A5108167150- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
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- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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- Nuclear physics research studies
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- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
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Eötvös Loránd University
2016-2025
University of Antwerp
2024
HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics
2015-2024
Institute of High Energy Physics
2017-2024
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
2014-2024
A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
2022-2024
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
2023-2024
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
2024
Augustana University
2018-2023
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2004-2023
The PHENIX experiment at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) has measured electrons with $0.3<{p}_{T}<9\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}/c$ midrapidity ($|y|<0.35$) from heavy-flavor (charm and bottom) decays in $\mathrm{Au}+\mathrm{Au}$ collisions $\sqrt{{s}_{\mathrm{NN}}}=200\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$. nuclear modification factor ${R}_{\mathrm{AA}}$ relative to $p+p$ shows a strong suppression central collisions, indicating substantial energy loss of heavy quarks medium produced RHIC...
Transverse momentum spectra of charged hadrons with p(T)<8 GeV/c and neutral pions p(T)<10 have been measured at midrapidity by the PHENIX experiment BNL RHIC in d+Au collisions sqrt[s(NN)]=200 GeV. The yields are compared to those p+p same sqrt[s(NN)] scaled up number underlying nucleon-nucleon d+Au. yield ratio does not show suppression observed central Au+Au RHIC. Instead, there is a small enhancement high particles.
The production of low mass e+e- pairs for m_{e+e-} < 300 MeV/c^2 and 1 p_T <5 GeV/c is measured in p+p Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV. Enhanced yield above hadronic sources observed. Treating the excess as internal conversions, invariant direct photons deduced. In central collisions, photon over exponential transverse momentum, with inverse slope T = 221 +/- 19 (stat) (syst) MeV. Hydrodynamical models initial temperatures ranging from 300--600 MeV times ~ 0.6 - 0.15 fm/c after...
The PHENIX experiment at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)has measured $J/\ensuremath{\psi}$ production for rapidities $\ensuremath{-}2.2<y<2.2$ in $\mathrm{Au}+\mathrm{Au}$ collisions $\sqrt{{s}_{NN}}=200\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$. invariant yield and nuclear modification factor ${R}_{AA}$ as a function of centrality,transverse momentum, rapidity are reported. A suppression relative to binary collision scaling proton-protonreaction yields is observed. Models which describe...
Differential measurements of elliptic flow (${v}_{2}$) for $\mathrm{Au}+\mathrm{Au}$ and $\mathrm{Cu}+\mathrm{Cu}$ collisions at $\sqrt{{s}_{\mathrm{NN}}}=200\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$ are used to test validate predictions from perfect fluid hydrodynamics scaling ${v}_{2}$ with eccentricity, system size, transverse kinetic energy (${\mathrm{KE}}_{T}$). For ${\mathrm{KE}}_{T}\ensuremath{\equiv}{m}_{T}\ensuremath{-}m$ up $\ensuremath{\sim}1\text{ the is compatible hydrodynamic expansion a...
Flow coefficients v_n for n = 2, 3, 4, characterizing the anisotropic collective flow in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) 200 GeV, are measured relative to event planes \Psi_n determined large rapidity. We report as a function of transverse momentum and collision centrality, study correlations among different order n. The well described by hydrodynamic models which employ Glauber Monte Carlo initial state geometry with fluctuations, providing additional constraining power on interplay between...
Azimuthal angle ($\ensuremath{\Delta}\ensuremath{\phi}$) correlations are presented for a broad range of transverse momentum ($0.4<{p}_{T}<10$ GeV/$c$) and centrality (0--92%) selections charged hadrons from dijets in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{{s}_{\mathit{NN}}}=200$ GeV. With increasing ${p}_{T}$, the away-side $\ensuremath{\Delta}\ensuremath{\phi}$ distribution evolves relatively flat shape to concave shape, then convex shape. Comparisons with $p+p$ data suggest that can be divided into...
For Au + collisions at 200 GeV, we measure neutral pion production with good statistics for transverse momentum, pT, up to 20 GeV/c. A fivefold suppression is found, which essentially constant 5 < pT Experimental uncertainties are small enough constrain any model-dependent parametrization the transport coefficient of medium, e.g., q in parton quenching model. The spectral shape similar all collision classes, and does not saturate collisions.
PHENIX has measured the e^+e^- pair continuum in sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV Au+Au and p+p collisions over a wide range of mass transverse momenta. The yield is compared to expectations from hadronic sources, based on measurements. In intermediate region, between masses phi J/psi meson, consistent with correlated c^bar-c production, though other mechanisms are not ruled out. low region (below phi) inclusive spectrum well described by known contributions light meson decays. contrast, minimum bias this...
The PHENIX collaboration at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) reports measurements of azimuthal dihadron correlations near midrapidity in $d$$+$Au collisions $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}$=200 GeV. These complement recent analyses by experiments Large Hadron (LHC) involving central $p$$+$Pb $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}$=5.02 TeV, which have indicated strong anisotropic long-range angular distributions hadron pairs. origin these anisotropies is currently unknown. Various competing explanations include...
Transverse momentum spectra of electrons (${p}_{T}^{e}$) from semileptonic weak decays heavy-flavor mesons in the range $0.3<{p}_{T}^{e}<9.0$ GeV/$c$ have been measured at midrapidity ($|y|<0.35$) by PHENIX experiment Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider $p+p$ and $\mathrm{Au}+\mathrm{Au}$ collisions $\sqrt{{s}_{\mathrm{NN}}}=200$ GeV. In addition, azimuthal anisotropy parameter ${v}_{2}$ has for $0.3<{p}_{T}^{e}<5.0$ collisions. The substantial modification ${p}_{T}^{e}$ compared with as well...
