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Biological as well as advanced artificial intelligences (AIs) need to decide which goals to pursue. We review nature's solution to the time allocation problem, which is based on a continuously readjusted categorical weighting mechanism we experience introspectively as emotions. One observes phylogenetically that the available number of emotional states increases hand in hand with the cognitive capabilities of animals and that raising levels of intelligence entail ever larger sets of behavioral options. Our ability to experience a multitude of potentially conflicting feelings is in this view not a leftover of a more primitive heritage, but a generic mechanism for attributing values to behavioral options that can not be specified at birth. In this view, emotions are essential for understanding the mind. For concreteness, we propose and discuss a framework which mimics emotions on a functional level. Based on time allocation via emotional stationarity (TAES), emotions are implemented as abstract criteria, such as satisfaction, challenge and boredom, which serve to evaluate activities that have been carried out. The resulting timeline of experienced emotions is compared with the “character” of the agent, which is defined in terms of a preferred distribution of emotional states. The long-term goal of the agent, to align experience with character, is achieved by optimizing the frequency for selecting individual tasks. Upon optimization, the statistics of emotion experience becomes stationary.
The Born cross sections and effective form factors for process 𝑒+𝑒−→Ξ−¯Ξ+ are measured at eight center-of-mass energies between 2.644 and 3.080 GeV, using a total integrated luminosity of 363.9 pb−1 𝑒+𝑒− collision data collected with the BESIII detector at BEPCII. After performing a fit to the Born cross section of 𝑒+𝑒−→Ξ−¯Ξ+, no significant threshold effect is observed.
Recent lattice QCD results, comparing to a hadron resonance gas model, have shown the need for hundreds of particles in hadronic models. These extra particles influence both the equation of state and hadronic interactions within hadron transport models. Here, we introduce the PDG21+ particle list, which contains the most up-to-date database of particles and their properties. We then convert all particles decays into 2 body decays so that they are compatible with SMASH in order to produce a more consistent description of a heavy-ion collision.
A single wavelength heterodyne interferometer has been set up to investigate the free electron density integrated axially along the line of sight (line density) in a theta-pinch plasma to determine its applicability as a plasma target for ion beam stripping. The maximal line density reached in this experiment was (3.57 ± 0.28) × 1018 cm−2 at 80 Pa and 20 kV. The findings demonstrate the pulsed character of the line density and its increase by raising the load voltage and the working gas pressure. Additionally, the results were compared with spectroscopic free electron density estimations, which were carried out by Hβ -line broadening and peak separation. The time behavior of the line density indicates that its peak value is delayed by about 10 μs compared to the spectroscopic results. This effect is due to the formation of an extended, magnetically compressed plasma column in the vicinity of the current maximum, although the highest volumetric free electron density is reached near the current zero crossing. Since the line density is an essential parameter in describing the stripping capabilities of the plasma target, the interferometric diagnostic is superior to a spectroscopic diagnostic, because it directly provides integrated values along the line of sight. Furthermore, the measurements of the line density in this experiment partially show nonphysical negative values, which is due to gaseous effects and residual shot vibrations.
This paper reports on Monte Carlo simulation results for future measurements of the moduli of time-like proton electromagnetic form factors, |GE | and |GM|, using the ¯pp → μ+μ− reaction at PANDA (FAIR). The electromagnetic form factors are fundamental quantities parameterizing the electric and magnetic structure of hadrons. This work estimates the statistical and total accuracy with which the form factors can be measured at PANDA, using an analysis of simulated data within the PandaRoot software framework. The most crucial background channel is ¯pp → π+π−,due to the very similar behavior of muons and pions in the detector. The suppression factors are evaluated for this and all other relevant background channels at different values of antiproton beam momentum. The signal/background separation is based on a multivariate analysis, using the Boosted Decision Trees method. An expected background subtraction is included in this study, based on realistic angular distribuations of the background contribution. Systematic uncertainties are considered and the relative total uncertainties of the form factor measurements are presented.
The Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Centre (HIT) provides proton, helium, and carbon-ion beams with different energies and intensities for cancer treatment and oxygen-ion beams for experiments. For several experiments and possible future applications, such as helium ion beam radiography, a low-intensity ion beam monitor integrated into the dose delivery feedback system for the accelerator control is a necessary pre-requisite. The updated 2D prototype for this purpose consists of scintillating fibres with enhanced radiation hardness, silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) to amplify the emitted light, and a dedicated front-end readout system (FERS) to process and record the generated signals. This setup was tested successfully on monitoring ion-beam position and profile horizontally and vertically, as well as the beam intensity, for all four ion types with energies from 50 to 430 MeV/u and intensities from 1E2 to 1E7 ions/s. Additionally, time-of-arrival (ToA) measurements on single ions have been successfully performed for a limited intensity range, allowing for ion tracking in a further update. This will reduce noise, and will also improve the accuracy and usability of ion radiography.
We analyzed a eukaryotically encoded rubredoxin from the cryptomonad Guillardia theta and identified additional domains at the N- and C-termini in comparison to known prokaryotic paralogous molecules. The cryptophytic N-terminal extension was shown to be a transit peptide for intracellular targeting of the protein to the plastid, whereas a C-terminal domain represents a membrane anchor. Rubredoxin was identified in all tested phototrophic eukaryotes. Presumably facilitated by its C-terminal extension, nucleomorph-encoded rubredoxin (nmRub) is associated with the thylakoid membrane. Association with photosystem II (PSII) was demonstrated by co-localization of nmRub and PSII membrane particles and PSII core complexes and confirmed by comparative electron paramagnetic resonance measurements. The midpoint potential of nmRub was determined as +125 mV, which is the highest redox potential of all known rubredoxins. Therefore, nmRub provides a striking example of the ability of the protein environment to tune the redox potentials of metal sites, allowing for evolutionary adaption in specific electron transport systems, as for example that coupled to the PSII pathway.
The influence of an ac current of arbitrary amplitude and frequency on the mixed-state dc-voltage-ac-drive tiltingratchet response of a superconducting film with uniaxial cosine pinning potential at finite temperature is theoretically investigated. The results are obtained in the single-vortex approximation, within the frame of an exact solution of the Langevin equation for non-interacting vortices. Both experimentally achievable, the dc ratchet response and absorbed ac power are predicted to demonstrate a pronounced filter-like behavior at microwave frequencies. Based on our findings, we propose a cut-off filter and discuss its operating curves as functions of the driving parameters, i.e, ac amplitude, frequency, and dc bias. The predicted results can be examined, e.g, on superconducting films with a washboard pinning potential landscape.
Sparse sensor networks for Lamb wave-based structural health monitoring (SHM) can detect defects in plate-like structures. However, the limited number of sensor positions provides little information to characterize the unknown scatterer. This can be achieved by full wavefield analysis e.g. using Laser Doppler vibrometry measurements.
This paper proposes deconvolution processing that enhances the acoustic wavefield interpretation by increasing the temporal resolution of the underlying ultrasound signals. Applying this preprocessor to the whole wavefield allows improved non-destructive assessment of the defect. This approach is verified experimentally through a case study on an isotropic aluminum plate with four cracks.
The article presents the results of numerical and experimental investigations of guided wave propagation in aluminum plates with variable thickness. The shapes of plate surfaces have been specially designed and manufactured using a CNC milling machine. The shapes of the plates were defined by sinusoidal functions varying in phase shift, which forced the changes in thickness variability alongside the propagation path. The main aim of the study is to analyze the wave propagation characteristics caused by non-uniform thickness. In the first step, the influence of thickness variability on the time course of propagating waves has been analyzed theoretically. The study proves that the wave propagation signals can be determined based on knowledge about the statistical description of the specimen geometry. The histograms of thickness distribution together with the a priori knowledge of the dispersion curves were used to develop an iterative procedure assuming that the signal from the previous step becomes the excitation in the next step. Such an approach allowed for taking into account the complex geometry of the plate and rejecting the assumption about the constant average thickness alongside the propagation path. In consequence, it was possible to predict correctly the signal time course, as well as the time of flight and number of propagating wave modes in specimens with variable thickness. It is demonstrated that theoretical signals predicted in this way coincide well with numerical and experimental results. Moreover, the novel procedure allowed for the correct prediction of the occurrence of higher-order modes.
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• Sampling the large conformational space of disordered proteins requires extensive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
• Fragment assembly complements MD simulations to produce extensive ensembles of disordered proteins with atomic detail.
• Hierarchical chain growth (HCG) ensembles capture key experimental descriptors “out of the box”.
• HCG has revealed local structural characteristics associated with protein dysfunction in neurodegeneration.
Abstract
Disordered proteins and nucleic acids play key roles in cellular function and disease. Here, we review recent advances in the computational exploration of the conformational dynamics of flexible biomolecules. While atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulation has seen a lot of improvement in recent years, large-scale computing resources and careful validation are required to simulate full-length disordered biopolymers in solution. As a computationally efficient alternative, hierarchical chain growth (HCG) combines pre-sampled chain fragments in a statistically reproducible manner into ensembles of full-length atomically detailed biomolecular structures. Experimental data can be integrated during and after chain assembly. Applications to the neurodegeneration-linked proteins α-synuclein, tau, and TDP-43, including as condensate, illustrate the use of HCG. We conclude by highlighting the emerging connections to AI-based structural modeling including AlphaFold2.
By analyzing the large-angle Bhabha scattering events e+e− → (γ)e+e− and diphoton events e+e− → (γ)γγ for the data sets collected at center-of-mass (c.m.) energies between 2.2324 and 4.5900 GeV (131 energy points in total) with the upgraded Beijing Spectrometer (BESIII) at the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider (BEPCII), the integrated luminosities have been measured at the different c.m. energies, individually. The results are important inputs for the R value and J/ψ resonance parameter measurements.
The polarization of Λ and Λ¯ hyperons along the beam direction has been measured relative to the second and third harmonic event planes in isobar Ru+Ru and Zr+Zr collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV. This is the first experimental evidence of the hyperon polarization by the triangular flow originating from the initial density fluctuations. The amplitudes of the sine modulation for the second and third harmonic results are comparable in magnitude, increase from central to peripheral collisions, and show a mild pT dependence. The azimuthal angle dependence of the polarization follows the vorticity pattern expected due to elliptic and triangular anisotropic flow, and qualitatively disagree with most hydrodynamic model calculations based on thermal vorticity and shear induced contributions. The model results based on one of existing implementations of the shear contribution lead to a correct azimuthal angle dependence, but predict centrality and pT dependence that still disagree with experimental measurements. Thus, our results provide stringent constraints on the thermal vorticity and shear-induced contributions to hyperon polarization. Comparison to previous measurements at RHIC and the LHC for the second-order harmonic results shows little dependence on the collision system size and collision energy.
LICE is one of the four major LHC experiments at CERN. When the accelerator enters the Run 3 data-taking period, starting in 2021, ALICE expects almost 100 times more Pb-Pb central collisions than now, resulting in a large increase of data throughput. In order to cope with this new challenge, the collaboration had to extensively rethink the whole data processing chain, with a tighter integration between Online and Offline computing worlds. Such a system, code-named ALICE O2, is being developed in collaboration with the FAIR experiments at GSI. It is based on the ALFA framework which provides a generalized implementation of the ALICE High Level Trigger approach, designed around distributed software entities coordinating and communicating via message passing.
We will highlight our efforts to integrate ALFA within the ALICE O2 environment. We analyze the challenges arising from the different running environments for production and development, and conclude on requirements for a flexible and modular software framework. In particular we will present the ALICE O2 Data Processing Layer which deals with ALICE specific requirements in terms of Data Model. The main goal is to reduce the complexity of development of algorithms and managing a distributed system, and by that leading to a significant simplification for the large majority of the ALICE users.
Based on the positive results of the 0.63 m unmodulated 325 MHz Ladder-RFQ prototype from 2013 to 2016 [1, 2], a modulated 3.3m Ladder-RFQ (s. Fig. 1) has been designed and built for the acceleration of up to 100 mA protons from 95 keV to 3.0 MeV at the FAIR p-Linac [3, 4]. In this paper, we will show the results of manufacturing as well as low level RF measurements of the Ladder-RFQ including flatness and frequency tuning.
We investigate the role of the Pauli Exclusion Principle (PEP) for light nuclei, at the examples of 12C and 16O. We show that ignoring the PEP does lead not only to a too dense spectrum at low energy but also to a wrong grouping into bands. Using a geometrical mapping, a triangular structure for 12C and a tetrahedral structure in 16O in the ground state is obtained by using the indistinguishably of the α-particles.
According to the inflationary theory of cosmology, most elementary particles in the current universe were created during a period of reheating after inflation. In this work we self-consistently couple the Einstein-inflaton equations to a strongly coupled quantum field theory (QFT) as described by holography. We show that this leads to an inflating universe, a reheating phase and finally a universe dominated by the QFT in thermal equilibrium.
Presolar grain isotopic ratios as constraints to nuclear physics inputs for s-process calculations
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The isotopic abundances in presolar SiC grains of AGB origin provide important and precise constraints to those star nucleosynthesis models. By comparing the values of the s-element abundances resulting from calculations with the ones measured in these dust grains, it turns out that new measurements of weak-interaction rates in ionized plasmas, as well as of neutron-capture cross sections, are needed, especially in the region near the neutron magic numbers 50 and 82.
Results on proton and Λ flow, calculated with the UrQMD model that incorporates different realistic density dependent equations of state, are presented. It is shown that the proton and hyperon flow shows sensitivity to the equation of state and especially to the appearance of a phase transition at densities below 4n0. Even though qualitatively hyperons and protons exhibit the same beam energy dependence of the flow, the quantitative results are different. In this context it is suggested that the hyperon measurements can be used to study the density dependence of the hyperon interaction in high density QCD matter.
We study equilibrium as well as out-of-equilibrium properties of the strongly interacting QGP medium under extreme conditions of high temperature T and high baryon densities or baryon chemical potentials μB within a kinetic approach. We present the thermodynamic and transport properties of the QGP close to equilibrium in the framework of effective models with Nf=3 active quark flavours such as the Polyakov extended Nambu-Jona Lasinio (PNJL) and dynamical quasiparticle model with the CEP (DQPM-CP). Considering the transport coefficients and the EoS of the QGP phase, we compare our results with various results from the literature. Furthermore, out-of equilibrium properties of the QGP medium and in particular, the effect of a μB- dependence of thermodynamic and transport properties of the QGP are studied within the Parton-Hadron-String-Dynamics (PHSD) transport approach, which covers the full evolution of the system during HICs. We find that bulk observables and flow coefficients for strange hadrons as well as for antiprotons are more sensitive to the properties of the QGP, in particular to the μB - dependence of the QGP interactions.
