Recent progress in the physics of twisted particles

Twisted(vortex)particles with intninsicorbital angular momenta(OAMs)even in free space areof significant importancein modem physics and have important aplications.Twisted photons and electrons were discoveredin 1992 and 2010,respectively.The maximum observed OAMs were about 10000 for photons and 1000h for electrons.Recently,twisted neutrons,atoms,and molecules werealso discovered.Ina magnetic field,charged particles move ina helicaltra-jectory(on acirclein the transverseplane).In thequantum-mechanical picture,a particle trajectory cannot bedefined,butits equations ofmotionareequivalentto the coresponding classical ones.Twisted particles in free space are not under the influence of any external forces.Twisted states appear as the coherent su-perpositions of noninteracting partial de Broglie waves with different directions of transverse momenta.

中国极化电子离子对撞机计划

轻子散射实验是探索核子与原子核结构的理想工具。中国电子离子对撞机(Electron Ion Collider in China,EicC)建议书设想在已开建的强流重离子加速器装置(High Intensity heavy ion Accelerator Facility,HIAF)的基础上,升级质子束流为20 GeV的极化束流,并建造2.8~5 GeV极化电子束流,从而实现质心系能量为15~20 GeV的双极化电子-离子对撞。EicC设计的亮度为(2~4)×10^33cm^-2·s^-1,质子束流极化率达到70%,电子束流极化率达到80%。该装置除了能提供极化轻离子束流(例如:氦-3)外,也可产生非极化重离子束流(碳-12~铀-238)。EicC将聚焦核子海夸克部分子结构、原子核物质结构与性质、奇特强子态三个方面的物理研究。高亮度、高精度的对撞机有助于精确地测量核子结构函数并对核子进行三维成像,揭示强相互作用的动力学规律;原子核部分子分布包括核子短程关联以及原子核介质效应同样是该提案的重要科学目标;EicC能区接近重味夸克产生阈值,在研究重味强子谱方面拥有低背景的独特优势,有助于发现研究新的奇特强子态。质子质量起源问题也可以通过重味矢量介子的产生来研究。为了完成上述物理目标,我们将利用最先进的探测器技术建造接近全立体角覆盖的EicC对撞机谱仪。在准备EicC白皮书的过程中,我们得到世界各国专家的支持。EicC的物理与已有的实验和美国即将建设的EIC中的物理项目相互补充。EicC的建成及运行有望引领前沿的中高能核物理研究,使我国在加速器和探测器先进技术等领域实现跨越式发展,为我国核物理与强子物理以及相关科学领域提供大型综合实验平台与人才培养基地。

Toward a description of the centrality dependence of the charge balance function in the HYDJET++model

Data from the Large Hadron Collider on the charge balance function in Pb+Pb collisions at center-of-mass energy 2.76 TeV per nucleon pair are analyzed and interpreted within the framework of the HYDJET++model.This model allows us to qualitatively reproduce the experimentally observed centrality dependence of the balance function widths at relatively low transverse momentum intervals due to the different charge creation mechanisms in soft and hard processes.However,a fully adequate description of the balance function in these intervals implies an essential modification of the model by including exact charge conservation via the canonical rather than the grand canonical ensemble.A procedure is proposed for introducing charge correlations into the thermal model without changing other model parameters.With increasing transverse momenta,the default model results describe the exper-imental data much better because the contribution of the soft component of the model is significantly reduced in these transverse momentum intervals.In practical terms,there is a transition to a single source of charge correlations,namely,charge correlations in jets in which exact charge conservation holds at each stage.

