenta of the secondaries produced in the interaction. The mean value of transverse momenta appears to be very large (〈p _t〉 > 2.5 GeV/c). The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

FANSY 1.0: a phenomenological model for simulation of coplanar particle generation in superhigh-energy hadron interactions

Simulations show that a phenomenon of coplanarity of most energetic subcores of γ-ray–hadron families found in mountain-based and stratospheric X-ray–emulsion chamber experiments requires to introduce a coplanar particle generation with large transverse momenta in hadron interactions at superhigh energies. Some physical mechanisms are considered. A phenomenological model, which makes it possible to simulate the coplanar particle generation, is presented. Different versions of this model are considered, their features are described and compared with those of models applied by the CORSIKA package. Cosmic-ray experimental data and simulated results are compared. Conclusion on features of hadron interactions at superhigh energies and some predictions with respect to LHC experiments are made.     

超高能核作用中的晕事例

观测能量大于10¹⁵eV的γ族事例,在乳胶室中往往形成晕,给进一步观测超高能核作用的特征带来许多不便.目前只能给出一些粗糙的量来描述晕事例.然而晕事例的内部还有精细的结构,能提供更多的信息.作者对超高能族事例尽可能作逐个簇射测量,并用测量晕的方法进行重复测量,进行比较.并就某些特例作了分析与讨论.     

Application of Hadron-Hadron Nuclear Interaction Parametrization Model in the Study of Superhigh Energy Cosmic Rays

Under the assumption of mixed primary cosmic ray composition and using a hadron-hadron interaction parametrization model to describe hadron-hadron nuclear interaction,the behavior of superhigh energy cosmic ray particles in the atmosphere is simulated,and the simulated results compared with experimental data of Mt.emulsion chamber in details.The influences from the mean transverse momentum value of secondary particles in fragmentation region on simulated results are discussed also in details.     

AN ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY NUCLEAR INTERACTION EVENT OF LARGE TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM

An emulsion chamber of 13 tons Pb was exposed on Mt. Kanbala (5500 m abovesea level) of Tibet. A very interesting ultra-high energy event with total observedenergy ΣE_Υ=445 TeV was obtained. The profile of the event is characterised by twogroups of high energy showers, separated clearly from each other. Preliminary analysisshows that the particles giving rise to these two shower groups have extraordina-rily large transverse momenta. This predicts the possible existence of a new mechanismin ultra-high energy nuclear interactions, which has certain characteristics differentfrom those predicted by the H-quantum and SH-quantum models.     

Analyses of Multi-Core Family Events

The traditional clustering method was improved.the family events were clustered in the scanning way,the criterion of multi-core event was redefined,through comparing the experimental results of multi-core events with simulation calculation,the nuclear interactions in the superhigh energy region were studied.Simultaneously,the method of using the energy fraction of main clusters to distinguish the big family event (∑E_γ≥500TeV) which is produced by primary proton was proposed by this work.     

STUDY ON SUPERHIGH ENERGY γ-RAY FAMILY EVENTS WITH LARGE-SCALE Fe EMULSION CHAMBERS

Using a large-scale iron emulsion chamber,a big γ-ray family event with observed energy ΣE_γ=7631TeV was obtained.This paper described the advantages of iron emulsion chamber for studying big families and the characteristics of the event observed,together with a comparison with the Monte-carlo simulation results.     

Two-dimensional discrete wavelet analysis of multiparticle event topology in heavy ion collisions

The event-by-event analysis of multiparticle production in high energy hadron and nuclei collisions can be performed using the discrete wavelet transformation. The ring-like and jet-like structures in two-dimensional angular histograms are well extracted by wavelet analysis. For the first time the method is applied to the jet-like events. The jet positions are located quite well by the discrete wavelet transformation of angular particle distribution even in the presence of soft process background in nucleus-nucleus collisions at LHC energies.     

Monte Carlo simulation of elastic and quasielastic nucleus-nucleus scattering

The amplitude of elastic nucleus-nucleus scattering is calculated in framework of the multiple scattering theory. We consider the dependence of the amplitude on slope and cross section ofNN scattering, and on nuclear matter density. The results are compared to approximate calculations. The total inelastic nucleus-nucleus cross sections as well as the cross sections of quasielastic processes are calculated. Predictions are given for the case of superhigh energies.     