We introduce a novel technique that utilizes a physics-driven deep learning method to reconstruct the dense matter equation of state from neutron star observables, particularly the masses and radii. The proposed framework involves two neural networks: one to optimize the EoS using Automatic Differentiation in the unsupervised learning scheme; and a pre-trained network to solve the Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff (TOV) equations. The gradient-based optimization process incorporates a Bayesian picture into the proposed framework. The reconstructed EoS is proven to be consistent with the results from conventional methods. Furthermore, the resulting tidal deformation is in agreement with the limits obtained from the gravitational wave event, GW170817.
The appearance of strangeness in the form of hyperons within the inner core of neutron stars is expected to affect its detectable properties, such as its global structure or gravitational wave emission. This work explores the parameter space of hyperonic stars within the framework of the Relativistic Mean Field model allowed by the present uncertainties in the state-of-the-art nuclear and hypernuclear experimental data. We impose multi-physics constraints at different density regimes to restrict the parameter space: Chiral effective field theory, heavy-ion collision data, and multi-messenger astrophysical observations of neutron stars. We investigate possible correlations between empirical nuclear and hypernuclear parameters, particularly the symmetry energy and its slope, with observable properties of neutron stars. We do not find a correlation for the hyperon parameters and the astrophysical data. However, the inclusion of hyperons generates a tension between the astrophysical and heavy-ion data constraining considerably the available parameter space.
This thesis aims to investigate the properties of hadronic matter by analyzing fluctuations of conserved charges. A transport model (SMASH) is used for these studies to achieve this. The first part of this thesis focuses on examining transport coefficients, specifically the diffusion coefficients of conserved charges and the shear viscosity. The second part investigates equal-time correlations of particle numbers in the form of cumulants. The last chapter studies different aspects of the isobar collision systems Ru and Zr.
As a first step, the hadronic medium and interactions between its constituents are introduced, and simultaneously, their impact on transport coefficients is investigated. The methodology is verified by comparing the results of SMASH with Chapman-Enskog calculations, followed by examining 3-to-1 multi-particle reactions, revealing their influence on shear viscosity and electrical diffusion. The analysis of the full hadron gas considers angle-dependent cross-sections and additional elastic cross-sections via the AQM description, showing significant impacts on transport coefficients. The dependency on the number of degrees of freedom is explored, with noticeable effects on diffusion coefficients but a smaller influence on the shear viscosity. At non-zero baryon chemical potential, the diffusion coefficients are strongly influenced, while the shear viscosity remains unaffected. Overall, the study underscores the importance of individual cross-sections and the modeling of interactions on transport coefficients.
The following chapter explores fluctuations of conserved charges, crucial for understanding phase transitions in heavy-ion collision from the quark-gluon plasma to the hadronic phase. Using SMASH, the impact of global charge conservation on particle number cumulants in subvolumes of boxes simulating infinite matter is studied. Comparisons with simpler systems highlights the influence of hadronic interactions on cumulants, especially via charge annihilation processes and the results from SMASH shows agreement with analytical calculations. Calculations at finite baryon chemical potential reveals a transition from a Poisson to Skellam distribution within the net proton cumulants. It is shown that an unfolding procedure to obtain the net baryon fluctuations from the net proton ones deviates from the actual net baryon result, particularly in larger volumes. Finally, net proton correlations at vanishing baryon chemical potential align with ALICE measurements and the net proton cumulants are unaffected by deuteron formation.
In the next step, the goal is to investigate critical fluctuations in the hadronic medium. Therefore, the hadronic system is initialized with critical equilibrium fluctuations by coupling the hadron resonance gas with the 3D Ising model. The single-particle probability distributions are derived from the principle of maximum entropy. Evolving these distributions in SMASH, their development in an expanding sphere adjusted to experimental conditions can be analyzed. It reveals resonance decay and formations as the primary source that affects the particle cumulants. Because of isospin randomization processes, critical fluctuations are better preserved in net nucleon numbers. However, for the strongest coupling investigated in this work, correlations of the critical field are still present in the final state of the evolution in the net proton fluctuations. Examining cumulant dependence on rapidity windows shows a non-monotonic trend.
In the third part, collisions involving the isobars Ru and Zr are studied at a center-of-mass energy of 200 GeV. Initially, SMASH is used to study the initial conditions to hydrodynamical simulations, emphasizing the importance of the nuclear structure of isobars on the geometry of the collision area. It is found that the deformation parameters notably influence the initial state. Correlations between nucleon-nucleon pairs on eccentricity fluctuations yield no significant effect. Subsequently, the hydrodynamic model vHLLE evolves the previously explored initial conditions and for the transition between the hydrodynamic and kinetic descriptions, the Cooper-Frye formula is used. Usage of the canonical ensemble ensures the exact conservation of the conserved charges B, Q, and S. The neutron skin effect, which changes the charge distribution within Ru nuclei, is additionally considered. Fluctuations are assessed, revealing suppression in large rapidity windows due to global charge conservation. The hadronic phase modifies fluctuations of net pions, net kaons, and net protons via annihilation processes, yet fluctuations remain unaffected by the neutron skin effect.
Hadron lists based on experimental studies summarized by the Particle Data Group (PDG) are a crucial input for the equation of state and thermal models used in the study of strongly-interacting matter produced in heavy-ion collisions. Modeling of these strongly-interacting systems is carried out via hydrodynamical simulations, which are followed by hadronic transport codes that also require a hadronic list as input. To remain consistent throughout the different stages of modeling of a heavy-ion collision, the same hadron list with its corresponding decays must be used at each step. It has been shown that even the most uncertain states listed in the PDG from 2016 are required to reproduce partial pressures and susceptibilities from Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics with the hadronic list known as the PDG2016+. Here, we update the hadronic list for use in heavy-ion collision modeling by including the latest experimental information for all states listed in the Particle Data Booklet in 2021. We then compare our new list, called PDG2021+, to Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics results and find that it achieves even better agreement with the first principles calculations than the PDG2016+ list. Furthermore, we develop a novel scheme based on intermediate decay channels that allows for only binary decays, such that PDG2021+ will be compatible with the hadronic transport framework SMASH. Finally, we use these results to make comparisons to experimental data and discuss the impact on particle yields and spectra.
Human feline leukemia virus subgroup C receptor-related proteins 1 and 2 (FLVCR1 and 2) are members of the major facilitator superfamily1. Their dysfunction is linked to several clinical disorders, including PCARP, HSAN, and Fowler syndrome2–7. Earlier studies concluded that FLVCR1 may function as a putative heme exporter8–12, while FLVCR2 was suggested to act as a heme importer13, yet conclusive biochemical and detailed molecular evidence remained elusive for the function of both transporters14–17. Here, we show that FLVCR1 and FLVCR2 facilitate the transport of choline and ethanolamine across human plasma membranes, utilizing a concentration-driven substrate translocation process. Through structural and computational analyses, we have identified distinct conformational states of FLVCRs and unraveled the coordination chemistry underlying their substrate interactions. Within the binding pocket of both transporters, we identify fully conserved tryptophan and tyrosine residues holding a central role in the formation of cation-π interactions, essential for choline and ethanolamine selectivity. Our findings not only clarify the mechanisms of choline and ethanolamine transport by FLVCR1 and FLVCR2, enhancing our comprehension of disease-associated mutations that interfere with these vital processes, but also shed light on the conformational dynamics of these MFS-type proteins during the transport cycle.
IHMCIF: an extension of the PDBx/mmCIF data standard for integrative structure determination methods
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IHMCIF (github.com/ihmwg/IHMCIF) is a data information framework that supports archiving and disseminating macromolecular structures determined by integrative or hybrid modeling (IHM), and making them Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). IHMCIF is an extension of the Protein Data Bank Exchange/macromolecular Crystallographic Information Framework (PDBx/mmCIF) that serves as the framework for the Protein Data Bank (PDB) to archive experimentally determined atomic structures of biological macromolecules and their complexes with one another and small molecule ligands (e.g., enzyme cofactors and drugs). IHMCIF serves as the foundational data standard for the PDB-Dev prototype system, developed for archiving and disseminating integrative structures. It utilizes a flexible data representation to describe integrative structures that span multiple spatiotemporal scales and structural states with definitions for restraints from a variety of experimental methods contributing to integrative structural biology. The IHMCIF extension was created with the benefit of considerable community input and recommendations gathered by the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) Task Force for Integrative or Hybrid Methods (wwpdb.org/task/hybrid). Herein, we describe the development of IHMCIF to support evolving methodologies and ongoing advancements in integrative structural biology. Ultimately, IHMCIF will facilitate the unification of PDB-Dev data and tools with the PDB archive so that integrative structures can be archived and disseminated through PDB.
This thesis provides a detailed derivation of dissipative spin hydrodynamics from quantum field theory for systems composed of spin-0, spin-1/2, or spin-1 particles.
The Wigner function formalism is introduced for quantum fields in the respective representations of the Poincaré group, and the conserved currents, i.e., the energy-momentum tensor and the total angular momentum tensor, in various so-called pseudogauges are derived. An expansion around the semiclassical limit in powers of the Planck constant is performed.
Subsequently, kinetic equations are obtained for binary elastic scattering, using both the de Groot-van Leeuwen-van Weert and Kadanoff-Baym method, with the latter retaining the effect of quantum statistics. The resulting collision term features both local and nonlocal contributions, with the latter providing a relaxation mechanism for the spin degrees of freedom of the quasiparticles. The local-equilibrium distribution function is derived from the requirement that the local part of the collision term vanishes.
From quantum kinetic theory, dissipative spin hydrodynamics is then constructed via the method of moments, extended to particles with spin. The system of moment equations is closed via the Inverse-Reynolds Dominance (IReD) approach, resulting in a set of equations of motion describing the evolution of both ideal and dissipative degrees of freedom. The application to polarization phenomena relevant to heavy-ion collisions is discussed.
The core of this work is represented by the investigation of the chiral phase transition, using Monte Carlo simulations and unimproved staggered fermions, both in the weak and strong coupling regimes of Quantum Chromodynamics. Based on recent results from Monte Carlo simulations, both using unimproved staggered fermions and Wilson fermions, the chiral phase transition in the continuum and chiral limit shows compatibility with a second-order phase transition for Nf (number of flavours) in range [2:7], at zero baryon chemical potential. This achievement relies on the analytic continuation of Nf to non-integer values on the lattice, which allows to make use of extrapolation techniques to the chiral limit, where simulations are not possible. Furthermore, these results provide a resolution to the ambiguous scenario for Nf = 2 in the chiral limt. The first part of this thesis is devoted to the investigation of the chiral phase transition when a non-zero imaginary baryon chemical potential is involved, whose value corresponds to the 81% of the Roberge-Weiss one. Using the same extrapolation techniques aforementioned, the order of the chiral phase transition in the continuum and chiral limit shows compatibility with a second-order phase transition for Nf in range [2:6], highlighting a lack of dependence of the order of the chiral phase transition on the imaginary baryon chemical potential value. The second part of this thesis is about the study of the extension of the first-order chiral region in the strong coupling regime, at zero baryon chemical potential. Using Monte Carlo techniques, this can be done by investigating the Z2 boundary on a coarse lattice, whose temporal extent reads Nt = 2, and simulations are realised for Nf = 4, 8. The results in the weak coupling regime show, for $Nt = 8, 6, 4 and fixed Nf value, an inflating first-order chiral region. As in the strong coupling limit a second-order chiral phase transition is expected, the first-order chiral region has to shrink as the strong coupling regime is approached, resulting in a non-monotonic behaviour of the Z2 boundary. For Nf = 8, a critical mass on the Z2 boundary has been obtained, confirming the expected non-monotonic behaviour. For Nf = 4 the results do not provide a unique conclusion: Either a Z2 boundary at extremely low bare quark mass or a second-order chiral phase transition in the O(2) universality class in the chiral limit can take place. In addition to the two main topics, the performances of the second-order minimum norm integrator (2MN) and the fourth-order minimum norm integrator (4MN) have been compared, after implementing the 4MN one in the CL2QCD code used to realise our simulations. The 2MN integrator had already been implemented in the code since the first version was released. The two integrators belong to the class of symplectic integrators and represent an essential component of the RHMC algorithm, involved in our investigation. This step is extremely important, in order to guarantee the best quality when collecting data from simulations, and the results of the comparison suggested to favor the 2MN integrator, for both the topics.
Substantial progress in the field of neuroscience has been made from anaesthetized preparations. Ketamine is one of the most used drugs in electrophysiology studies, but how ketamine affects neuronal responses is poorly understood. Here, we used in vivo electrophysiology and computational modelling to study how the auditory cortex of bats responds to vocalisations under anaesthesia and in wakefulness. In wakefulness, acoustic context increases neuronal discrimination of natural sounds. Neuron models predicted that ketamine affects the contextual discrimination of sounds regardless of the type of context heard by the animals (echolocation or communication sounds). However, empirical evidence showed that the predicted effect of ketamine occurs only if the acoustic context consists of low-pitched sounds (e.g., communication calls in bats). Using the empirical data, we updated the naïve models to show that differential effects of ketamine on cortical responses can be mediated by unbalanced changes in the firing rate of feedforward inputs to cortex, and changes in the depression of thalamo-cortical synaptic receptors. Combined, our findings obtained in vivo and in silico reveal the effects and mechanisms by which ketamine affects cortical responses to vocalisations.
In the framework of the LHC Injectors Upgrade Project (LIU), the CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB) went through major upgrades resulting in new effects to study, challenges to overcome and new parameter regimes to explore. To assess the achievable beam brightness limit of the machine, a series of experimental and computational studies in the transverse planes were performed. In particular, the new injection scheme induces optics perturbations that are strongly enhanced near the half-integer resonance. In this thesis, methods for dynamically measuring and correcting these perturbations and their impact on the beam performance will be presented. Additionally, the quality of the transverse beam distributions and strategies for improvement will be addressed. Finally, the space charge effects when dynamically crossing the half-integer resonance will be characterized. The results of these studies and their broader significance beyond the PSB will be discussed.