Extending the Truncated Dyson-Schwinger Equation to Finite Temperatures

In view of the properties of mesons in hot strongly interacting matter, the properties of the solutions of the truncated Dyson-Schwinger equation for the quark propagator at finite temperatures within the rainbow-ladder approximation are analysed in some detail. In Euclidean space within the Matsubara imaginary time formalism, the quark propagator is not longer a O(4) symmetric function and possesses a discrete spectrum of the fourth component of the momentum. This makes the treatment of the Dyson-Schwinger and Bethe-Salpeter equations conceptually different from the vacuum and technically much more involved. The question whether the interaction kernel known from vacuum calculations can be applied at finite temperatures remains still open. We find that, at low temperatures, the model interaction with vacuum parameters provides a reasonable description of the quark propagator, while at temperatures higher than a certain critical value Tc the interaction requires stringent modifications. The general properties of the quark propagator at finite temperatures can be inferred from lattice QCD (LQCD) calculations. We argue that, to achieve a reasonable agreement of the model calculations with that from LQCD, the kernel is to be modified in such a way as to screen the infra-red part of the interaction at temperatures larger than Tc . For this, we analyse the solutions of the truncated Dyson-Schwinger equation with existing interaction kernels in a large temperature range with particular attention on high temperatures in order to find hints to an adequate temperature dependence of the interaction kernel to be further implemented in the Bethe-Salpeter equation for mesons. This will allow investigating the possible in medium modifications of the meson properties as well as the conditions of quark deconfinement in hot matter.

Study of transversity GPDs from pseudoscalar mesons production at EIC of China

The exclusive η and π^(0)electroproduction is studied in the handbag approach based on the generalized parton distributions(GPDs)factorization.Predictions of π^(0)and η mesons are calculated for future electron-ion collider in China(EicC)energy ranges,using obtained cross sections we extract information on the transversity GPDs contributions to these processes.

SANC Monte Carlo programs for small-angle Bhabha scattering

Luminosity monitoring at e^(+)e^(−)colliders was investigated using SANC Monte Carlo event generator ReneSANCe and integrator MCSANC for simulation of Bhabha scattering at low angles.Results are presented for center-of-mass energies of the Z boson resonance and at 240 GeV for the conditions of typical luminosity detectors.It is shown that bremsstrahlung events with extremely low electron scattering angles are relevant to match the precision tags of future electron-positron colliders.

Radiative decays D*(s)→ D(s)γ in covariant confined quark model

Radiative decays D((s))*→D((s))γare revisited in light of new experimental data from the BaBar and BESⅢCollaborations.The radiative couplings gD*Dγencoding nonperturbative QCD effects are calculated in the framework of the covariant confined quark model developed by us.We compare our results with other theoretical studies and experimental data.The couplings(in GeV-1)|g(D*+D+γ)|=0.45(9)and|g(D*0D0γ)|=1.72(34)calculated in our model agree with the corresponding experimental data|g(D*+D+γ)|=0.47(7)and|g(D*0D0γ)|=1.77(16).The most interesting case is the decay Ds*→Dsγ,for which a recent prediction based on light-cone sum rules at next-to-leading order|gDs*Dsγ|=0.60(19)deviates from the first(and only to date)lattice QCD result|gDs*Dsγ|=0.11(2)at nearly3σ.Our calculation yields|gDs*Dsγ|=0.29(6),which falls somehow between the two mentioned results,although it is larger than those predicted in other studies using quark models or QCD sum rules.

Analytical description of shape transition in nuclear alternating parity bands

The angular momentum dependencies parity bands of heavy nuclei have been analyzed of parity splitting and electric dipole transitions in the alternating It is shown that these dependencies can be treated in a universal manner with a single critical angular momentum parameter, which characterizes phase transition from octupole vibrations to the stable octupole deformation. Using the simple but useful model of axially-symmetric reflection- asymmetric mode, the analytical expressions for parity splitting and electric dipole transitional moment have been obtained. The findings are in good agreement with the experimental data for various isotopes of Ra, Th, U, and Pu.

Exclusive semileptonic decays of D and Ds mesons in the covariant confining quark model

Recently,the BESⅢcollaboration has reported numerous measurements of various D(s)meson semileptonic decays with significantly improved precision.Together with similar studies carried out at BABAR,Belle,and CLEO,new windows to a better understanding of weak and strong interactions in the charm sector have been opened.In light of new experimental data,we review the theoretical description and predictions for the semileptonic decays of D(s)to a pseudoscalar or a vector meson.This review is essentially an extended discussion of our recently published results obtained in the framework of the covariant confining quark model.