Neutrino propagation in a medium with a magnetic field

Data on the mean multiplicity of strange hadrons produced in minimum bias proton-proton and central nucleus-nucleus collisions at momenta between 2.8 and 400 GeV/c per nucleon have been compiled. The multiplicities for nucleon-nucleon interactions were constructed. The ratios of strange particle multiplicity to participant nucleon as well as to pion multiplicity are larger for central nucleus-nucleus collisions than for nucleon-nucleon interactions at all studied energies. The data at AGS energies suggest that the latter ratio saturates with increasing masses of the colliding nuclei. The strangeness to pion multiplicity ratio observed in nucleon-nucleon interactions increases with collision energy in the whole energy range studied. A qualitatively different behaviour is observed for central nucleus-nucleus collisions: the ratio rapidly increases when going from Dubna to AGS energies and changes little between AGS and SPS energies. This change in the behaviour can be related to the increase in the entropy production observed in central nucleus-nucleus collisions at the same energy range. The results are interpreted within a statistical approach. They are consistent with the hypothesis that the Quark Gluon Plasma is created at SPS energies, the critical collision energy being between AGS and SPS energies.     

GAMMA FAMILY EVENTS WITH LARGE-SEPARATION DOUBLE CORES

A peculian cosmic ray double core event K5618 was recently found in Mt.Kanbala emulsion chamber,with the following characteristic quantities:zenith angle=27°,total visible energy ΣE_γ=547TeV;energies of the two cores E₁=428TeV and E₂=119TeV with the separation between them R₁₂=25.56cm.it is expected that such an event might give some indication of the signal of the production of extraordinarity large transverse momentum particles in super high energy hadronic interactions.     

High energy Cherenkov gluons at RHIC and LHC

The collective effect of emission by the forward moving partons of high energy Cherenkov gluons in nucleus-nucleus collisions at RHIC and LHC energies is considered. It can reveal itself as peaks in the pseudorapidity distribution of jets at midrapidities, or as a ring-like structure of individual events in event-by-event analysis. The pseudorapidity distribution of centers of dense isolated groups of particles in the HIJING model is determined. It can be considered as the background for Cherenkov gluons. If peaks above this background are found in experiments, they indicate new collective effects. In memory of E.L. Feinberg     

Comparative study for nucleus-nucleus interactions and modified cascade evaporation model at (4.1 – 4.5) AGeV/c

The characteristics of the nucleus-nucleus collisions at high energy for the interactions of ¹H, ⁴He, ¹²C, ¹⁶O, ²²Ne, ²⁸Si and ³²S with emulsion at momentum (4.1 – 4.5) AGeV/c have been investigated. It has been found that the multiplicity distributions of the different emitted particles and their average values can be described by the modified cascade evaporation model. The model reproduces satisfactorily the multiplicity distributions of the shower, grey and black particles and the correlations between their multiplicities. It has been seen that the number of the produced shower particles increases with the increase of the projectile mass number. From the correlation between the average multiplicity of the evaporation particles and the number of the produced particles, it was found that a phase transition in the target system may occur. The calculated pseudo-rapidity distributions of the produced shower particles are typically Gaussian shaped in the mid-rapidity region and agree well with the experimental data. Also, the angular distributions of the grey and black particles have been investigated. The angular distributions of the grey particles show a universal shape independent of the type of projectile. The angular distributions of the black particles are nearly isotropic with a small asymmetry in the forward direction. The modified cascade evaporation model, reproduces the general characteristics of the nucleus-nucleus interactions and gives an explanation for the multiparticle production process.     