The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 is a highly flexible membrane receptor that triggers the translocation of the virus into cells by attaching to the human receptors. Like other type I membrane receptors, this protein has several extracellular domains connected by flexible hinges. The presence of these hinges results in high flexibility, which consequently results in challenges in defining the conformation of the protein. Here, We developed a new method to define the conformational space based on a few variables inspired by the robotic field’s methods to determine a robotic arm’s forward kinematics. Using newly performed atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and publicly available data, we found that the Denavit-Hartenberg (DH) parameters can reliably show the changes in the local conformation. Furthermore, the rotational and translational components of the homogenous transformation matrix constructed based on the DH parameters can identify the changes in the global conformation of the spike and also differentiate between the conformation with a similar position of the spike head, which other types of parameters, such as spherical coordinates, fail to distinguish between such conformations. Finally, the new method will be beneficial for looking at the conformational heterogeneity in all other type I membrane receptors.
Holography has provided valuable insights into the time evolution of strongly coupled gauge theories in a fixed spacetime. However, this framework is insufficient if this spacetime is dynamical. We present a novel scheme to evolve a four-dimensional, strongly interacting gauge theory coupled to four-dimensional dynamical gravity in the semiclassical regime. We use holography to evolve the quantum gauge theory stress tensor. The four-dimensional metric evolves according to the four-dimensional Einstein equations coupled to the expectation value of the stress tensor. We focus on Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker geometries and evolve far-from-equilibrium initial states that lead to asymptotically expanding, flat or collapsing Universes.
Holography has provided valuable insights into the time evolution of strongly coupled gauge theories in a fixed spacetime. However, this framework is insufficient if this spacetime is dynamical. We present a scheme to evolve a four-dimensional, strongly interacting gauge theory coupled to four-dimensional dynamical gravity in the semiclassical regime. As in previous work, we use holography to evolve the quantum gauge theory stress tensor, whereas the four-dimensional metric evolves according to Einstein's equations coupled to the expectation value of the stress tensor. The novelty of our approach is that both the boundary and the bulk spacetimes are constructed dynamically, one time step at a time. We focus on Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker geometries and evolve far-from-equilibrium initial states that lead to asymptotically expanding, flat or collapsing Universes.
The intense photon fluxes from relativistic nuclei provide an opportunity to study photonuclear interactions in ultraperipheral collisions. The measurement of coherently photoproduced π+π−π+π− final states in ultraperipheral Pb-Pb collisions at sNN−−−√=5.02 TeV is presented for the first time. The cross section, dσ/dy, times the branching ratio (ρ→π+π+π−π−) is found to be 47.8±2.3 (stat.)±7.7 (syst.) mb in the rapidity interval |y|<0.5. The invariant mass distribution is not well described with a single Breit-Wigner resonance. The production of two interfering resonances, ρ(1450) and ρ(1700), provides a good description of the data. The values of the masses (m) and widths (Γ) of the resonances extracted from the fit are m1=1385±14 (stat.)±3 (syst.) MeV/c2, Γ1=431±36 (stat.)±82 (syst.) MeV/c2, m2=1663±13 (stat.)±22 (syst.) MeV/c2 and Γ2=357±31 (stat.)±49 (syst.) MeV/c2, respectively. The measured cross sections times the branching ratios are compared to recent theoretical predictions.
Measurements of the pT-dependent flow vector fluctuations in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN−−−√=5.02 TeV using azimuthal correlations with the ALICE experiment at the LHC are presented. A four-particle correlation approach [1] is used to quantify the effects of flow angle and magnitude fluctuations separately. This paper extends previous studies to additional centrality intervals and provides measurements of the pT-dependent flow vector fluctuations at sNN−−−√=5.02 TeV with two-particle correlations. Significant pT-dependent fluctuations of the V⃗ 2 flow vector in Pb-Pb collisions are found across different centrality ranges, with the largest fluctuations of up to ∼15% being present in the 5% most central collisions. In parallel, no evidence of significant pT-dependent fluctuations of V⃗ 3 or V⃗ 4 is found. Additionally, evidence of flow angle and magnitude fluctuations is observed with more than 5σ significance in central collisions. These observations in Pb-Pb collisions indicate where the classical picture of hydrodynamic modeling with a common symmetry plane breaks down. This has implications for hard probes at high pT, which might be biased by pT-dependent flow angle fluctuations of at least 23% in central collisions. Given the presented results, existing theoretical models should be re-examined to improve our understanding of initial conditions, quark--gluon plasma (QGP) properties, and the dynamic evolution of the created system.
The pT-differential production cross sections of non-prompt D0, D+, and D+s mesons originating from beauty-hadron decays are measured in proton−proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy s√ of 13 TeV. The measurements are performed at midrapidity, |y|<0.5, with the data sample collected by ALICE from 2016 to 2018. The results are in agreement with predictions from several perturbative QCD calculations. The fragmentation fraction of beauty quarks to strange mesons divided by the one to non-strange mesons, fs/(fu+fd), is found to be 0.114±0.016 (stat.)±0.006 (syst.)±0.003 (BR)±0.003 (extrap.). This value is compatible with previous measurements at lower centre-of-mass energies and in different collision systems in agreement with the assumption of universality of fragmentation functions. In addition, the dependence of the non-prompt D meson production on the centre-of-mass energy is investigated by comparing the results obtained at s√=5.02 and 13 TeV, showing a hardening of the non-prompt D-meson pT-differential production cross section at higher s√. Finally, the bb¯¯¯ production cross section per unit of rapidity at midrapidity is calculated from the non-prompt D0, D+, D+s, and Λ+c hadron measurements, obtaining dσ/dy=75.2±3.2 (stat.)±5.2 (syst.)+12.3−3.2 (extrap.) μb.
The two-particle momentum correlation functions between charm mesons (D∗± and D±) and charged light-flavor mesons (π± and K±) in all charge-combinations are measured for the first time by the ALICE Collaboration in high-multiplicity proton–proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of √s = 13 TeV. For DK and D∗K pairs, the experimental results are in agreement with theoretical predictions of the residual strong interaction based on quantum chromodynamics calculations on the lattice and chiral effective field theory. In the case of Dπ and D∗π pairs, tension between the calculations including strong interactions and the measurement is observed. For all particle pairs, the data can be adequately described by Coulomb interaction only, indicating a shallow interaction between charm and light-flavor mesons. Finally, the scattering lengths governing the residual strong interaction of the Dπ and D∗π systems are determined by fitting the experimental correlation functions with a model that employs a Gaussian potential. The extracted values are small and compatible with zero.
A powerful technique to distinguish the enantiomers of a chiral molecule is the Coulomb Explosion Imaging (CEI). This technique allows us to determine the handedness of a single molecule. In CEI, the molecule becomes charged by losing many electrons in a very short period of time by interacting with the light. The repulsion forces between the positive charged particles of the molecule leads the molecule to break into parts-fragments. By measuring the three vector momentum of (at least) four fragments, the handedness observable can be determined. In this thesis, CEI is induced by absorption of a single high energy photon, which creates an inner-shell hole (K shell) of the molecule. The subsequent cascade of Auger decays lead to fragmentation. We decided to work with the formic acid molecule in this thesis. Two different experiments were conducted. The first experiment focused on exciting electrons to different energy states, while the second experiment focused on extracting directly a photoelectron to the continuum and measure the angular distribution of the photoelectron in the molecular frame. The primary goal was to search for chiral signal in a pure achiral planar molecule under the previous electron processes. The results of these findings were further implemented to two more molecules.
We investigate the possible formation of a Bose-Einstein condensed phase of pions in the early Universe at nonvanishing values of lepton flavor asymmetries. A hadron resonance gas model with pion interactions, based on first-principle lattice QCD simulations at nonzero isospin density, is used to evaluate cosmic trajectories at various values of electron, muon, and tau lepton asymmetries that satisfy the available constraints on the total lepton asymmetry. The cosmic trajectory can pass through the pion condensed phase if the combined electron and muon asymmetry is sufficiently large: |le+lμ|≳0.1, with little sensitivity to the difference le−lμ between the individual flavor asymmetries. Future constraints on the values of the individual lepton flavor asymmetries will thus be able to either confirm or rule out the condensation of pions during the cosmic QCD epoch. We demonstrate that the pion condensed phase leaves an imprint both on the spectrum of primordial gravitational waves and on the mass distribution of primordial black holes at the QCD scale, e.g., the black hole binary of recent LIGO event GW190521 can be formed in that phase.
According to the inflationary theory of cosmology, most elementary particles in the current Universe were created during a period of reheating after inflation. In this Letter, we self-consistently couple the Einstein-inflaton equations to a strongly coupled quantum field theory as described by holography. We show that this leads to an inflating universe, a reheating phase, and finally a universe dominated by the quantum field theory in thermal equilibrium.
Using full 3+1 dimensional general-relativistic hydrodynamic simulations of equal- and unequal-mass neutron-star binaries with properties that are consistent with those inferred from the inspiral of GW170817, we perform a detailed study of the quark-formation processes that could take place after merger. We use three equations of state consistent with current pulsar observations derived from a novel finite-temperature framework based on V-QCD, a non-perturbative gauge/gravity model for Quantum Chromodynamics. In this way, we identify three different post-merger stages at which mixed baryonic and quark matter, as well as pure quark matter, are generated. A phase transition triggered collapse already ≲10ms after the merger reveals that the softest version of our equations of state is actually inconsistent with the expected second-long post-merger lifetime of GW170817. Our results underline the impact that multi-messenger observations of binary neutron-star mergers can have in constraining the equation of state of nuclear matter, especially in its most extreme regimes.
A considerable effort has been dedicated recently to the construction of generic equations of state (EOSs) for matter in neutron stars. The advantage of these approaches is that they can provide model-independent information on the interior structure and global properties of neutron stars. Making use of more than 106 generic EOSs, we asses the validity of quasi-universal relations of neutron star properties for a broad range of rotation rates, from slow-rotation up to the mass-shedding limit. In this way, we are able to determine with unprecedented accuracy the quasi-universal maximum-mass ratio between rotating and nonrotating stars and reveal the existence of a new relation for the surface oblateness, i.e., the ratio between the polar and equatorial proper radii. We discuss the impact that our findings have on the imminent detection of new binary neutron-star mergers and how they can be used to set new and more stringent limits on the maximum mass of nonrotating neutron stars, as well as to improve the modelling of the X-ray emission from the surface of rotating stars.
We have investigated the systematic differences introduced when performing a Bayesian-inference analysis of the equation of state of neutron stars employing either variable- or constant-likelihood functions. The former have the advantage that it retains the full information on the distributions of the measurements, making an exhaustive usage of the data. The latter, on the other hand, have the advantage of a much simpler implementation and reduced computational costs. In both approaches, the EOSs have identical priors and have been built using the sound-speed parameterization method so as to satisfy the constraints from X-ray and gravitationalwaves observations, as well as those from Chiral Effective Theory and perturbative QCD. In all cases, the two approaches lead to very similar results and the 90%-confidence levels are essentially overlapping. Some differences do appear, but in regions where the probability density is extremely small and are mostly due to the sharp cutoff set on the binary tidal deformability Λ˜ ≤ 720 employed in the constant-likelihood analysis. Our analysis has also produced two additional results. First, a clear inverse correlation between the normalized central number density of a maximally massive star, nc,TOV/ns, and the radius of a maximally massive star, RTOV. Second, and most importantly, it has confirmed the relation between the chirp mass Mchirp and the binary tidal deformability Λ˜. The importance of this result is that it relates a quantity that is measured very accurately, Mchirp, with a quantity that contains important information on the micro-physics, Λ˜. Hence, once Mchirp is measured in future detections, our relation has the potential of setting tight constraints on Λ˜.
We carry out an in-depth analysis of the prompt-collapse behaviour of binary neutron star (BNS) mergers. To this end, we perform more than 80 general relativistic BNS merger simulations using a family of realistic Equations of State (EOS) with different stiffness, which feature a first order deconfinement phase transition between hadronic and quark matter. From these simulations we infer the critical binary mass Mcrit that separates the prompt from the non-prompt collapse regime. We show that the critical mass increases with the stiffness of the EOS and obeys a tight quasi-universal relation, Mcrit/MTOV ≈ 1.41 ± 0.06, which links it to the maximum mass MTOV of static neutron stars, and therefore provides a straightforward estimate for the total binary mass beyond which prompt collapse becomes inevitable. In addition, we introduce a novel gauge independent definition for a one-parameter family of threshold masses in terms of curvature invariants of the Riemann tensor which characterizes the development toward a more rapid collapse with increasing binary mass. Using these diagnostics, we find that the amount of matter remaining outside the black hole sharply drops in supercritical mass mergers compared to subcritical ones and is further reduced in mergers where the black hole collapse is induced by the formation of a quark matter core. This implies that Mcrit, particularly for merger remnants featuring quark matter cores, imposes a strict upper limit on the emission of any detectable electromagnetic counterpart in BNS mergers.
Off-central heavy-ion collisions are known to feature magnetic fields with magnitudes and characteristic gradients corresponding to the scale of the strong interactions. In this work, we employ equilibrium lattice simulations of the underlying theory, QCD, involving similar inhomogeneous magnetic field profiles to achieve a better understanding of this system. We simulate three flavors of dynamical staggered quarks with physical masses at a range of magnetic fields and temperatures, and extrapolate the results to the continuum limit. Analyzing the impact of the field on the quark condensate and the Polyakov loop, we find non-trivial spatial features that render the QCD medium qualitatively different as in the homogeneous setup, especially at temperatures around the transition. In addition, we construct leading-order chiral perturbation theory for the inhomogeneous background and compare its prediction to our lattice results at low temperature. Our findings will be useful to benchmark effective theories and low-energy models of QCD for a better description of peripheral heavy-ion collisions.
