Relativistic isobar^(96)_(44)Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zrcollisions have revealed intricate differences in their nuclear size and shape,inspiring unconventional studies of nuclear structure using relat...Relativistic isobar^(96)_(44)Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zrcollisions have revealed intricate differences in their nuclear size and shape,inspiring unconventional studies of nuclear structure using relativistic heavy ion collisions.In this study,we investigate the relative differences in the mean multiplicityR_(<Nch>)and the secondR_(ε2)and third-order eccentricityR_(ε3)between isobar collisions using initial state Glauber models.It is found that initial fluctuations and nuclear deformations have negligible effects on R_(<Nch>)in most central collisions,while both are important for the R_(ε2)and R_(ε3),the degree of which is sensitive to the underlying nucleonic or sub-nucleonic degree of freedom.These features,compared to real data,may probe the particle production mechanism and the physics underlying nuclear structure.展开更多
Quark interactions with topological gluon fields in quantum chromodynamics can yield local P and CP violations that could explain the matter–antimatter asymmetry in our universe. Effects of P and CP violations can le...Quark interactions with topological gluon fields in quantum chromodynamics can yield local P and CP violations that could explain the matter–antimatter asymmetry in our universe. Effects of P and CP violations can lead to charge separation under a strong magnetic field, a phenomenon called the chiral magnetic effect(CME).Early measurements of the CME-induced charge separation in heavy ion collisions are dominated by physics backgrounds. This report discusses the recent innovative efforts in eliminating those backgrounds, namely by eventshape engineering, invariant mass dependence, and reaction and participant plane comparison. The backgroundfree CME measurements using these novel methods are presented.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12275082,12035006,12075085(HX))the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.LY21A050001(HX))the U.S.Department of Energy(No.DE-SC0012910(FW)).
文摘Relativistic isobar^(96)_(44)Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zrcollisions have revealed intricate differences in their nuclear size and shape,inspiring unconventional studies of nuclear structure using relativistic heavy ion collisions.In this study,we investigate the relative differences in the mean multiplicityR_(<Nch>)and the secondR_(ε2)and third-order eccentricityR_(ε3)between isobar collisions using initial state Glauber models.It is found that initial fluctuations and nuclear deformations have negligible effects on R_(<Nch>)in most central collisions,while both are important for the R_(ε2)and R_(ε3),the degree of which is sensitive to the underlying nucleonic or sub-nucleonic degree of freedom.These features,compared to real data,may probe the particle production mechanism and the physics underlying nuclear structure.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11747312)the U.S.Department of Energy(No.de-sc0012910)
文摘Quark interactions with topological gluon fields in quantum chromodynamics can yield local P and CP violations that could explain the matter–antimatter asymmetry in our universe. Effects of P and CP violations can lead to charge separation under a strong magnetic field, a phenomenon called the chiral magnetic effect(CME).Early measurements of the CME-induced charge separation in heavy ion collisions are dominated by physics backgrounds. This report discusses the recent innovative efforts in eliminating those backgrounds, namely by eventshape engineering, invariant mass dependence, and reaction and participant plane comparison. The backgroundfree CME measurements using these novel methods are presented.
