In 2018,the STAR collaboration collected data from^(96)_(44)Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zr at√^(S)NN=200 Ge V to search for the presence of the chiral magnetic effect in collisions of nuclei.The isobar ...In 2018,the STAR collaboration collected data from^(96)_(44)Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zr at√^(S)NN=200 Ge V to search for the presence of the chiral magnetic effect in collisions of nuclei.The isobar collision species alternated frequently between 9644 Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zr.In order to conduct blind analyses of studies related to the chiral magnetic effect in these isobar data,STAR developed a three-step blind analysis procedure.Analysts are initially provided a"reference sample"of data,comprised of a mix of events from the two species,the order of which respects time-dependent changes in run conditions.After tuning analysis codes and performing time-dependent quality assurance on the reference sample,analysts are provided a species-blind sample suitable for calculating efficiencies and corrections for individual≈30-min data-taking runs.For this sample,species-specific information is disguised,but individual output files contain data from a single isobar species.Only run-by-run corrections and code alteration subsequent to these corrections are allowed at this stage.Following these modifications,the"frozen"code is passed over the fully un-blind data,completing the blind analysis.As a check of the feasibility of the blind analysis procedure,analysts completed a"mock data challenge,"analyzing data from Au+Au collisions at√^(S)NN=27 Ge V,collected in 2018.The Au+Au data were prepared in the same manner intended for the isobar blind data.The details of the blind analysis procedure and results from the mock data challenge are presented.展开更多
The dissipative dynamics of nuclear fission is a well confirmed phenomenon that can be either described by a Kramers-modified statistical model or by a dynamical model employing the Langevin equation.Although dynamica...The dissipative dynamics of nuclear fission is a well confirmed phenomenon that can be either described by a Kramers-modified statistical model or by a dynamical model employing the Langevin equation.Although dynamical models as well as statistical models incorporating fission delays have been found to explain the measured fission observables in several studies,they present conflicting results for shell closed nuclei in the mass region of 200.Notably,an analysis of the recent data on neutron shell closed nuclei in the excitation energy range of 40-80 MeV failed to provide a satisfactory description of the data,which was attributed to a mismatch with shell effects and/or entrance channel effects,without reaching a definite conclusion.In the present study,we demonstrate that a well established stochastic dynamical code can simultaneously reproduce the available data for pre-scission neutron multiplicities and fission and evaporation residue excitation functions for the following neutron shell closed nuclei^(210)Po and^(212)Rn and their isotopes^(206)Po and^(214,216)Rn without the need for including any extra shell or entrance channel effects.The relevant calculations are performed by using a phenomenological universal friction form factor with no ad-hoc adjustment of the model parameters.However,we note a significant deviation,beyond experimental errors,for some Frisotopes.展开更多
High transverse momentum(pT)particle production is suppressed owing to the parton(jet)energy loss in the hot dense medium created in relativistic heavy-ion collisions.Redistribution of energy at low-to-modest pT has b...High transverse momentum(pT)particle production is suppressed owing to the parton(jet)energy loss in the hot dense medium created in relativistic heavy-ion collisions.Redistribution of energy at low-to-modest pT has been difficult to measure,owing to large anisotropic backgrounds.We report a data-driven method for background evaluation and subtraction,exploiting the away-side pseudorapidity gaps,to measure the jetlike correlation shape in Au+Au collisions at √sNN=200 GeV in the STAR experiment.The correlation shapes,for trigger particles pT>3GeV/c and various associated particle pT ranges within 0.5<pT<10GeV/c,are consistent with Gaussians,and their widths increase with centrality.The results indicate jet broadening in the medium created in central heavy-ion collisions.展开更多
文摘In 2018,the STAR collaboration collected data from^(96)_(44)Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zr at√^(S)NN=200 Ge V to search for the presence of the chiral magnetic effect in collisions of nuclei.The isobar collision species alternated frequently between 9644 Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zr.In order to conduct blind analyses of studies related to the chiral magnetic effect in these isobar data,STAR developed a three-step blind analysis procedure.Analysts are initially provided a"reference sample"of data,comprised of a mix of events from the two species,the order of which respects time-dependent changes in run conditions.After tuning analysis codes and performing time-dependent quality assurance on the reference sample,analysts are provided a species-blind sample suitable for calculating efficiencies and corrections for individual≈30-min data-taking runs.For this sample,species-specific information is disguised,but individual output files contain data from a single isobar species.Only run-by-run corrections and code alteration subsequent to these corrections are allowed at this stage.Following these modifications,the"frozen"code is passed over the fully un-blind data,completing the blind analysis.As a check of the feasibility of the blind analysis procedure,analysts completed a"mock data challenge,"analyzing data from Au+Au collisions at√^(S)NN=27 Ge V,collected in 2018.The Au+Au data were prepared in the same manner intended for the isobar blind data.The details of the blind analysis procedure and results from the mock data challenge are presented.
基金D.A.acknowledges the financial support from the University Grants Commission(UGC),Government of India,received in the form of a research fellowship(Ref.No.19/06/2016/(i)EU-V,Sr.No.2061651303)。
文摘The dissipative dynamics of nuclear fission is a well confirmed phenomenon that can be either described by a Kramers-modified statistical model or by a dynamical model employing the Langevin equation.Although dynamical models as well as statistical models incorporating fission delays have been found to explain the measured fission observables in several studies,they present conflicting results for shell closed nuclei in the mass region of 200.Notably,an analysis of the recent data on neutron shell closed nuclei in the excitation energy range of 40-80 MeV failed to provide a satisfactory description of the data,which was attributed to a mismatch with shell effects and/or entrance channel effects,without reaching a definite conclusion.In the present study,we demonstrate that a well established stochastic dynamical code can simultaneously reproduce the available data for pre-scission neutron multiplicities and fission and evaporation residue excitation functions for the following neutron shell closed nuclei^(210)Po and^(212)Rn and their isotopes^(206)Po and^(214,216)Rn without the need for including any extra shell or entrance channel effects.The relevant calculations are performed by using a phenomenological universal friction form factor with no ad-hoc adjustment of the model parameters.However,we note a significant deviation,beyond experimental errors,for some Frisotopes.
文摘High transverse momentum(pT)particle production is suppressed owing to the parton(jet)energy loss in the hot dense medium created in relativistic heavy-ion collisions.Redistribution of energy at low-to-modest pT has been difficult to measure,owing to large anisotropic backgrounds.We report a data-driven method for background evaluation and subtraction,exploiting the away-side pseudorapidity gaps,to measure the jetlike correlation shape in Au+Au collisions at √sNN=200 GeV in the STAR experiment.The correlation shapes,for trigger particles pT>3GeV/c and various associated particle pT ranges within 0.5<pT<10GeV/c,are consistent with Gaussians,and their widths increase with centrality.The results indicate jet broadening in the medium created in central heavy-ion collisions.