Die künstliche elektrische Stimulation bietet oftmals die einzige Möglichkeit, nicht vorhandene bzw. verloren gegangene motorische sowie sensorische Aktivitäten in gewissem Umfang wieder herzustellen. Im Falle von tauben Patienten wird zur Erlangung von Hörempfindungen die elektrische Stimulation des peripheren auditorischen Systems mit Hilfe von Cochlea- oder Hirnstammimplantaten standardmäßig eingesetzt. Es ist dabei notwendig, natürliche neuronale Entladungsmuster durch die elektrisch evozierten Entladungsmuster nachzubilden. Bei einkanaligen Systemen kann nur die Zeitstruktur des Signals dargeboten werden. Mehrkanalige Systeme bieten hier noch zusätzlich die Möglichkeit auch örtlich selektiv bestimmte Nervenfasergruppen zu stimulieren und damit die Ortsstruktur in den Entladungsmustern zu repräsentieren. So hat es sich gezeigt, dass die Sprachverständlichkeit durch Verwendung von Mehrkanal-Elektroden verbessert werden kann. Grundvoraussetzung hierfür ist die Optimierung der Kanalseparation durch Kleinst-Vielkanalelektroden und der Wahl einer optimalen Codierstrategie des Signals.
Die Codierstrategie ist abhängig von dem jeweiligen spezifischen Einsatzbereich. So gaben z.B. schon Clopton und Spelman (1995) zu bedenken, dass die als selektiv berechnete tripolare (S3) Konfiguration nur für einen bestimmten Stimulationsstrombereich gültig ist. Hinzu kommt es bei simultaner Verwendung benachbarter Kanäle zu schmerzhaften Lautheitssummationen. Ursache hierfür sind einerseits die Überlagerung der durch die Elektroden stimulierten neuronalen Bereiche und andererseits die Wechselwirkungen von Strömen benachbarter Elektrodenkanäle. Diese Effekte führen nicht nur zu einer Verringerung der räumlichen Stimulationsauflösung, sondern auch zu einer Einschränkung der exakten Abbildung der Zeitstruktur innerhalb der einzelnen Stimulationskanäle.
Die Techniken und Grundlagen der elektrischen Stimulation von neuronalem Gewebe mit Kleinst-Vielkanalelektroden sind bisher kaum untersucht worden. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, ein mathematisches Modell zu implementieren und Qualitätsparameter zu definieren, mit deren Hilfe die Verteilung des elektrischen Feldes und die daraus resultierende neuronale Erregung beschrieben und optimiert werden kann. Zur Verifizierung des Modells sollten Methoden und Techniken entwickelt werden, die eine hochauflösende Abtastung der elektrischen Felder und Messung der neuronalen Daten innerhalb eines Messsystems ermöglichen.
Bei der neuronalen Stimulation mit Kleinst-Vielkanalelektroden ergibt sich eine Reihe von Problemen grundsätzlicher Art. So werden bei elektrodenferner Stimulation größere Stimulationsströme benötigt als bei elektrodennaher Stimulation, wobei für den Strombedarf die Stimulationskonfiguration eine entscheidende Rolle spielt: Der S1 Stimulationsmodus benötigt weniger Strom zur Erreichung großer Stimulationstiefen als der S2 Stimulationsmodus. Der größte Strom wird mit zunehmendem Elektrodenabstand gleichermaßen von dem S3 und S7 Stimulationsmodus benötigt. Gleichzeitig verfügen Kleinst-Vielkanalelektroden bauartbedingt aber nur über kleine Elektrodenkontaktoberflächen und lassen daher auf Grund der kritischen Feldstärke nur geringe Stimulationsströme zu.
Ein weiteres Problem besteht bei diesen Kleinst-Elektrodendimensionen in der konkreten Lage der Neurone an denen eine neuronale Erregung evoziert wird. Die Dimension der Kleinst-Vielkanalelektroden liegt bei einem Elektrodenkanalkontaktdurchmesser von 70 µm bereits in der Größenordnung der zu stimulierenden Neurone mit einem Durchmesser von 10 bis 15 µm. Dies macht sich bei den Messungen besonders dann deutlich bemerkbar, wenn nicht der Stimulationsstrom die Größe des überschwelligen Bereichs modelliert, sondern wenn der Elektrodenkanalabstand durch die Wahl der entsprechenden Elektrodenkanäle verändert wird. Hier weisen zwar die meisten neuronalen Antworten noch in die sich aus dem Modell ergebende Richtung, jedoch kommt es zu einer höheren Streuung der Ergebnisse als bei Messungen mit der Folienelektrode, die eine Kontaktfläche von 170 µm besitzt.
Es gibt also eine Reihe von begrenzenden Faktoren bei der optimalen Dimensionierung der Stimulationselektrode, die sowohl abhängig von der physiologischen Topologie ist als auch von den eingesetzten Stimulationskonfigurationen. Es ist also zur Stimulation die Wahl der optimalen Codierstrategie und die richtige Dimensionierung der Stimulationselektrode sowie der Elektrodenkanalabstände von entscheidender Bedeutung.
Die neuronalen Messungen wurden erstmalig für diese Fragestellung am Hirnschnitt durchgeführt, da sie, im Gegensatz zu in-vivo Versuchen, eine exakte Positionierung der Elektroden auf dem Hirnschnitt unter Sichtkontrolle durch das Mikroskop erlauben. Es wurden aus den neuronalen Messungen die Amplituden und Latenzen der exzitatorischen postsynaptischen Potenziale (EPSP) sowie der Feldpotenziale ausgewertet.
Der Versuchsaufbau macht es möglich, die Potenzialfelder mit genau den Konfigurationen abzutasten, mit denen auch die neuronalen Messungen des Hirnschnittes durchgeführt wurden. Das implementierte Programm zur Berechnung der Feldverteilung besitzt zum Messprogramm ein Interface, so dass es möglich ist, die Einstellungen des Experimentes, wie Stimulationskonfigurationen, Abtastraster des Feldes und die Koordinaten des Messraums, in der Modellrechnung zu verwenden. Somit ist ein direktes Vergleichen zwischen Messung und Berechnung möglich. In nachfolgenden Arbeiten können die vorliegenden Ergebnisse als Grundlage für in-vivo Versuche eingesetzt werden.
Zur Durchführung der Messungen wurden sehr kleine Elektroden aus eigener Herstellung verwendet und es wurden uns freundlicherweise neu entwickelte Folienelektroden des Fraunhofer Instituts St. Ingbert zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Größe der verwendeten Kleinst-Vielkanalelektroden aus eigener Herstellung lag um ca. eine Zehnerpotenz unter den aktuell eingesetzten Elektrodentypen und ist speziell für den direkten Kontakt zwischen Elektrode und Gewebe konzipiert. Dies entspricht dem typischen Einsatzbereich von Hirnstammimplantaten. Dies ist auch notwendig, um eine maximale räumliche Separation der erzeugten Felder zu ermöglichen. Außerdem erlaubte das Elektrodendesign auf Grund der hohen Anzahl der Elektrodenkanäle und durch variieren der Konfigurationen die Feldrichtung zu bestimmen, ohne die Elektrode neu auf den Hirnschnitt aufsetzen zu müssen.
Der in dieser Arbeit implementierte Algorithmus zur Berechnung der Feldverteilungen und die eingeführten Qualitätsparameter erlauben, die unterschiedlichen Stimulationskonfigurationen miteinander zu vergleichen und zu optimieren. Die Ergebnisse aus diesen Modellrechnungen wurden sowohl mit den Messungen der elektrischen Felder als auch mit den Ergebnissen aus den neuronalen Antworten verglichen.
Der im Rahmen dieser Arbeit erstellte Versuchsaufbau bestand aus einer über mehrere Mikromanipulatoren getriebene mikrometergenaue Positioniereinrichtung. Es konnten sowohl die Stimulationselektrode als auch die Elektrode zur Aufzeichnung der neuronalen Daten gesteuert werden. Die Steuerung des gesamten Setup, d.h. die Positionierung, die Aufzeichnung der neuronalen Daten und die Generierung der Stimulationsmuster wurde über den zentralen Messrechner durch ein hierfür entwickeltes Computerprogramm gesteuert. Die Versuche wurden über ein inverses Mikroskop durch eine CCD-Kamera aufgezeichnet.
Der entscheidende Vorteil des in dieser Arbeit gewählten Modellansatzes besteht in der grundsätzlichen Beschreibung der Feldverteilung bei vielkanaliger Stimulation, so dass diese auch auf andere Elektrodenformen bzw. Konfigurationen und Dimensionen übertragbar ist. Es lassen sich so den verschiedenen Konfigurationen nach bestimmten Qualitätskriterien bewerten und an die jeweilige Zielrichtung der Stimulation anpassen. Die berechneten Felder konnten erfolgreich in der Messeinrichtung generiert und nachgemessen werden. Außerdem ist es gelungen, differenzierte neuronale Aktivitäten auszuwerten, welche die Aussagen des Modells abstützen.
Komplex I enthält ein Flavinmononukleotid sowie mindestens acht Eisen- Schwefel Zentren als redoxaktive Cofaktoren. Da ein wesentlicher Teil des mitochondrialen Genoms für Untereinheiten von Komplex I codiert, betrifft eine Vielzahl von mitochondrialen Erkrankungen diesen Enzymkomplex.
Komplex I wurde bisher aus Mitochondrien, Chloroplasten und Bakterien isoliert. Die Minimalform von Komplex I wird in Bakterien gefunden, wo er aus 14 (bzw 13 im Falle einer Genfusion) Untereinheiten besteht und eine Masse von etwa 550 kDa aufweist. Generell werden sieben hydrophile und sieben hydrophobe Untereinheiten mit über 50 vorhergesagten Transmembranhelices gefunden. Im Komplex I aus Eukaryoten wurde eine grössere Anzahl zusätzlicher, akzessorischer Untereinheiten nachgewiesen. Hier werden die sieben hydrophoben Untereinheiten vom mitochondrialen Genom codiert, während alle anderen Untereinheiten kerncodiert sind und in das Mitochondrium importiert werden müssen.
Die obligat aerobe Hefe Yarrowia lipolytica wurde als Modellsystem zur Untersuchung von eukaryotischem Komplex I etabliert. Die bisher am besten untersuchte Hefe Saccharomyces cerevisiae enthält keinen Komplex I. Hier wird die Oxidation von NADH durch eine andere Klasse von sogenannten alternativen NADH Dehydrogenasen durchgeführt. Auch Y. lipolytica enthält ein solches alternatives Enzym, das allerdings mit seiner Substratbindungsstelle zur Aussenseite der inneren Mitochondrienmembran orientiert ist. Durch molekularbiologische Manipulation konnte eine interne Version dieses Enzymes exprimiert werden, wodurch es möglich ist, letale Defekte in Komplex I Deletionsmutanten zu kompensieren. Mittlerweile wurden alle Voraussetzungen geschaffen, um kerncodierte Untereinheiten von Komplex I aus Y. lipolytica gezielt genetisch zu verändern. Die Proteinreinigung wird durch die Verwendung einer auf einem His-tag basierenden Affinitätsreinigung erheblich erleichtert...
We present the first holographic simulations of non-equilibrium steady state formation in strongly coupled N=4 SYM theory in 3+1 dimensions. We initially join together two thermal baths at different temperatures and chemical potentials and compare the subsequent evolution of the combined system to analytic solutions of the corresponding Riemann problem and to numeric solutions of ideal and viscous hydrodynamics. The time evolution of the energy density that we obtain holographically is consistent with the combination of a shock and a rarefaction wave: A shock wave moves towards the cold bath, and a smooth broader wave towards the hot bath. Between the two waves emerges a steady state with constant temperature and flow velocity, both of which are accurately described by a shock+rarefaction wave solution of the Riemann problem. In the steady state region develops a smooth crossover between two regions of different charge densities that diffuses on a timescale proportional to t√ and is reminiscent of a contact discontinuity in the Riemann problem. We also obtain results for the entanglement entropy of regions crossed by shock and rarefaction waves and find both of them to closely follow the evolution of the energy density.
We present the first holographic simulations of non-equilibrium steady state formation in strongly coupled N=4 SYM theory in 3+1 dimensions. We initially join together two thermal baths at different temperatures and chemical potentials and compare the subsequent evolution of the combined system to analytic solutions of the corresponding Riemann problem and to numeric solutions of ideal and viscous hydrodynamics. The time evolution of the energy density that we obtain holographically is consistent with the combination of a shock and a rarefaction wave: A shock wave moves towards the cold bath, and a smooth broadening wave towards the hot bath. Between the two waves emerges a steady state with constant temperature and flow velocity, both of which are accurately described by a shock+rarefaction wave solution of the Riemann problem. In the steady state region, a smooth crossover develops between two regions of different charge density. This is reminiscent of a contact discontinuity in the Riemann problem. We also obtain results for the entanglement entropy of regions crossed by shock and rarefaction waves and find both of them to closely follow the evolution of the energy density.
We use holography to study the dynamics of a strongly-coupled gauge theory in four-dimensional de Sitter space with Hubble rate H. The gauge theory is non-conformal with a characteristic mass scale M. We solve Einstein’s equations numerically and determine the time evolution of homogeneous gauge theory states. If their initial energy density is high compared with H4 then the early-time evolution is well described by viscous hydrodynamics with a non-zero bulk viscosity. At late times the dynamics is always far from equilibrium. The asymptotic late-time state preserves the full de Sitter symmetry group and its dual geometry is a domain-wall in AdS5. The approach to this state is characterised by an emergent relation of the form P = w E that is different from the equilibrium equation of state in flat space. The constant w does not depend on the initial conditions but only on H/M and is negative if the ratio H/M is close to unity. The event and the apparent horizons of the late-time solution do not coincide with one another, reflecting its non-equilibrium nature. In between them lies an “entanglement horizon” that cannot be penetrated by extremal surfaces anchored at the boundary, which we use to compute the entanglement entropy of boundary regions. If the entangling region equals the observable universe then the extremal surface coincides with a bulk cosmological horizon that just touches the event horizon, while for larger regions the extremal surface probes behind the event horizon.
