A White Paper on SoLID (Solenoidal Large Intensity Device)In order to fully exploit the physics potential of Jefferson Lab after 12 GeV energy upgrade, a new Solenoidal Large Acceptance Device (SoLID) is proposed. The SoLID spectrometer, with its unique…J. P. Chen, H. Gao, T. K. Hemmick et al.·Sep 26, 2014SaveLearn
Strong coupling effects in near-barrier heavy-ion elastic scatteringAccurate elastic scattering angular distribution data measured at bombarding energies just above the Coulomb barrier have shapes that can markedly differ from or be the same as the expected classical…N. Keeley, K. W. Kemper, K. Rusek·Sep 25, 2014SaveLearn
Event characterization in (very) asymmetric collisionsEvent-by-event reconstruction of the collision geometry using some incarnation of the Glauber-model is a widely accepted method in studying heavy ion collisions. While there is no known problem with…G. David·Sep 24, 2014SaveLearn
Upper limit on the cross section for reactor antineutrinos changing 22Na decay ratesIn this paper we present results of a long-term observation of the decay of 22Na in the presence of a nuclear fission reactor. The measurements were made outside the containment wall of and…R. J. de Meijer, S. W. Steyn·Sep 23, 2014SaveLearn
Experimental results and phenomenology of quarkonium production in relativistic nuclear collisionsAn overview of recent measurements of quarkonium production in nucleus-nucleus collisions and their understanding in theoretical models is given.A. Andronic·Sep 19, 2014SaveLearn
Higher order moments of multiparticle azimuthal correlationsWe introduce a general procedure to pave the road towards the ultimate goal of deriving analytic expressions for the probability density functions (p.d.f.'s) of multiparticle azimuthal…Ante Bilandzic·Sep 19, 2014SaveLearn
Beam Energy Dependence of Dielectron Production in Au+Au Collisions from STAR at RHICWe present the energy-dependent study of dielectron production in 0-80% minimum-bias Au+Au collisions at sNN energies of 19.6, 27, 39, and 62.4 GeV in STAR. Invariant mass (Mee) and…Patrick Huck·Sep 19, 2014SaveLearn
Statistical Methods for Thermonuclear Reaction Rates and Nucleosynthesis SimulationsRigorous statistical methods for estimating thermonuclear reaction rates and nucleosynthesis are becoming increasingly established in nuclear astrophysics. The main challenge being faced is that…Christian Iliadis, Richard Longland, Alain Coc et al.·Sep 19, 2014SaveLearn
Tidal Waves in 102Pd: A Phenomenological AnalysisRotational and electromagnetic properties of the yrast band in 102Pd are analyzed in terms of a phenomenological phonon model that includes anharmonic terms. Both the moment of inertia and…A. O. Macchiavelli, A. D. Ayangeakaa, S. Frauendorf et al.·Sep 18, 2014SaveLearn
Heavy-flavour production and multiplicity dependence in pp and p--Pb collisions with ALICEThe production of heavy quarks in pp collisions provides a precision test of perturbative QCD calculations at the LHC energies. More complex collision systems like p--Pb collisions allow studies of…Elena Bruna·Sep 16, 2014SaveLearn
Jet Production in p-Pb CollisionsOne of the major results from the study of high energy heavy ion collisions is the observation of jet quenching. The suppression of the number of jets observed in heavy ion collisions relative to pp…Megan Connors·Sep 16, 2014SaveLearn
Charmonium Production at Forward Rapidity in pp, p-Pb and Pb-Pb Collisions, with ALICEThis contribution focuses on latest ALICE results on charmonium forward production in proton-proton (pp), proton-lead (p-Pb) and lead-lead (Pb-Pb) collisions at the TeV scale. In p-Pb and Pb-Pb…Hugo Pereira Da Costa·Sep 15, 2014SaveLearn
Probing hot and dense matter production in heavy ion collisions via neutral mesons and photons with the ALICE detector at the LHCOne of the key signatures of the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) is the modification of hadron and direct photon spectra in heavy-ion collisions as compared to proton-proton (pp) collisions. Suppression of…Astrid Morreale·Sep 15, 2014SaveLearn