At the LHC energy of , under various beam and background conditions, luminosities, Roman Pot positions, TOTEM has measured differential cross-section for proton-proton elastic scattering as a function four-momentum transfer squared t. The results different analyses are in excellent agreement demonstrating no sizeable dependence on conditions. Due to very close approach detectors center (≈5σbeam) dedicated run with β* = 90 m, |t|-values down 5·10−3 GeV2 were reached. exponential slope this...
The TOTEM collaboration has measured the proton-proton total cross section at √s=8 TeV using a luminosity-independent method. In LHC fills with dedicated beam optics, Roman pots have been inserted very close to allowing detection of ~90% nuclear elastic scattering events. Simultaneously inelastic rate by T1 and T2 telescopes. By applying optical theorem, (101.7±2.9) mb determined, well in agreement extrapolation from lower energies. This method also allows one derive sections:...
The PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider has measured invariant differential cross section for production of ${K}_{S}^{0}$, $\ensuremath{\omega}$, ${\ensuremath{\eta}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$, and $\ensuremath{\phi}$ mesons in $p+p$ collisions $\sqrt{s}=200\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$. Measurements $\ensuremath{\omega}$ different decay channels give consistent results. New results are agreement with previously published data extend ${p}_{T}$ coverage. spectral shapes all...
The second Fourier component ${v}_{2}$ of the azimuthal anisotropy with respect to reaction plane is measured for direct photons at midrapidity and transverse momentum (${p}_{T}$) $1--12\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}/c$ in $\mathrm{Au}+\mathrm{Au}$ collisions $\sqrt{{s}_{NN}}=200\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$. Previous measurements this quantity hadrons ${p}_{T}<6\text{ indicate that medium behaves like a nearly perfect fluid, while ${p}_{T}>6\text{ reduced interpreted terms path-length dependence...
The TOTEM experiment at the LHC has performed first luminosity-independent determination of total proton-proton cross-section . This technique is based on optical theorem and requires simultaneous measurements inelastic rate – accomplished with forward charged-particle telescopes T1 T2 in range 3.1 < |η| 6.5 elastic by detecting outcoming protons Roman Pot detectors. data presented here were collected a dedicated run 2011 special beam optics (β* = 90 m) Pots approaching close enough to...
The Λ (Λ[over ¯]) hyperon polarization along the beam direction has been measured in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV, for first time heavy-ion collisions. dependence on hyperons' emission angle relative to elliptic flow plane exhibits a second harmonic sine modulation, indicating quadrupole pattern of vorticity component direction, expected due flow. is found increase more peripheral collisions, and shows no strong transverse momentum (p_{T}) p_{T} greater than 1 GeV/c. magnitude...
Non-monotonic variation with collision energy ($\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}$) of the moments net-baryon number distribution in heavy-ion collisions, related to correlation length and susceptibilities system, is suggested as a signature for Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) critical point. We report first evidence non-monotonic kurtosis times variance net-proton (proxy number) function \rootsnn 3.1$\sigma$ significance, head-on (central) gold-on-gold (Au+Au) collisions measured using STAR detector at RHIC....
The chiral magnetic effect (CME) is predicted to occur as a consequence of local violation $\mathcal{P}$ and $\mathcal{C}P$ symmetries the strong interaction amidst electromagnetic field generated in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Experimental manifestation CME involves separation positively negatively charged hadrons along direction field. Previous measurements CME-sensitive charge-separation observables remain inconclusive because large background contributions. To better control...
The Breit-Wheeler process which produces matter and anti-matter from photon collisions is investigated experimentally through the observation of 6085 exclusive electron-positron pairs in ultra-peripheral Au+Au at $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}=200$ GeV. measurements reveal a large fourth-order angular modulation $\cos{4\Delta\phi}=(16.8\pm2.5)\%$ smooth invariant mass distribution absent vector mesons ($\phi$, $\omega$ $\rho$) experimental limit $\le 0.2\%$ observed yields. differential cross section as...
We report a systematic measurement of cumulants, $C_{n}$, for net-proton, proton and antiproton multiplicity distributions, correlation functions, $\kappa_n$, distributions up to the fourth order in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm {NN}}}$ = 7.7, 11.5, 14.5, 19.6, 27, 39, 54.4, 62.4 200 GeV. The $C_{n}$ $\kappa_n$ are presented as function collision energy, centrality kinematic acceptance rapidity, $y$, transverse momentum, $p_{T}$. data were taken during first phase Beam Energy Scan...
The strong force, as one of the four fundamental forces at work in universe, governs interactions quarks and gluons, binds together atomic nucleus. Notwithstanding decades progress since Yukawa first developed a description force between nucleons terms meson exchange, full understanding interaction remains major challenge modern science. One remaining difficulty arises from non-perturbative nature which leads to phenomenon quark confinement distance scales on order size proton. Here we show...
In heavy-ion collision experiments, the global collectivity of final-state particles can be quantified by anisotropic flow coefficients (𝑣𝑛). The first-order coefficient, also referred to as directed (𝑣1), describes collective sideward motion produced and nuclear fragments in collisions. It carries information on very early stage collision, especially at large pseudorapidity (𝜂), where it is believed generated during passage time. Directed therefore probes onset bulk dynamics thermalization,...