We present a novel framework for the equation of state of dense and hot Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), which focuses on the region of the phase diagram relevant for neutron star mergers and core-collapse supernovae. The model combines predictions from the gauge/gravity duality with input from lattice field theory, QCD perturbation theory, chiral effective theory and statistical modeling. It is therefore, by construction, in good agreement with theoretical constraints both at low and high densities and temperatures. The main ingredients of our setup are the non-perturbative V-QCD model based on the gauge/gravity duality, a van der Waals model for nucleon liquid, and the DD2 version of the Hempel-Schaffner-Bielich statistical model of nuclear matter. By consistently combining these models, we also obtain a description for the nuclear to quark matter phase transition and its critical endpoint. The parameter dependence of the model is represented by three (soft, intermediate and stiff) variants of the equation of state, all of which agree with observational constraints from neutron stars and their mergers. We discuss resulting constraints for the equation of state, predictions for neutron stars and the location of the critical point.
We use holography to study the dynamics of a strongly-coupled gauge theory in four-dimensional de Sitter space with Hubble rate H. The gauge theory is non-conformal with a characteristic mass scale M. We solve Einstein’s equations numerically and determine the time evolution of homogeneous gauge theory states. If their initial energy density is high compared with H4 then the early-time evolution is well described by viscous hydrodynamics with a non-zero bulk viscosity. At late times the dynamics is always far from equilibrium. The asymptotic late-time state preserves the full de Sitter symmetry group and its dual geometry is a domain-wall in AdS5. The approach to this state is characterised by an emergent relation of the form P = w ℰ that is different from the equilibrium equation of state in flat space. The constant w does not depend on the initial conditions but only on H/M and is negative if the ratio H/M is close to unity. The event and the apparent horizons of the late-time solution do not coincide with one another, reflecting its non-equilibrium nature. In between them lies an “entanglement horizon” that cannot be penetrated by extremal surfaces anchored at the boundary, which we use to compute the entanglement entropy of boundary regions. If the entangling region equals the observable universe then the extremal surface coincides with a bulk cosmological horizon that just touches the event horizon, while for larger regions the extremal surface probes behind the event horizon.
We use the quantum null energy condition in strongly coupled two-dimensional field theories (QNEC2) as diagnostic tool to study a variety of phase structures, including crossover, second and first order phase transitions. We find a universal QNEC2 constraint for first order phase transitions with kinked entanglement entropy and discuss in general the relation between the QNEC2-inequality and monotonicity of the Casini-Huerta c-function. We then focus on a specific example, the holographic dual of which is modelled by three-dimensional Einstein gravity plus a massive scalar field with one free parameter in the self-interaction potential. We study translation invariant stationary states dual to domain walls and black branes. Depending on the value of the free parameter we find crossover, second and first order phase transitions between such states, and the c-function either flows to zero or to a finite value in the infrared. Strikingly, evaluating QNEC2 for ground state solutions allows to predict the existence of phase transitions at finite temperature.
We use the quantum null energy condition in strongly coupled two-dimensional field theories (QNEC2) as diagnostic tool to study a variety of phase structures, including crossover, second and first order phase transitions. We find a universal QNEC2 constraint for first order phase transitions with kinked entanglement entropy and discuss in general the relation between the QNEC2-inequality and monotonicity of the Casini-Huerta c-function. We then focus on a specific example, the holographic dual of which is modelled by three-dimensional Einstein gravity plus a massive scalar field with one free parameter in the self-interaction potential. We study translation invariant stationary states dual to domain walls and black branes. Depending on the value of the free parameter we find crossover, second and first order phase transitions between such states, and the c-function either flows to zero or to a finite value in the infrared. Strikingly, evaluating QNEC2 for ground state solutions allows to predict the existence of phase transitions at finite temperature.
We use the quantum null energy condition in strongly coupled two-dimensional field theories (QNEC2) as diagnostic tool to study a variety of phase structures, including crossover, second and first order phase transitions. We find a universal QNEC2 constraint for first order phase transitions with kinked entanglement entropy and discuss in general the relation between the QNEC2-inequality and monotonicity of the Casini-Huerta c-function. We then focus on a specific example, the holographic dual of which is modelled by three-dimensional Einstein gravity plus a massive scalar field with one free parameter in the self-interaction potential. We study translation invariant stationary states dual to domain walls and black branes. Depending on the value of the free parameter we find crossover, second and first order phase transitions between such states, and the c-function either flows to zero or to a finite value in the infrared. Strikingly, evaluating QNEC2 for ground state solutions allows to predict the existence of phase transitions at finite temperature.
We use the quantum null energy condition in strongly coupled two-dimensional field theories (QNEC2) as diagnostic tool to study a variety of phase structures, including crossover, second and first order phase transitions. We find a universal QNEC2 constraint for first order phase transitions with kinked entanglement entropy and discuss in general the relation between the QNEC2-inequality and monotonicity of the Casini-Huerta c-function. We then focus on a specific example, the holographic dual of which is modelled by three-dimensional Einstein gravity plus a massive scalar field with one free parameter in the self-interaction potential. We study translation invariant stationary states dual to domain walls and black branes. Depending on the value of the free parameter we find crossover, second and first order phase transitions between such states, and the c-function either flows to zero or to a finite value in the infrared. We present evidence that evaluating QNEC2 for ground state solutions allows to predict the existence of phase transitions at finite temperature.
Holography has provided valuable insights into the time evolution of strongly coupled gauge theories in a fixed spacetime. However, this framework is insufficient if this spacetime is dynamical. We present a scheme to evolve a four-dimensional, strongly interacting gauge theory coupled to four-dimensional dynamical gravity in the semiclassical regime. As in previous work, we use holography to evolve the quantum gauge theory stress tensor, whereas the four-dimensional metric evolves according to Einstein’s equations coupled to the expectation value of the stress tensor. The novelty of our approach is that both the boundary and the bulk spacetimes are constructed dynamically, one time step at a time. We focus on Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker geometries and evolve far-from-equilibrium initial states that lead to asymptotically expanding, flat or collapsing Universes.
We present a novel framework for the equation of state of dense and hot quantum chromodynamics (QCD), which focuses on the region of the phase diagram relevant for neutron star mergers and core-collapse supernovae. The model combines predictions from the gauge/gravity duality with input from lattice field theory, QCD perturbation theory, chiral effective theory, and statistical modeling. It is therefore, by construction, in good agreement with theoretical constraints both at low and high densities and temperatures. The main ingredients of our setup are the nonperturbative V-QCD model based on the gauge/gravity duality, a van der Waals model for nucleon liquid, and the DD2 version of the Hempel-Schaffner-Bielich statistical model of nuclear matter. By consistently combining these models, we also obtain a description for the nuclear to quark matter phase transition and its critical end point. The parameter dependence of the model is represented by three (soft, intermediate, and stiff) variants of the equation of state, all of which agree with observational constraints from neutron stars and their mergers. We discuss resulting constraints for the equation of state, predictions for neutron stars, and the location of the critical point.
Determining the sound speed cs in compact stars is an important open question with numerous implications on the behavior of matter at large densities and hence on gravitational-wave emission from neutron stars. To this scope, we construct more than 107 equations of state (EOSs) with continuous sound speed and build more than 108 nonrotating stellar models consistent not only with nuclear theory and perturbative QCD, but also with astronomical observations. In this way, we find that EOSs with subconformal sound speeds, i.e., with cs 1 3 2 < within the stars, are possible in principle but very unlikely in practice, being only 0.03% of our sample. Hence, it is natural to expect that cs 1 3 2 > somewhere in the stellar interior. Using our large sample, we obtain estimates at 95% credibility of neutron-star radii for representative stars with 1.4 and 2.0 solar masses, R1.4 12.42 km 0.99 0.52 = - + , R2.0 12.12 km 1.23 1.11 = - + , and for the binary tidal deformability of the GW170817 event, 1.186 485 211 225 L = - ˜ + . Interestingly, our lower bounds on the radii are in very good agreement with the prediction derived from very different arguments, namely, the threshold mass. Finally, we provide simple analytic expressions to determine the minimum and maximum values of L˜ as a function of the chirp mass.
Using more than a million randomly generated equations of state that satisfy theoretical and observational constraints, we construct a novel, scale-independent description of the sound speed in neutron stars, where the latter is expressed in a unit cube spanning the normalized radius, r/R, and the mass normalized to the maximum one, M/MTOV. From this generic representation, a number of interesting and surprising results can be deduced. In particular, we find that light (heavy) stars have stiff (soft) cores and soft (stiff) outer layers, or that the maximum of the sound speed is located at the center of light stars but moves to the outer layers for stars with M/MTOV ≳ 0.7, reaching a constant value of cs = 1 2 2 as M → MTOV. We also show that the sound speed decreases below the conformal limit cs = 1 3 2 at the center of stars with M = MTOV. Finally, we construct an analytic expression that accurately describes the radial dependence of the sound speed as a function of the neutron-star mass, thus providing an estimate of the maximum sound speed expected in a neutron star.
We have investigated the systematic differences introduced when performing a Bayesian-inference analysis of the equation of state (EOS) of neutron stars employing either variable- or constant-likelihood functions. The former has the advantage of retaining the full information on the distributions of the measurements, making exhaustive usage of the data. The latter, on the other hand, has the advantage of a much simpler implementation and reduced computational costs. In both approaches, the EOSs have identical priors and have been built using the sound speed parameterization method so as to satisfy the constraints from X-ray and gravitational waves observations, as well as those from chiral effective theory and perturbative quantum chromodynamics. In all cases, the two approaches lead to very similar results and the 90% confidence levels essentially overlap. Some differences do appear, but in regions where the probability density is extremely small and are mostly due to the sharp cutoff on the binary tidal deformability L˜ 720 set in the constant-likelihood approach. Our analysis has also produced two additional results. First, an inverse correlation between the normalized central number density, nc,TOV/ns, and the radius of a maximally massive star, RTOV. Second, and most importantly, it has confirmed the relation between the chirp mass and the binary tidal deformability. The importance of this result is that it relates chirp, which is measured very accurately, and L˜ , which contains important information on the EOS. Hence, when chirp is measured in future detections, our relation can be used to set tight constraints on L˜ .
A considerable effort has been dedicated recently to the construction of generic equations of state (EOSs) for matter in neutron stars. The advantage of these approaches is that they can provide model-independent information on the interior structure and global properties of neutron stars. Making use of more than 106 generic EOSs, we assess the validity of quasi-universal relations of neutron-star properties for a broad range of rotation rates, from slow rotation up to the mass-shedding limit. In this way, we are able to determine with unprecedented accuracy the quasi-universal maximum-mass ratio between rotating and nonrotating stars and reveal the existence of a new relation for the surface oblateness, i.e., the ratio between the polar and equatorial proper radii. We discuss the impact that our findings have on the imminent detection of new binary neutron-star mergers and how they can be used to set new and more stringent limits on the maximum mass of nonrotating neutron stars, as well as to improve the modeling of the X-ray emission from the surface of rotating stars.
The spectral properties of the post-merger gravitational-wave signal from a binary of neutron stars encodes a variety of information about the features of the system and of the equation of state describing matter around and above nuclear saturation density. Characterising the properties of such a signal is an “old” problem, which first emerged when a number of frequencies were shown to be related to the properties of the binary through “quasi-universal” relations. Here we take a new look at this old problem by computing the properties of the signal in terms of the Weyl scalar ψ4. In this way, and using a database of more than 100 simulations, we provide the first evidence for a new instantaneous frequency, f ψ4 0, associated with the instant of quasi timesymmetry in the postmerger dynamics, and which also follows a quasi-universal relation. We also derive a new quasi-universal relation for the merger frequency f h mer, which provides a description of the data that is four times more accurate than previous expressions while requiring fewer fitting coefficients. Finally, consistently with the findings of numerous studies before ours, and using an enlarged ensamble of binary systems we point out that the ℓ = 2, m = 1 gravitational-wave mode could become comparable with the traditional ℓ = 2, m = 2 mode on sufficiently long timescales, with strain amplitudes in a ratio |h 21|/|h 22| ∼ 0.1 − 1 under generic orientations of the binary, which could be measured by present detectors for signals with large signal-to-noise ratio or by third-generation detectors for generic signals should no collapse occur.
Using full 3+1 dimensional general-relativistic hydrodynamic simulations of equal- and unequal-mass neutron-star binaries with properties that are consistent with those inferred from the inspiral of GW170817, we perform a detailed study of the quark-formation processes that could take place after merger. We use three equations of state consistent with current pulsar observations derived from a novel finite-temperature framework based on V-QCD, a non-perturbative gauge/gravity model for Quantum Chromodynamics. In this way, we identify three different post-merger stages at which mixed baryonic and quark matter, as well as pure quark matter, are generated. A phase transition triggered collapse already ≲ 10 ms after the merger reveals that the softest version of our equations of state is actually inconsistent with the expected second-long post-merger lifetime of GW170817. Our results underline the impact that gravitational wave observations of binary neutron-star mergers can have in constraining the equation of state of nuclear matter, especially in its most extreme regimes.
The amplification of magnetic fields plays an important role in explaining numerous astrophysical phenomena associated with binary neutron star mergers, such as mass ejection and the powering of short gamma-ray bursts. Magnetic fields in isolated neutron stars are often assumed to be confined to a small region near the stellar surface, while they are normally taken to fill the whole star in numerical modeling of mergers. By performing high-resolution, global, and high-order general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations, we investigate the impact of a purely crustal magnetic field and contrast it with the standard configuration consisting of a dipolar magnetic field with the same magnetic energy but filling the whole star. While the crust configurations are very effective in generating strong magnetic fields during the Kelvin–Helmholtz-instability stage, they fail to achieve the same level of magnetic-field amplification of the full-star configurations. This is due to the lack of magnetized material in the neutron-star interiors to be used for further turbulent amplification and to the surface losses of highly magnetized matter in the crust configurations. Hence, the final magnetic energies in the two configurations differ by more than 1 order of magnitude. We briefly discuss the impact of these results on astrophysical observables and how they can be employed to deduce the magnetic topology in merging binaries.
