117679007
Measurement of charm production cross-section and leptons from its semileptonic decay at RHIC
In this thesis, we present the measurements of $D^{0}\to K\pi$ at low $p_T$ ($p_T\leq2$ GeV/$c$) and non-photonic electron spectra ($0.9\leq p_T\leq5$ GeV/$c$) from $D^0$ semi-leptonic decay. In addition, we use a newly proposed technique to identify muons from charm decays at low $p_T$. The combination of all these three measurements stringently constrains the total charm production cross-section at mid-rapidity at RHIC. They also allow the extraction of the charmed hadron spectral shape and a study of possible charm radial flow in Au+Au collisions.
17481229
Identify bottom contribution in non-photonic electron spectra and v 2 from Au + Au collisions at RHIC
We present a study on the spectra and elliptic flow v2 for heavy flavor (charm and bottom) decayed electrons provided the relative contributions of charm and bottom hadrons from the PYTHIA calculations. We made a simultaneous fit to both measured non-photonic electron spectra and v2 distributions. The results suggest that the bottom contribution is not dominant for electron pT < 5 GeV/c in the 200 GeV Au+Au collisions.
117856805
A cosmic ray test platform based on high time resolution MRPC technology
In order to test the performance of detector prototypes in a laboratory environment, we design and build a large area (90 cm×52 cm) test platform for cosmic rays based on a well-designed Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber (MRPC) with excellent time resolution and a high detection efficiency for minimum ionizing particles. The time resolution of the MRPC module used is tested to be ~80 ps, and the position resolution along the strip is ~5 mm, while the position resolution perpendicular to the strip is ~12.7 mm. The platform constructed by four MRPC modules can be used for tracking cosmic rays with a spatial resolution of ~6.3 mm, and provide a reference time ~40 ps.
18644229
Solutions of the Quantum Yang-Baxter Equation with Extra Nonadditive Parameters
We present a systematic technique to construct solutions to the Yang-Baxter equation which depend not only on a spectral parameter but in addition on further continuous parameters. These extra parameters enter the Yang-Baxter equation in a similar way to the spectral parameter but in a non-additive form. We exploit the fact that quantum non-compact algebras such as Uq(su(1,1)) and type-I quantum superalgebras such as Uq(gl(1 mod 1)) and Uq(gl(2 mod 1)) are known to admit non-trivial one-parameter families of infinite-dimensional and finite-dimensional irreps, respectively, even for generic q. We develop a technique for constructing the corresponding spectral-dependent R-matrices. As examples, we work out the the R-matrices for the three quantum algebras mentioned above in certain representations.
119184187
Holographic entanglement entropy in P-wave superconductor phase transition
A bstractWe investigate the behavior of entanglement entropy across the holographic p-wave superconductor phase transition in an Einstein-Yang-Mills theory with a negative cosmological constant. The holographic entanglement entropy is calculated for a strip geometry at AdS boundary. It is found that the entanglement entropy undergoes a dramatic change as we tune the ratio of the gravitational constant to the Yang-Mills coupling, and that the entanglement entropy does behave as the thermal entropy of the background black holes. That is, the entanglement entropy will show the feature of the second order or first order phase transition when the ratio is changed. It indicates that the entanglement entropy is a good probe to investigate the properties of the holographic phase transition.
119470349
Kaon Fragmentation Function and $K/\pi$ Ratios in Nuclear Collisions
An improved leading order fragmentation functions set of kaon is proposed based on the experimental data. We compare it with currently available sets, and use it to calculate high-$p_T$ $K/\pi$ ratios in relativistic proton-proton collisions. A prediction of $K/\pi$ ratios in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions ($d + Au$ and $Au + Au$) at RHIC $\sqrt{s} = 200$ GeV is given.
118656911
Fine-grained uncertainty relations under relativistic motion
Among various uncertainly relations, the profound fine-grained uncertainty relation is used to distinguish the uncertainty inherent in obtaining any combination of outcomes for different measurements. In this letter, we explore this uncertainty relation in a relativistic regime. For an observer undergoing a uniform acceleration who is immersed in an Unruh thermal bath, we show that the uncertainty bound is dependent on the acceleration parameter and the choice of Unruh modes. We find that the measurements in mutually unbiased bases, sharing the same uncertainty bound in the inertial frame, could be distinguished from each other for a noninertial observer. In an alternative scenario, for the observer restricted in a single rigid cavity, we show that the uncertainty bound exhibits a periodic evolution with respect to the duration of acceleration. With properly chosen cavity parameters, the uncertainty bounds could be protected. Moreover, we find that the uncertainty bound can be degraded for specific quantum measurements to violate the bound exhibited in the nonrelativistic limit, which can be attributed to the entanglement generation between cavity modes during a particular epoch. Several implications of our results are discussed. Copyright (c) EPLA, 2018
17260983
Differences in high $p_t$ meson production between CERN SPS and RHIC heavy ion collisions
In this talk we present a perturbative QCD improved parton model calculation for light meson production in high energy heavy ion collisions. In order to describe the experimental data properly, one needs to augment the standard pQCD model by the transverse momentum distribution of partons ("intrinsic k_T"). Proton-nucleus data indicate the presence of nuclear shadowing and multiscattering effects. Further corrections are needed in nucleus-nucleus collisions to explain the observed reduction of the cross section. We introduce the idea of proton dissociation and compare our calculations with the SPS and RHIC experimental data.