Theory of superfluidity and drag force in the one-dimensional Bose gas

The one-dimensional Bose gas is an unusual superfluid. In contrast to higher spatial dimensions, the existence of non-classical rotational inertia is not directly linked to the dissipationless motion of infinitesimal impurities. Recently, experimental tests with ultracold atoms have begun and quanti- tative predictions for the drag force experienced by moving obstacles have become available. This topical review discusses the drag force obtained from linear response theory in relation to Lan- dau＇s criterion of superfluidity. Based upon improved analytical and numerical understanding of the dynamical structure factor, results for different obstacle potentials are obtained, including single impurities, optical lattices and random potentials generated from speckle patterns. The dynamical breakdown of superfluidity in random potentials is discussed in relation to Anderson localization and the predicted superfluid-insulator transition in these systems.

核对称轴不同相对取向对熔合动力学的影响

计算了核对称轴不同相对取向时的熔合位垒.基于双核模型观念,考虑了熔合与准裂变的竞争,通过数值法求解主方程,计算了76Ge+208Pb,48Ca+244Pu核对称轴不同相对取向对熔合概率的影响,探索了最有利于超重元素合成的弹靶相对取向.取向不同时,对熔合反应的影响较大,计算结果表明弹靶碰撞为腰对腰时,更有利于发生熔合反应.

Electron-ion collider in China

Lepton scattering is an established ideal tool for studying inner structure of small particles such as nucleons as well as nuclei.As a future high energy nuclear physics project,an Electron-ion collider in China(EicC)has been proposed.It will be constructed based on an upgraded heavy-ion accelerator,High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility(HIAF)which is currently under construction,together with a new electron ring.The proposed collider will provide highly polarized electrons(with a po-larization of 80%)and protons(with a polarization of 70%)with variable center of mass energies from 15 to 20 GeV and the luminosity of(2–3)×1033 cm^(−2)·s^(−1).Polarized deuterons and Helium-3,as well as unpolarized ion beams from Carbon to Uranium,will be also available at the EicC.The main foci of the EicC will be precision measurements of the structure of the nucleon in the sea quark region,including 3D tomography of nucleon;the partonic structure of nuclei and the parton interaction with the nuclear environment;the exotic states,especially those with heavy flavor quark contents.In addition,issues fundamental to understanding the origin of mass could be addressed by measurements of heavy quarkonia near-threshold production at the EicC.In order to achieve the above-mentioned physics goals,a hermetical detector system will be constructed with cutting-edge technologies.This document is the result of collective contributions and valuable inputs from experts across the globe.The EicC physics program complements the ongoing scientific programs at the Jefferson Laboratory and the future EIC project in the United States.The success of this project will also advance both nuclear and particle physics as well as accelerator and detector technology in China.

Central nucleus-nucleus collisions at relativistic energies with a new method based on Random Matrix Theory

Using the method based on Random Matrix Theory （RMT）, the results for the nearest-neighbor distributions obtained from the experimental data on ^12C-C collisions at 4.2 AGeV/c have been discussed and compared with the simulated data on ^12C-C collisions at 4.2 AGeV/c produced with the aid of the Dubna Cascade Model. The results show that the correlation of secondary particles decreases with an increasing number of charged particles Nch. These observed changes in the nearest-neighbor distributions of charged particles could be associated with the centrality variation of the collisions.

Gravitational form factors and nucleon spin structure

Nucleon scattering by the classical gravitational field is described by the gravitational （energy- momentum tensor） form factors （GFFs）, which also control the partition of nucleon spin between the total angular momenta of quarks and gluons. The equivalence principle （EP） for spin dynamics results in the identically zero anomalous gravitomagnetic moment, which is the straightforward analog of its electromagnetic counterpart. The extended EP （ExEP） describes its （approximate） validity separately for quarks and gluons and, in turn, results in equal partition of the momentum and total angular momentum. It is violated in quantum electrodynamics and perturbative quantum chromodynamics （QCD）, but may be restored in nonperturbative QCD because of confinement and spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking, which is supported by models and lattice QCD calculations. It may, in principle, be checked by extracting the generalized parton distributions from hard exclu- sive processes. The EP for spin-1 hadrons is also manifested in inclusive processes （deep inelastic scattering and the Drell-Yan process） in sum rules for tensor structure functions and parton distributions. The ExEP may originate in either gravity-proof confinement or in the closeness of the GFF to its asymptotic values in relation to the mediocrity principle. The GFFs in time-like regions reveal some similarity between inflation and annihilation.

Model-independent constraints on spin observables

We discuss model-independent constraints on spin observables in exclusive and inclusive reactions, with special attention to the case of photoproduction.