The spectral properties of the post-merger gravitational-wave signal from a binary of neutron stars encodes a variety of information about the features of the system and of the equation of state describing matter around and above nuclear saturation density. Characterizing the properties of such a signal is an “old” problem, which first emerged when a number of frequencies were shown to be related to the properties of the binary through “quasiuniversal” relations. Here we take a new look at this old problem by computing the properties of the signal in terms of the Weyl scalar ψ4. In this way, and using a database of more than 100 simulations, we provide the first evidence for a new instantaneous frequency, y f0 4, associated with the instant of quasi-time-symmetry in the dynamics, and which also follows a quasi-universal relation. We also derive a new quasi-universal relation for the merger frequency f h mer, which provides a description of the data that is 4 times more accurate than previous expressions while requiring fewer fitting coefficients. Finally, consistent with the findings of numerous studies before ours, and using an enlarged ensemble of binary systems, we point out that the ℓ = 2, m = 1 gravitational-wave mode could become comparable with the traditional ℓ = 2, m = 2 mode on sufficiently long timescales, with strain amplitudes in a ratio |h21|/|h22| ∼ 0.1–1 under generic orientations of the binary, which could be measured by present detectors for signals with a large signal-to-noise ratio or by third-generation detectors for generic signals should no collapse occur.
One-photon and multi-photon absorption, spontaneous and stimulated photon emission, resonance Raman scattering and electron transfer are important molecular processes that commonly involve combined vibrational-electronic (vibronic) transitions. The corresponding vibronic transition profiles in the energy domain are usually determined by Franck-Condon factors (FCFs), the squared norm of overlap integrals between vibrational wavefunctions of different electronic states. FC profiles are typically highly congested for large molecular systems and the spectra usually become not well-resolvable at elevated temperatures. The (theoretical) analyses of such spectra are even more difficult when vibrational mode mixing (Duschinsky) effects are significant, because contributions from different modes are in general not separable, even within the harmonic approximation. A few decades ago Doktorov, Malkin and Man'ko [1979 J. Mol. Spectrosc. 77, 178] developed a coherent state-based generating function approach and exploited the dynamical symmetry of vibrational Hamiltonians for the Duschinsky relation to describe FC transitions at zero Kelvin. Recently, the present authors extended the method to incorporate thermal, single vibronic level, non-Condon and multi-photon effects in energy, time and probability density domains for the efficient calculation and interpretation of vibronic spectra. Herein, recent developments and corresponding generating functions are presented for single vibronic levels related to fluorescence, resonance Raman scattering and anharmonic transition.
Upon infection, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) releases its cone-shaped capsid into the cytoplasm of infected T-cells and macrophages. As its largest known cargo, the capsid enters the nuclear pore complex (NPC), driven by interactions with numerous FG-repeat nucleoporins (FG-Nups). Whether NPCs structurally adapt to capsid passage and whether capsids are modified during passage remains unknown, however. Here, we combined super-resolution and correlative microscopy with cryo electron tomography and molecular simulations to study nuclear entry of HIV-1 capsids in primary human macrophages. We found that cytosolically bound cyclophilin A is stripped off capsids entering the NPC, and the capsid hexagonal lattice remains largely intact inside and beyond the central channel. Strikingly, the NPC scaffold rings frequently crack during capsid passage, consistent with computer simulations indicating the need for NPC widening. The unique cone shape of the HIV-1 capsid facilitates its entry into NPCs and helps to crack their rings.
Using 2.93 fb−1 of e+e− collision data collected with the BESIII detector at the center-of-mass energy of 3.773 GeV, we investigate the semileptonic decays D+→π+π−ℓ+νℓ (ℓ=e and μ). The D+→f0(500)μ+νμ decay is observed for the first time. By analyzing simultaneously the differential decay rates of D+→f0(500)μ+νμ and D+→f0(500)e+νe in different ℓ+νℓ four-momentum transfer intervals, the product of the relevant hadronic form factor ff0+(0) and the magnitude of the c→d Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element |Vcd| is determined to be ff0+(0)|Vcd|=0.0787±0.0060stat±0.0033syst for the first time. With the input of |Vcd| from the global fit in the standard model, we determine ff0+(0)=0.350±0.027stat±0.015syst. The absolute branching fractions of D+→f0(500)(π+π−)μ+νμ and D+→ρ0(π+π−)μ+νμ are determined as (0.72±0.13stat±0.10syst)×10−3 and (1.64±0.13stat±0.11syst)×10−3. Combining these results with those of previous BESIII measurements on their semielectronic counterparts from the same data sample, we test lepton flavor universality by measuring the branching fraction ratios BD+→ρ0μ+νμ/BD+→ρ0e+νe = 0.88±0.10 and BD+→f0(500)μ+νμ/BD+→f0(500)e+νe = 1.14±0.28, which are compatible with the standard model expectation.
The article investigates the results obtained from numerical simulations and experimental tests concerning the propagation of guided waves in corroded steel plates. Developing innovative methodologies for assessing corrosion-induced degradation is crucial for accurately diagnosing offshore and ship structures exposed to harsh environmental conditions. The main aim of the research is to analyze how surface irregularities affect wave propagation characteristics. An investigation was conducted for antisymmetric fundamental mode A0. Specifically, the study examines the asymmetrical wavefronts generated by nonuniform thickness in damaged specimens. Initially, numerical analysis explores the impact of thickness variation on wave field symmetry. Corroded plates with varying levels of degradation are modeled using the random fields approach, with degradation levels ranging from 0 % to 60 %. Subsequently, the research investigates how the standard deviation of thickness distribution (from 5 % to 20 % of the initial thickness) and excitation frequency (from 50 to 150 kHz) influence recorded signals and the shape of reconstructed wavefronts. Each scenario compares wavefront symmetry levels estimated using rotational and bilateral symmetry degrees as indicative parameters. The numerical simulations are complemented by experimental tests conducted on plates with three different degradation levels. The results demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed wave field analysis approach for assessing structural integrity, as evidenced by the agreement between numerical predictions and experimental observations.
Dielectrons are unique observables in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Thanks to their penetrating nature, they carry information from all stages of the collision and can provide knowledge about pre-equilibirium dynamics, QGP temperature and transport coefficients, and chiral symmetry restoration. On the other hand, experimental challenges are enormous because production cross sections are small and the signal of interest is eclipsed by a huge combinatorial and physics background from light- and heavy-flavour hadron decays. In this talk the status of dielectron measurements with ALICE is shown and the perspectives with the recently installed and planned ALICE detector upgrades are discussed.
The equation of state (EoS) of matter at extremely high temperatures and densities is currently not fully understood, and remains a major challenge in the field of nuclear physics. Neutron stars harbor such extreme conditions and therefore serve as celestial laboratories for constraining the dense matter EoS. In this thesis, we present a novel algorithm that utilizes the idea of Bayesian analysis and the computational efficiency of neural networks to reconstruct the dense matter equation of state from mass-radius observations of neutron stars. We show that the results are compatible with those from earlier works based on conventional methods, and are in agreement with the limits on tidal deformabilities obtained from the gravitational wave event, GW170817. We also observe that the resulting squared speed of sound from the reconstructed EoS features a peak, indicating a likely convergence to the conformal limit at asymptotic densities, as expected from quantum chromodynamics. The novel algorithm can also be applied across various fields faced with computational challenges in solving inverse problems. We further examine the efficiency of deep learning methods for analyzing gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences in this thesis. In particular, we develop a deep learning classifier to segregate simulated gravitational wave data into three classes: signals from binary black hole mergers, signals from binary neutron star mergers, or white noise without any signals. A second deep learning algorithm allows for the regression of chirp mass and combined tidal deformability from simulated binary neutron star mergers. An accurate estimation of these parameters is crucial to constrain the underlying EoS. Lastly, we explore the effects of finite temperatures on the binary neutron star merger remnant from GW170817. Isentropic EoSs are used to infer the frequencies of the rigidly rotating remnant and are noted to be significantly lower compared to previous estimates from zero temperature EoSs. Overall, this thesis presents novel deep learning methods to constrain the neutron star EoS, which will prove useful in future, as more observational data is expected in the upcoming years.
Im Rahmen dieser Doktorarbeit werden drei Schwerpunkte behandelt: 1) Die hocheffektive Beschleunigung von Elektronen und Protonen durch die Wechselwirkung von relativistischen Laserpulsen mit Schäumen. 2) Die Erzeugung und Messung hochintensiver Betatronstrahlung von direkt laserbeschleunigten (DLA-) Elektronen. 3) Die Anwendung von DLA-Elektronen für den biologischen FLASH-Effekt mit einer rekordbrechenden Dosisrate.
Die direkte Laserbeschleunigung von Elektronen wurde durch die Wechselwirkung eines sub-ps-Laserpulses mit einer Intensität von ~ 10^19 W/cm^2 mit einem Plasma nahe kritischer Elektronendichte (NCD) untersucht. Ein sub-mm langes NCD-Plasma wurde durch Erhitzen eines Schaums mit einer niedrigen Dichte mit einem ns-Puls von 10^13-10^14 W/cm^2 erzeugt. Die Experimente wurden an der PHELIX-Anlage (Petawatt Hoch- Energie Laser für Schwerionenexperimente) in den Jahren 2019 – 2023 durchgeführt. Während der Suche nach optimalen Bedingungen für die Beschleunigung von Elektronen und Protonen wurden die Parameter des ns-Pulses variiert und verschiedene Targets verwendet. Es wurde gezeigt, dass das Plasma im Schaum gute Voraussetzungen für die Erzeugung gerichteter, ultrarelativistischer DLA-Elektronen mit Energien von bis zu 100 MeV bietet. Die Elektronen weisen eine Boltzmann-ähnliche Energieverteilung mit einer Temperatur von 10-20 MeV auf.
Optimale Bedingungen für eine effektive Beschleunigung von DLA-Elektronen wurden bei der Kombination eines CHO-Schaums mit einer Dichte von 2 mg/cm3 und einer Dicke von 300-500 µm mit einer Metallfolie erreicht. Die Gesamtladung der detektierten Elektronen mit Energien über 1,5 MeV erreichte 0,5-1 µC mit der Umwandlungseffizienz der Laserenergie von ~ 20-30%.
Außerdem wird die Beschleunigung von Protonen durch DLA-Elektronen anders verursacht als bei typischer Target Normal Sheath Acceleration (TNSA). Für die Untersuchung der lokalen Protonenenergieverteilung wurden Magnetspektrometer unter verschiedenen Winkeln zur Laserachse verwendet. Dafür wurde eine Filtermethode entwickelt, welche es ermöglicht, Spektren von Protonen mit Energien von bis zu 100 MeV zu rekonstruieren. Es wurde gezeigt, dass am PHELIX durch die Kombination von einem ~ 300-400 µm dicken CHO-Schaum mit einer Dichte von 2 mg/cm^3 und einer 10 µm dicken Au-Folie bei einer Intensität des sub-ps-Pulses von ~ 10^19 W/cm^2 und unter Verwendung eines optimierten ns-Vorpulses eine optimale Protonenbeschleunigung erreicht wurde. Es wurde ein TNSA-ähnliches Regime mit einer maximalen Cut-off-Energie von 34±0,5 MeV beobachtet. Im Vergleich dazu wurde bei der typischen TNSA unter Verwendung einer 10 µm dicken Au-Folie als Target und derselben Laserintensität eine maximale Cut-off-Energie von 24±0,5 MeV gemessen. Darüber hinaus beobachteten wir einen sehr schwachen Abfall der Protonenanzahl in Abhängigkeit von der Protonenenergie (anders als bei der typischen TNSA) und eine sehr regelmäßige Protonenstrahlverteilung in einem breiten Winkelbereich bis zu hohen Energien. Dies könnte zur Verbesserung der Qualität der Protonenradiographie von Plasmafeldern genutzt werden.
Beim DLA-Prozess (im NCD-Plasma) entsteht Betatronstrahlung durch die Oszillationen von Elektronen in quasi-statischen elektrischen und magnetischen Feldern des Plasmakanals. Um diese Strahlung zu untersuchen, wurde ein neues modifiziertes Magnetspektrometer (X-MS) konstruiert. Das X-MS ermöglicht die 1D-Auflösung mehrerer Quellen. Dank dieser Spezifikation war es möglich, Betatronstrahlung von Bremsstrahlung der ponderomotorischen Elektronen im Metallhalter zu trennen und zu messen.
Im Experiment mit einem CHO-Schaum mit einer Dichte von 2 mg/cm^3 und einer Dicke von ~ 800 µm als Target wurde die von den optimierten DLA-Elektronen erzeugte Betatronstrahlung gemessen. Bei einer Peak-Intensität des dreieckigen ns-Pulses von ~ 3·10^13 W/cm^2 und des sub-ps-Pulses von ~ 10^19 W/cm^2, welcher 4±0,5 ns gegenüber dem ns-Puls verzögert war, betrug der Halbwinkel im FWHM-Bereich des Elektronenstrahls 17±2°. Unter diesen Bedingungen war die Betatronstrahlung mit einem Halbwinkel im FWHM-Bereich von 11±2° für die Photonen mit Energien über 10 keV ebenfalls gerichtet. Die Photonenanzahl mit Energien über 10 keV wurde auf etwa 3·10^10 / 3·10^11 (gerichtete Photonen / Photonen im Halbraum entlang der Laserstrahlrichtung) abgeschätzt. Die maximale Photonenanzahl pro Raumwinkel betrug ~2·10^11 photons/sr. Die Brillanz der registrierten Betatronstrahlung erreichte ~ 2·10^20 photons/s/mm^2/mrad^2/(0.1% BW) bei 10 keV.
Die Verwendung eines Hochstromstrahls aus DLA-Elektronen für die FLASH-Strahlentherapie ermöglicht das Erreichen einer Dosis von bis zu 50-70 Gy während eines sub-ps-Laserpulses. Im Jahr 2021, während der P213-Strahlzeit am PHELIX wurde der Sauerstoffkonzentrationsabfall bei der Bestrahlung von Medien (Wasser und andere biologische Medien) mit DLA-Elektronen in Abhängigkeit von der Dosis untersucht. Die Strahlendosis wurde hierbei indirekt gemessen. Hierfür wurde eine Rekonstruktionsmethode entwickelt, die es ermöglicht, die Dosis innerhalb des „Wasser-Containers“ auf Basis von Messungen außerhalb des Containers mit einem untersuchten Medium zu ermitteln. Es wurde eine gute Übereinstimmung zwischen dem Experiment und einer Monte-Carlo-Simulation für Wasser gezeigt. Die registrierte Dosisrate erreichte einen Rekordwert von ~ 70 TGy/s.
