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Logarithmic corrections for jet production at the LHC

Emmet P. Byrne

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 010 (2022) · published 10 August 2022 | · pdf

Several important processes and analyses at the LHC are sensitive to higher-order perturbative corrections beyond what can currently be calculated at fixed order. One important class of logarithmic corrections are those which appear when the centre-of-mass energy of a QCD collision is much larger than the transverse momenta of the observed jets. We describe the High Energy Jets (HEJ) framework, which includes the dominant high-energy logarithms to provide all-order predictions for several LHC processes including Higgs, $W$, or $Z$ boson production in association with jets. We will summarise some recent developments, in particular the first matching of HEJ to a NLO calculation.
Intermittency analysis in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

Zhiming Li, Jin Wu

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 006 (2022) · published 10 August 2022 | · pdf

Local density fluctuations near the QCD critical point can be probed by an intermittency analysis of power-law behavior on scaled factorial moments in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. We study the second-order scaled factorial moment in Au + Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}}$ = 7.7-200 GeV from the UrQMD model. Since the background subtraction and efficiency correction are two important aspects in this measurement, we propose a cumulative variable method to remove background contribution and a cell-by-cell method for efficiency correction in the intermittency analysis.
Colouring the Higgs boson

Andy Buckley, Giuseppe Callea, Andrew J. Larkowski, Simone Marzani

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 001 (2022) · published 10 August 2022 | · pdf

The jet colour ring is a novel colour tagger observable designed to separate the decay of a colour-singlet into two jets from a two-jet background in a different colour configuration. Simulation studies in the case of the production of a boosted Higgs boson decaying in two b-quarks and an associate electroweak boson, showed notable discriminator powers when comparing the jet colour ring performances with other observables. These results are opening a wide scenario for further studies.
The impact of ATLAS $V$+jet measurements on PDF fits

Eimear Conroy

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 012 (2022) · published 10 August 2022 | · pdf

The production of $W$/$Z$-bosons in association with jets is an important test of perturbative QCD predictions and also yields information about the parton distribution functions of the proton. We present fits to determine PDFs using inclusive $W$/$Z$-boson and $W$/$Z$+jets measurements from the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The ATLAS measurements are used in combination with deep-inelastic scattering data from HERA. An improved determination of the sea-quark densities at high Bjorken-$x$ is seen, while confirming a strange-quark density similar in size to the up- and down-sea-quark densities in the range $x<0.02$ found by previous ATLAS analyses.
Hadron Production in terms of Green's Functions in Non-Equilibrium Matter

A. V. Koshelkin

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 037 (2022) · published 11 August 2022 | · pdf

Following the quark-hadron duality concept, we show that the number of hadrons generated in the deconfinement matter is entirely determined by the exact non-equilibrium Green's functions of partons in the medium and the vertex function governing the probability of the confinement-deconfinement phase transition. In such an approach, compactifying the standard (3+1) chromodynamics into $ QCD_{xy} + QCD_{zt}$, the rate of the hadrons produced in particle collisions is derived in the explicit form provided that the hadronization is the first order phase transition. The pion production is found to be in good agreement to the experimental results on the pion yield in pp collisions.
Application of Lorentzian CFT Principal Series Representation to Near Forward Scattering

Pulkit Agarwal, Richard C. Brower, Timothy G. Raben, Chung-I Tan

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 026 (2022) · published 11 August 2022 | · pdf

We present a discussion on recent progress in high energy diffraction from the perspective of AdS/CFT, through which a unified treatment for both perturbative and nonperturbative Pomeron emerges. By working with Unitary Irreducible Representation of Conformal group, a frame is provided in extending AdS/CFT to both forward and nearforward scattering. We present an analysis involving an exact solution to conformal blocks in Minkowski CFT and discuss possible applications. Phenomenological applications can range from forward scattering to DIS/DVCS/TMD at LHC energies and beyond.
Phenomenological study on correlation between flow harmonics and mean transverse momentum in nuclear collisions

Chunjian Zhang, Jiangyong Jia, Shengli Huang

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 009 (2022) · published 10 August 2022 | · pdf