Characteristics of alpha projectile fragments emission in interaction of nuclei with emulsion

The properties of the relativistic alpha fragments produced in interactions of ⁸⁴Kr at around 1 A GeV in nuclear emulsion are investigated. The experimental results are compared with the similar results obtained from various projectiles with emulsion interactions at different energies. The total, partial nuclear cross-sections and production rates of alpha fragmentation channels in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions and their dependence on the mass number and initial energy of the incident projectile nucleus are investigated. The yields of multiple alpha fragments emitted from the interactions of projectile nuclei with the nuclei of light, medium and heavy target groups of emulsion-detector are discussed and they indicate that the projectile-breakup mechanism seems to be free from the target mass number. It is found that the multiplicity distributions of alpha fragments are well described by the Koba-Nielsen-Olesen (KNO) scaling presentation. The mean multiplicities of the freshly produced or newly created charged secondary particles, normally known as shower and secondary particles associated with target in the events where the emission of alpha fragments were accompanied by heavy projectile fragments having Z ≥ 3 seem to be constant as the alpha fragments multiplicity increases, and exhibit a behavior independent of the alpha fragments multiplicity.     

Strong Self-Similar Fluctuations of Target Fragments in Ring-like Events in Ultra-Relativistic Nuclear Collision

The intermittent fluctuation of target evaporated particles is studied in both ring-like and jet-like events emitted in ^32 S-emulsion interactions at 200 A Ge V within the framework of multi-dimensional factorial moment methodology using the concept of the Hurst exponent. It is observed that the intermittent fluctuation in the ring-like event is self-similar, whereas in the jet-like event fluctuation is self-affine. However, study indicates that the strength of fluctuation in the ring-like events is much stronger than that in the jet-like events.     

A study on hadron interactions through observation of cosmic-ray families of visible energy greater than 500 TeV in high mountain emulsion chambers

The characteristics of hadron interactions are studied with emulsion chambers exposed at both Mt. Chacaltaya and the Pamirs. The total exposure iauthor330 m² year. Event by event surveys on the shower configurations in a single family event were accomplished over the 75 cosmicray families in the highest energy range, i.e., visible energy greater than 500 TeV. Extraordinary characteristics of high energy shower clusters of small spread and the exotic type interactions, Centauro species, are discussed from the cosmic-ray-family phenomenological point of view.     

Fast helium nuclei in interactions induced by very heavy nuclei

Fast helium nuclei emitted in interactions between heavy cosmic ray nuclei (12≦Z≦26) and photoemulsion nuclei at energies >1 GeV/nucleon have been studied. Comparisons with interactions where the incident particles are protons, pions or light nuclei reveal some characteristic features of nucleus-nucleus interactions. The frequency of fast target helium nuclei is much larger and the high energy tail of the energy spectrum of these helium nuclei is more pronounced in nucleus-nucleus interactions than in proton-nucleus and pion-nucleus interactions. The number of helium nuclei emitted depends on the size and disintegration of the interacting nuclei. In order to explain our experimental data several possible production mechanisms have to be considered. Some characteristics of the emission of multiply-charged projectile fragments have-also been studied.     

Investigation of nucleus-nucleus interactions by means of emulsions exposed in pulsed magnetic fields of 30–50 T at the nuclotron

The data on the momentum spectra of energetically distinguished particles of a various nature for pN, pA interactions at 21 GeV/c and πN, πA interactions at 50 GeV/c are presented. Emulsions were first exposed in a pulsed magnetic field of 18 T. From comparison of the pN, πN and pA, πA data it follows that the behaviour of incident and newly generated particles in their passage through nuclear matter is different. The possibilities to study nucleus-nucleus interactions by means of emulsion exposures in pulsed magnetic fields of 30–50 T at the Nuclotron in Dubna are considered.     

Signatures of the deconfinement transition in nucleus-nucleus collisions at the CERN SPS

The energy dependence of hadron production in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions reveals anomalies-kink, horn, and step. They have been predicted as the signals of the deconfinement phase transition and observed recently by the NA49 Collaboration in Pb + Pb collisions at the CERN SPS. This indicates the onset of deconfinement in nucleus-nucleus collisions at about 30 A GeV. The text was submitted by the author in English.     

60AGeV 16 O诱发乳胶核反应α射弹碎片发射研究

对60AGeV^16O诱发乳胶核反应射弹α碎片的发射进行了研究，得到α射弹碎片多重数分布服从KNO标度无关性。在边缘作用下，α射弹碎片的产生与靶核碎片的产生存在线性关联，靶核碎片平均多重数随α射弹碎片数的增加线性减小，它可以很好地利用核作用几何模型来解释。