The strong force is one of the four fundamental interactions, and the theory of it is called Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). A many-body system of strongly interacting particles (QCD matter) can exist in different phases depending on temperature (T) and baryonic chemical potential (µB). The phases and transitions between them can be visualized as µB−T phase diagram. Extraction of the properties of the QCD matter, such as compressibility, viscosity and various susceptibilities, and its Equation of State (EoS) is an important aspect of the QCD matter study. In the region of near-zero baryonic chemical potential and low temperatures the QCD matter degrees of freedom are hadrons, in which quarks and gluons are confined, while at higher temperatures partonic (quarks and gluons) degrees of freedom dominate. This partonic (deconfined) state is called quark-gluon plasma (QGP) and is intensively studied at CERN and BNL. According to lattice QCD calculations at µB=0 the transition to QGP is smooth (cross-over) and takes place at T≈156 MeV. The region of the QCD phase diagram, where matter is compressed to densities of a few times normal nuclear density (µB of several hundreds MeV), is not accessible for the current lattice QCD calculations, and is a subject of intensive research. Some phenomenological models predict a first order phase transition between hadronic and partonic phases in the region of T≲100 MeV and µB≳500 MeV. Search for signs of a possible phase transition and a critical point or clarifying whether the smooth cross-over is continuing in this region are the main goals of the near future explorations of the QCD phase diagram.
In the laboratory a scan of the QCD phase diagram can be performed via heavy-ion collisions. The region of the QCD phase diagram at T≳150 MeV and µB≈0 is accessible in collisions at LHC energies (√sNN of several TeV), while the region of T≲100 MeV and µB≳500 MeV can be studied with collisions at √sNN of a few GeV. The QCD matter created in the overlap region of colliding nuclei (fireball) is rapidly expanding during the collision evolution. In the fireball there are strong temperature and pressure gradients, extreme electromagnetic fields and an exchange of angular momentum and spin between the system constituents. These effects result in various collective phenomena. Pressure gradients and the scattering of particles, together with the initial spatial anisotropy of the density distribution in the fireball, form an anisotropic flow - a momentum (azimuthal) anisotropy in the emission of produced particles. The correlation of particle spin with the angular momentum of colliding nuclei leads to a global polarization of particles. A strong initial magnetic field in the fireball results in a charge dependence and particle-antiparticle difference of flow and polarization.
Anisotropic flow is quantified by the coefficients vₙ from a Fourier decomposition of the azimuthal angle distribution of emitted particles relative to the reaction plane spanned by beam axis and impact parameter direction. The first harmonic coefficient v₁ quantifies the directed flow - preferential particle emission either along or opposite to the impact parameter direction. The v₁ is driven by pressure gradients in the fireball and thus probes the compressibility of the QCD matter. The change of the sign of v₁ at √sNN of several GeV is attributed to a softening of the EoS during the expansion, and thus can be an evidence of the first order phase transition. The global polarization coefficient PH is an average value of the hyperon’s spin projection on the direction of the angular momentum of the colliding system. It probes the dynamics of the QCD matter, such as vorticity, and can shed light on the mechanism of orbital momentum transfer into the spin of produced particles.
In collisions at √sNN of several GeV, which probe the region of the QCD phase diagram at T≲100 MeV and µB≳500 MeV, hadron production is dominated by u and d quarks. Hadrons with strange quarks are produced near the threshold, what makes their yields and dynamics sensitive to the density of the fireball. Thus measurement of flow and polarization, in particular of (multi-)strange particles, provides experimental constraints on the EoS, that allows to extract transport coefficients of the QCD matter from comparison of data with theoretical model calculations of heavy-ion collisions.
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The production of K∗(892)± meson resonance is measured at midrapidity (|y|<0.5) in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN−−−√=5.02 TeV using the ALICE detector at the LHC. The resonance is reconstructed via its hadronic decay channel K∗(892)±→K0Sπ±. The transverse momentum distributions are obtained for various centrality intervals in the pT range of 0.4-16 GeV/c. The reported measurements of integrated yields, mean transverse momenta, and particle yield ratios are consistent with previous ALICE measurements for K∗(892)0. The pT-integrated yield ratio 2K∗(892)±/(K++K−) in central Pb-Pb collisions shows a significant suppression (9.3σ) relative to pp collisions. Thermal model calculations overpredict the particle yield ratio. Although both simulations consider the hadronic phase, only HRG-PCE accurately represents the measurements, whereas MUSIC+SMASH tends to overpredict them. These observations, along with the kinetic freeze-out temperatures extracted from the yields of light-flavored hadrons using the HRG-PCE model, indicate a finite hadronic phase lifetime, which increases towards central collisions. The pT-differential yield ratios 2K∗(892)±/(K++K−) and 2K∗(892)±/(π++π−) are suppressed by up to a factor of five at pT<2 GeV/c in central Pb-Pb collisions compared to pp collisions at s√= 5.02 TeV. Both particle ratios and are qualitatively consistent with expectations for rescattering effects in the hadronic phase. The nuclear modification factor shows a smooth evolution with centrality and is below unity at pT>8 GeV/c, consistent with measurements for other light-flavored hadrons. The smallest values are observed in most central collisions, indicating larger energy loss of partons traversing the dense medium.
The production of K∗(892)± meson resonance is measured at midrapidity (|y|<0.5) in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN−−−√=5.02 TeV using the ALICE detector at the LHC. The resonance is reconstructed via its hadronic decay channel K∗(892)±→K0Sπ±. The transverse momentum distributions are obtained for various centrality intervals in the pT range of 0.4-16 GeV/c. The reported measurements of integrated yields, mean transverse momenta, and particle yield ratios are consistent with previous ALICE measurements for K∗(892)0. The pT-integrated yield ratio 2K∗(892)±/(K++K−) in central Pb-Pb collisions shows a significant suppression (9.3σ) relative to pp collisions. Thermal model calculations overpredict the particle yield ratio. Although both simulations consider the hadronic phase, only HRG-PCE accurately represents the measurements, whereas MUSIC+SMASH tends to overpredict them. These observations, along with the kinetic freeze-out temperatures extracted from the yields of light-flavored hadrons using the HRG-PCE model, indicate a finite hadronic phase lifetime, which increases towards central collisions. The pT-differential yield ratios 2K∗(892)±/(K++K−) and 2K∗(892)±/(π++π−) are suppressed by up to a factor of five at pT<2 GeV/c in central Pb-Pb collisions compared to pp collisions at s√= 5.02 TeV. Both particle ratios and are qualitatively consistent with expectations for rescattering effects in the hadronic phase. The nuclear modification factor shows a smooth evolution with centrality and is below unity at pT>8 GeV/c, consistent with measurements for other light-flavored hadrons. The smallest values are observed in most central collisions, indicating larger energy loss of partons traversing the dense medium.
The production of K∗(892)± meson resonance is measured at midrapidity (|y|<0.5) in Pb−Pb collisions at √sNN=5.02 TeV using the ALICE detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The resonance is reconstructed via its hadronic decay channel K∗(892)±→K0Sπ±. The transverse momentum distributions are obtained for various centrality intervals in the pT range of 0.4−16 GeV/c . Measurements of integrated yields, mean transverse momenta, and particle yield ratios are reported and found to be consistent with previous ALICE measurements for K∗(892)0 within uncertainties. The pT-integrated yield ratio 2K∗(892)±/(K++K−) in central Pb−Pb collisions shows a significant suppression at a level of 9.3σ relative to pp collisions. Thermal model calculations result in an overprediction of the particle yield ratio. Although both hadron resonance gas in partial chemical equilibrium (HRG-PCE) and music + smash simulations consider the hadronic phase, only HRG-PCE accurately represents the measurements, whereas music + smash simulations tend to overpredict the particle yield ratio. These observations, along with the kinetic freeze-out temperatures extracted from the yields measured for light-flavored hadrons using the HRG-PCE model, indicate a finite hadronic phase lifetime, which decreases with increasing collision centrality percentile. The pT-differential yield ratios 2K∗(892)±/(K++K−) and 2K∗(892)±/(π++π−) are presented and compared with measurements in pp collisions at √s=5.02 TeV. Both pa rticle ratios are found to be suppressed by up to a factor of five at pT<2.0 GeV/c in central Pb−Pb collisions and are qualitatively consistent with expectations for rescattering effects in the hadronic phase. The nuclear modification factor (RAA) shows a smooth evolution with centrality and is found to be below unity at pT>8 GeV/c, consistent with measurements for other light-flavored hadrons. The smallest values are observed in most central collisions, indicating larger energy loss of partons traversing the dense medium.
A new, more precise measurement of the Λ hyperon lifetime is performed using a large data sample of Pb–Pb collisions at √sNN p ¼ 5.02 TeV with ALICE. The Λ and Λ¯ hyperons are reconstructed at midrapidity using their two-body weak decay channel Λ → p þ π− and Λ¯ → p¯ þ πþ. The measured value of the Λ lifetime is τΛ ¼ ½261.07 0.37ðstat:Þ 0.72ðsyst:Þ ps. The relative difference between the lifetime of Λ and Λ¯ , which represents an important test of CPT invariance in the strangeness sector, is also measured. The obtained value ðτΛ − τΛ¯Þ=τΛ ¼ 0.0013 0.0028ðstat:Þ 0.0021ðsyst:Þ is consistent with zero within the uncertainties. Both measurements of the Λ hyperon lifetime and of the relative difference between τΛ and τΛ¯ are in agreement with the corresponding world averages of the Particle Data Group and about a factor of three more precise.
The production of prompt +c baryons has been measured at midrapidity in the transverse momentum interval 0 < pT < 1 GeV/c for the first time, in pp and p–Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon-nucleon collision √sNN = 5.02 TeV. The measurement was performed in the decay channel +c → pK0S by applying new decay reconstruction techniques using a Kalman-Filter vertexing algorithm and adopting a machine-learning approach for the candidate selection. The pT -integrated +c production cross sections in both collision systems were determined and used along with the measured yields in Pb–Pb collisions to compute the pT -integrated nuclear modification factors RpPb and RAA of +c baryons, which are compared to model calculations that consider nuclear modification of the parton distribution functions. The +c /D0 baryon-to-meson yield ratio is reported for pp and p–Pb collisions. Comparisons with models that include modified hadronization processes are presented, and the implications of the results on the understanding of charm hadronization in hadronic collisions are discussed. A significant (3.7σ) modification of the mean transverse momentum of + c baryons is seen in p–Pb collisions with respect to pp collisions, while the pT -integrated +c /D0 yield ratio was found to be consistent between the two collision systems within the uncertainties.
Long- and short-range correlations for pairs of charged particles are studied via two-particle angular correlations in pp collisions at s√=13 TeV and p−Pb collisions at sNN−−−√=5.02 TeV. The correlation functions are measured as a function of relative azimuthal angle Δφ and pseudorapidity separation Δη for pairs of primary charged particles within the pseudorapidity interval |η|<0.9 and the transverse-momentum interval 1<pT<4 GeV/c. Flow coefficients are extracted for the long-range correlations (1.6<|Δη|<1.8) in various high-multiplicity event classes using the low-multiplicity template fit method. The method is used to subtract the enhanced yield of away-side jet fragments in high-multiplicity events. These results show decreasing flow signals toward lower multiplicity events. Furthermore, the flow coefficients for events with hard probes, such as jets or leading particles, do not exhibit any significant changes compared to those obtained from high-multiplicity events without any specific event selection criteria. The results are compared with hydrodynamic-model calculations, and it is found that a better understanding of the initial conditions is necessary to describe the results, particularly for low-multiplicity events.
The inclusive production of the charm-strange baryon Ω0c is measured for the first time via its semileptonic decay into Ω−e+νe at midrapidity (|y| < 0.8) in proton–proton (pp) collisions at the centre-of-mass energy √s = 13 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The transverse momentum (pT) differential cross section multiplied by the branching ratio is presented in the interval 2 < pT < 12 GeV/c. The branching-fraction ratio BR(Ω0c → Ω−e+νe)/BR(Ω0c → Ω−π+) is measured to be 1.12 ± 0.22 (stat.) ± 0.27 (syst.). Comparisons with other experimental measurements, as well as with theoretical calculations, are presented.
The inclusive production of the charm-strange baryon Ω0c is measured for the first time via its semileptonic decay into Ω−e+νe at midrapidity (|y| < 0.8) in proton–proton (pp) collisions at the centre-of-mass energy √s = 13 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The transverse momentum (pT) differential cross section multiplied by the branching ratio is presented in the interval 2 < pT < 12 GeV/c. The branching-fraction ratio BR(Ω0c → Ω−e+νe)/BR(Ω0c → Ω−π+) is measured to be 1.12 ± 0.22 (stat.) ± 0.27 (syst.). Comparisons with other experimental measurements, as well as with theoretical calculations, are presented.
The measurement of the production of deuterons, tritons and 3He and their antiparticles in Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV is presented in this article. The measurements are carried out at midrapidity (y|< 0.5) as a function of collision centrality using the ALICE detector. The pT-integrated yields, the coalescence parameters and the ratios to protons and antiprotons are reported and compared with nucleosynthesis models. The comparison of these results in different collision systems at different center-of-mass collision energies reveals a suppression of nucleus production in small systems. In the Statistical Hadronisation Model framework, this can be explained by a small correlation volume where the baryon number is conserved, as already shown in previous fluctuation analyses. However, a different size of the correlation volume is required to describe the proton yields in the same data sets. The coalescence model can describe this suppression by the fact that the wave functions of the nuclei are large and the fireball size starts to become comparable and even much smaller than the actual nucleus at low multiplicities.
The knowledge of the material budget with a high precision is fundamental for measurements of direct photon production using the photon conversion method due to its direct impact on the total systematic uncertainty. Moreover, it influences many aspects of the charged-particle reconstruction performance. In this article, two procedures to determine data-driven corrections to the material-budget description in ALICE simulation software are developed. One is based on the precise knowledge of the gas composition in the Time Projection Chamber. The other is based on the robustness of the ratio between the produced number of photons and charged particles, to a large extent due to the approximate isospin symmetry in the number of produced neutral and charged pions. Both methods are applied to ALICE data allowing for a reduction of the overall material budget systematic uncertainty from 4.5% down to 2.5%. Using these methods, a locally correct material budget is also achieved. The two proposed methods are generic and can be applied to any experiment in a similar fashion.