Reconstructed primary fragments and symmetry energy, temperature and density of the fragmenting source in 64Zn + 112Sn at 40 MeV/nucleonSymmetry energy, temperature and density at the time of the intermediate mass fragment formation are determined in a self-consistent manner, using the experimentally reconstructed primary hot isotope…X. Liu, W. Lin, R. Wada et al.·Sep 15, 2014SaveLearn
Azimuthally integrated HBT parameters for charged pions in nucleus-nucleus interactions versus collision energyIn the paper energy dependence of space-time extent of emission region obtained from Bose - Einstein correlations is studied for charged pions in various ion collisions for all experimentally…V. A. Okorokov·Sep 13, 2014SaveLearn
New Measurement of Compton Scattering from the Deuteron and an Improved Extraction of the Neutron Electromagnetic PolarizabilitiesThe electromagnetic polarizabilities of the nucleon are fundamental properties that describe its response to external electric and magnetic fields. They can be extracted from Compton-scattering data…L. S. Myers, J. R. M. Annand, J. Brudvik et al.·Sep 12, 2014SaveLearn
Strangeness production in two-particle azimuthal correlations on the near and away side measured with ALICE in pp collisions at 7 TeVTwo-particle azimuthal correlations allow one to study high-p T parton fragmentation without full jet reconstruction. Enhancements of the azimuthal correlations are seen at Δφ≈ 0 and…Sandun Jayarathna·Sep 11, 2014SaveLearn
Long-range two-particle correlations of strange hadrons with charged particles in pPb and PbPb collisions at LHC energiesMeasurements of two-particle angular correlations between an identified strange hadron (K0S or Lambda/anti-Lambda) and a charged particle, emitted in pPb collisions, are presented over a wide range…CMS Collaboration·Sep 11, 2014SaveLearn
Inclusive Jet Spectra in p-Pb Collisions at ALICEJet suppression has been observed in central heavy ion collisions. This suppression is attributed to partonic energy loss in the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) formed in such collisions. However, this…Megan Connors·Sep 11, 2014SaveLearn
Heavy flavor production in the STAR experimentIn this paper, recent STAR heavy flavor measurements in proton-proton and heavy-ion collisions are highlighted. We report studies of open charm mesons, reconstructed directly from hadronic decay…Barbara Trzeciak·Sep 11, 2014SaveLearn
Beam energy dependence of charged pion ratio in 28Si + In reactionsThe double differential cross sections for natIn(28Si, π) reactions are measured at 400, 600, and 800 MeV/nucleon. Both π+ and π- are found to be emitted isotropically from a…M. Sako, T. Murakami, Y. Nakai et al.·Sep 11, 2014SaveLearn
Comment on "Measurement of 2- and 3-nucleon short range correlation probabilities in nuclei""Measurement of 2- and 3-nucleon short range correlation probabilities in nuclei" claimed to observe plateaus in the inclusive A/3He (e,e') ratios in the xB > 2 region; yet, a subsequent…Douglas W. Higinbotham, Or Hen·Sep 10, 2014SaveLearn
Search for double beta decay of 136Ce and 138Ce with HPGe gamma detectorSearch for double β decay of 136Ce and 138Ce was realized with 732 g of deeply purified cerium oxide sample measured over 1900 h with the help of an ultra-low background HPGe γ detector…P. Belli, R. Bernabei, R. S. Boiko et al.·Sep 9, 2014SaveLearn
Measurement of the np npπ0π0 Reaction in Search for the Recently Observed d*(2380) ResonanceExclusive measurements of the quasi-free np npπ0π0 reaction have been performed by means of dp collisions at Td = 2.27 GeV using the WASA detector setup at COSY. Total and differential…P. Adlarson, W. Augustyniak, W. Bardan et al.·Sep 9, 2014SaveLearn
Measurement of double-polarization asymmetries in the quasi-elastic 3He(e,e'd) processWe present a precise measurement of double-polarization asymmetries in the 3He(e,e'd) reaction. This particular process is a uniquely sensitive…The Jefferson Lab Hall A Collaboration, M. Mihovilovič, G. Jin et al.·Sep 8, 2014SaveLearn