To assess the properties of the quark-gluon plasma formed in nuclear collisions, the Pearson correlation coefficient between flow harmonics and mean transverse momentum, $\rho\left(v_{n}^{2},\left[p_{\mathrm{T}}\right]\right)$, reflecting the overlapped geometry of colliding atomic nuclei, is measured. $\rho\left(v_{2}^{2},\left[p_{\mathrm{T}}\right]\right)$ was found to be particularly sensitive to the quadrupole deformation of the nuclei. We study the influence of the nuclear quadrupole deformation on $\rho\left(v_{n}^{2},\left[p_{\mathrm{T}}\right]\right)$ in $\rm{Au+Au}$ and $\rm{U+U}$ collisions at RHIC energy using $\rm{AMPT}$ transport model, and show that the $\rho\left(v_{2}^{2},\left[p_{\mathrm{T}}\right]\right)$ is reduced by the prolate deformation $\beta_2$ and turns to change sign in ultra-central collisions (UCC).
Measurements of heavy-flavor production as a function of multiplicity with ALICE at the LHC

Yoshini Bailung

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 033 (2022) · published 11 August 2022 | · pdf

In this contribution, the production of heavy-flavor hadrons as a function of multiplicity, via the study of the D-meson and heavy-flavor hadron decay leptons self-normalized yields in pp collisions at the center of mass energy $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV is discussed. Comparisons are made with similar measurements of J/$\psi$ at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV and various model calculations. The $\mathrm{\Lambda_{c}^{+}/D^{0}}$ and $\mathrm{D^{+}_{s}/D^{0}}$ yield ratios in different multiplicity intervals in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV are also reported. In addition, the ALICE measurement of $\mathrm{\Lambda_{c}^{+}}$ production in p-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm{NN}}}$ = 5.02 TeV down to transverse momentum ($p_{\rm T}$) = 0 GeV/$c$ is presented. Finally, the nuclear modification factor is shown for open charm hadrons at $\sqrt{s} = 5.02$ TeV in p-Pb collisions. Finally, measurements of the elliptic flow of heavy-flavor hadron decay leptons in p-Pb systems are presented, which hint towards a possible collective behaviour in high multiplicity p-Pb collisions.
The study of hadron properties and structure in high energy multi-production processes

Shi-Yuan Li

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 039 (2022) · published 11 August 2022 | · pdf

In high energy scattering, the multi-production process is unique in its relevance to the total cross section and in its global properties, such as rapidity and other kinematic distributions. If there is a hard interaction, the jet rate and structure is a good arena for perturbative quantum chromodynamics. However, once any hadron is specified, its properties and structure must make sense, while the global and/or perturbative chromodynamic mechanism still can put important constraints. The relation of the hadron’s properties and structure with its production cross section, distribution etc. can be much more complex than its decay width. On the one hand there are many difficulties and challenges in the calculations, while on the other hand, the production process provides a unique way to study the details of properties and structure of the hadron, which is beyond the approach of its decay process. Here I review our works on such topics in recent years, mainly on the multi-quark state production in multi-production processes and the Bethe-Salpeter wave function in exclusive processes. For the former, I emphasize the unitarity of the hadronization process and relevant models, so that almost no multi-quark state is observed in multi-production processes. I also address how to calculate hadron molecule production in multi-production processes. The most recently observed T+cc is also stated with its relevance to colour and baryon number fluctuation of the preconfinement clusters. For the latter, I emphasize the Dirac structure of the hadron-quark coupling vertex.
Measurements of $\phi$ meson and $\Xi^-$ hyperon production in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 3 GeV from STAR experiment

Yingjie Zhou

SciPost Phys. Proc. 10, 038 (2022) · published 11 August 2022 | · pdf

In this proceedings, we present our first measurements of $\phi$ meson and $\Xi^-$ hyperon production in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 3 GeV. Various models including thermal and transport model calculations are compared to data, these results imply that the matter produced in the 3 GeV Au+Au collisions is considerably different from that at higher energies.

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