The knowledge of the material budget with a high precision is fundamental for measurements of direct photon production using the photon conversion method due to its direct impact on the total systematic uncertainty. Moreover, it influences many aspects of the charged-particle reconstruction performance. In this article, two procedures to determine data-driven corrections to the material-budget description in ALICE simulation software are developed. One is based on the precise knowledge of the gas composition in the Time Projection Chamber. The other is based on the robustness of the ratio between the produced number of photons and charged particles, to a large extent due to the approximate isospin symmetry in the number of produced neutral and charged pions. Both methods are applied to ALICE data allowing for a reduction of the overall material budget systematic uncertainty from 4.5% down to 2.5%. Using these methods, a locally correct material budget is also achieved. The two proposed methods are generic and can be applied to any experiment in a similar fashion.
Long- and short-range correlations for pairs of charged particles are studied via two-particle angular correlations in pp collisions at √sNN = 13 TeV and p–Pb collisions at √s = 5.02 TeV. The correlation functions are measured as a function of relative azimuthal angle ∆φ and pseudorapidity separation ∆η for pairs of primary charged particles within the pseudorapidity interval |η| < 0.9 and the transverse-momentum interval 1 < pT < 4 GeV/c. Flow coefficients are extracted for the long-range correlations (1.6 < |∆η| < 1.8) in various high-multiplicity event classes using the low-multiplicity template fit method. The method is used to subtract the enhanced yield of away-side jet fragments in high-multiplicity events. These results show decreasing flow signals toward lower multiplicity events. Furthermore, the flow coefficients for events with hard probes, such as jets or leading particles, do not exhibit any significant changes compared to those obtained from high-multiplicity events without any specific event selection criteria. The results are compared with hydrodynamic-model calculations, and it is found that a better understanding of the initial conditions is necessary to describe the results, particularly for low-multiplicity events.
The free energy of TAP-solutions for the SK-model of mean field spin glasses can be expressed as a nonlinear functional of local terms: we exploit this feature in order to contrive abstract REM-like models which we then solve by a classical large deviations treatment. This allows to identify the origin of the physically unsettling quadratic (in the inverse of temperature) correction to the Parisi free energy for the SK-model, and formalizes the true cavity dynamics which acts on TAP-space, i.e. on the space of TAP-solutions. From a non-spin glass point of view, this work is the first in a series of refinements which addresses the stability of hierarchical structures in models of evolving populations.
The total charm-quark production cross section per unit of rapidity dσ(cc)/dy, and the fragmentation fractions of charm quarks to different charm-hadron species f(c → hc), are measured for the first time in p–Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV at midrapidity (−0.96 < y < 0.04 in the centre-ofmass frame) using data collected by ALICE at the CERN LHC. The results are obtained based on all the available measurements of prompt production of ground-state charm-hadron species: D0, D+,D+s, and J/ψ mesons, and Λ+cand Ξ0cbaryons. The resulting cross section is dσ(cc)/dy = 219.6±6.3 (stat.)+10.5−11.8(syst.)+7.6−2.9(extr.)±5.4 (BR)±4.6 (lumi.)±19.5 (rapidity shape) +15.0 (Ω0c) mb, which is consistent with a binary scaling of pQCD calculations from pp ollisions. The measured fragmentation fractions are compatible with those measured in pp collisions at √s = 5.02 and 13 TeV, showing an increase in the relative production rates of charm baryons with respect to charm mesons in pp and p–Pb collisions compared with e+e − and e−p collisions. The pT-integrated nuclear modification factor of charm quarks, RpPb(cc) = 0.91±0.04 (stat.) +0.08 −0.09 (syst.) +0.04 −0.03 (extr.)±0.03 (lumi.), is found to be consistent with unity and with theoretical predictions including nuclear modifications of the parton distribution functions.
This work aims to differentiate strangeness produced from hard processes (jet-like) and softer processes (underlying event) by measuring the angular correlation between a high-momentum trigger hadron (h) acting as a jet-proxy and a produced strange hadron (φ(1020) meson). Measuring h–φ correlations at midrapidity in p–Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV as a function of event multiplicity provides insight into the microscopic origin of strangeness enhancement in small collision systems. The jet-like and the underlying-event-like strangeness production are investigated as a function of event multiplicity. They are also compared between a lower and higher momentum region. The evolution of the per-trigger yields within the near-side (aligned with the trigger hadron) and away-side (in the opposite direction of the trigger hadron) jet is studied separately, allowing for the characterization of two distinct jet-like production regimes. Furthermore, the h–φ correlations within the underlying event give access to a production regime dominated by soft production processes, which can be compared directly to the in-jet production. Comparisons between h–φ and dihadron correlations show that the observed strangeness enhancement is largely driven by the underlying event, where the φ/h ratio is significantly larger than within the jet regions. As multiplicity increases, the fraction of the total φ(1020) yield coming from jets decreases compared to the underlying event production, leading to high-multiplicity events being dominated by the increased strangeness production from the underlying event
Human feline leukaemia virus subgroup C receptor-related proteins 1 and 2 (FLVCR1 and FLVCR2) are members of the major facilitator superfamily1. Their dysfunction is linked to several clinical disorders, including PCARP, HSAN and Fowler syndrome2,3,4,5,6,7. Earlier studies concluded that FLVCR1 may function as a haem exporter8,9,10,11,12, whereas FLVCR2 was suggested to act as a haem importer13, yet conclusive biochemical and detailed molecular evidence remained elusive for the function of both transporters14,15,16. Here, we show that FLVCR1 and FLVCR2 facilitate the transport of choline and ethanolamine across the plasma membrane, using a concentration-driven substrate translocation process. Through structural and computational analyses, we have identified distinct conformational states of FLVCRs and unravelled the coordination chemistry underlying their substrate interactions. Fully conserved tryptophan and tyrosine residues form the binding pocket of both transporters and confer selectivity for choline and ethanolamine through cation–π interactions. Our findings clarify the mechanisms of choline and ethanolamine transport by FLVCR1 and FLVCR2, enhance our comprehension of disease-associated mutations that interfere with these vital processes and shed light on the conformational dynamics of these major facilitator superfamily proteins during the transport cycle.
Das Heidelberger Ionenstrahl-Therapiezentrum (HIT) stellt Protonen-, Helium- und Kohlenstoff-Ionenstrahlen unterschiedlicher Energie und Intensität für die Krebsbehandlung und Sauerstoff-Ionenstrahlen für Experimente zur Verfügung. Der hierfür verwendete Beschleuniger ist darüber hinaus in der Lage auch Ionenstrahlintensitäten unterhalb der für Therapien verwendeten bereitzustellen. Allerdings ist das derzeit installierte Strahldiagnosesystems nicht in der Lage, das Strahlprofil bei solchen geringen Intensitäten (< 10^5 Ionen/s) zu messen. Dabei existieren mögliche medizinische Anwendung für diese niederintensiven Ionen-strahlen, wie beispielsweise eine neuartige und potentiell klinisch vorteilhafte Bildgebung: die Ionenradiographie. Eine essentielle Voraussetzung für diese und andere Anwendungen ist ein System zur Überwachung von Ionenstrahlen niedriger Intensität. Ein solches System wurde im Rahmen dieser Arbeit konzipiert, realisiert, getestet und optimiert.
Das Funktionsprinzip basiert auf szintillierenden Fasern, insbesondere solchen mit erhöhter Strahlungshärte für die Möglichkeit einer dauerhaften Platzierung im Therapiestrahl. Ein diese Fasern durchlaufendes Ion regt den darin enthaltenen Szintillator durch Stoßprozesse kurzzeitig an. Die dabei deponierte Energie wird anschließend in Form von Photonen wieder emittiert. Silizium-Photomultiplier sind an den Enden der Fasern montiert und wandeln die Photonensignale in verstärkte elektrische Impulse um. Diese Impulse werden von einer neuartigen und dedizierten Ausleseelektronik aufgezeichnet und verarbeitet. Ein Prototypaufbau, bestehend aus den genannten Teilen, wurde im Strahl getestet und kann das transversale Strahlprofil erfolgreich im Intensitätsbereich von 10^7 Ionen/s bis hinunter zu 10^2 Ionen/s aufzeichnen. Darüber hinaus konnte, durch die erfolgreiche Ankunftszeitmessung von einzelnen Ionen bis zu Intensitäten von 5*10^4 Ionen/s, ein Machbarkeitsnachweis für die Messung der Spur von einzelnen Teilchen erbracht werden.
We present a relativistic Shakhov-type generalization of the Anderson-Witting relaxation time model for the Boltzmann collision integral to modify the ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity. This is achieved by modifying the path on which the single particle distribution function fk approaches local equilibrium f0k by constructing an intermediate Shakhov-type distribution fSk similar to the 14-moment approximation of Israel and Stewart. We illustrate the effectiveness of this model in case of the Bjorken expansion of an ideal gas of massive particles and the damping of longitudinal waves through an ultrarelativistic ideal gas.
We extract the e+e− →π+π− cross section in the energy range between 600 and 900 MeV, exploiting the method of initial state radiation. A data set with an integrated luminosity of 2.93 fb−1 taken at a center-of-mass energy of 3.773 GeV with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider is used. The cross section is measured with a systematic uncertainty of 0.9%. We extract the pion form factor |Fπ|2 as well as the contribution of the measured cross section to the leading-order hadronic vacuum polarization contribution to (g−2)μ. We find this value to be aππ,LO μ (600–900 MeV) = (368.2 ±2.5stat±3.3sys) ·10−10, which is between the corresponding values using the BaBar or KLOE data.
Off-central heavy-ion collisions are known to feature magnetic fields with magnitudes and characteristic gradients corresponding to the scale of the strong interactions. In this work, we employ equilibrium lattice simulations of the underlying theory, QCD, involving similar inhomogeneous magnetic field profiles to achieve a better understanding of this system. We simulate three flavors of dynamical staggered quarks with physical masses at a range of magnetic fields and temperatures, and extrapolate the results to the continuum limit. Analyzing the impact of the field on the quark condensate and the Polyakov loop, we find non-trivial spatial features that render the QCD medium qualitatively different as in the homogeneous setup, especially at temperatures around the transition. In addition, we construct leading-order chiral perturbation theory for the inhomogeneous background and compare its prediction to our lattice results at low temperature. Our findings will be useful to benchmark effective theories and low-energy models of QCD for a better description of peripheral heavy-ion collisions.
Off-central heavy-ion collisions are known to feature magnetic fields with magnitudes and characteristic gradients corresponding to the scale of the strong interactions. In this work, we employ equilibrium lattice simulations of the underlying theory, QCD, involving similar inhomogeneous magnetic field profiles to achieve a better understanding of this system. We simulate three flavors of dynamical staggered quarks with physical masses at a range of magnetic fields and temperatures, and extrapolate the results to the continuum limit. Analyzing the impact of the field on the quark condensate and the Polyakov loop, we find non-trivial spatial features that render the QCD medium qualitatively different as in the homogeneous setup, especially at temperatures around the transition. In addition, we construct leading-order chiral perturbation theory for the inhomogeneous background and compare its prediction to our lattice results at low temperature. Our findings will be useful to benchmark effective theories and low-energy models of QCD for a better description of peripheral heavy-ion collisions.
Off-central heavy-ion collisions are known to feature magnetic fields with magnitudes and characteristic gradients corresponding to the scale of the strong interactions. In this work, we employ equilibrium lattice simulations of the underlying theory, QCD, involving similar inhomogeneous magnetic field profiles to achieve a better understanding of this system. We simulate three flavors of dynamical staggered quarks with physical masses at a range of magnetic fields and temperatures, and extrapolate the results to the continuum limit. Analyzing the impact of the field on the quark condensate and the Polyakov loop, we find non-trivial spatial features that render the QCD medium qualitatively different as in the homogeneous setup, especially at temperatures around the transition. In addition, we construct leading-order chiral perturbation theory for the inhomogeneous background and compare its prediction to our lattice results at low temperature. Our findings will be useful to benchmark effective theories and low-energy models of QCD for a better description of peripheral heavy-ion collisions.
In Ref. [1] the BESIII collaboration published a cross section measurement of the process e+e− → π+π− in the energy range between 600 and 900 MeV. In this corrigendum, we report a corrected evaluation of the statistical errors in terms of a fully propagated covariance matrix. The correction also yields a reduced statistical uncertainty for the hadronic vacuum polarization contribution to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, which now reads as aππ,LO μ (600 − 900 MeV) = (368.2 ± 1.5stat ± 3.3syst) × 10−10. The central values of the cross section measurement and of aππ,LO μ , as well as the systematic uncertainties remain unchanged.
We present cross sections for the reaction e+e−→K0SK0L at center-of-mass energies ranging from 3.51 GeV to 4.95 GeV using data samples collected in the BESIII experiment, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 26.5 fb−1. The ratio of neutral-to-charged kaon form factors at large momentum transfers (12 GeV2<Q2<25 GeV2) is determined to be 0.21±0.01, which indicates a small but significant effect of flavor-SU(3) breaking in the kaon wave function, and consequently excludes the possibility that flavor-SU(3) breaking is the primary reason for the strong experimental violation of the pQCD prediction |F(π±)|/|F(K±)|=f2π/f2K, where F(π±) and F(K±) are the form factors, and fπ and fK are the decay constants of charged pions and kaons, respectively. We also observe a significant signal for the charmless decay ψ(3770)→K0SK0L for the first time. Within a 1σ contour of the likelihood value, the the branching fraction for ψ(3770)→K0SK0L is determined to be B=(2.63+1.40−1.59)×10−5, and the relative phase between the continuum and ψ(3770) amplitudes is ϕ=(−0.39+0.05−0.10)π. The branching fraction is in good agreement with the S- and D-wave charmonia mixing scheme proposed in the interpretation of the "ρπ puzzle" between J/ψ and ψ(3686) decays.
A search has been performed for the semileptonic decays D0→K0SK−e+νe, D+→K0SK0Se+νe and D+→K+K−e+νe, using 7.9 fb−1 of e+e− annihilation data collected at the center-of-mass energy s√=3.773 GeV by the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII collider. No significant signals are observed, and upper limits are set at the 90\% confidence level of 2.13×10−5, 1.54×10−5 and 2.10×10−5 for the branching fractions of D0→K0SK−e+νe, D+→K0SK0Se+νe and D+→K+K−e+νe, respectively.