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1 Nu Xu1/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Study QCD Phase Structure in STAR Experiment Nu Xu (1) Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA (2) College of Physical Science & Technology, Central China Normal University, China

2 Nu Xu2/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Outline (1)Introduction - Physics programs at STAR (2) RHIC Beam Energy Scan - Status at STAR (3) Summary

3 Nu Xu3/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Nu Xu Student Lecture, “Quark Matter 2006”, Shanghai, Nov. 14 - 20, 2006 3/59 STAR Collaboration

4 BNL PAC, 21 - 22, 2010 Heavy Flavor Tracker (HFT) 2013 Time Projection Chamber (TPC) FGT 2011 STAR Detectors Fast and Full azimuthal particle identification EMC+EEMC+FMS (-1 ≤  ≤ 4) MRPC Time Of Flight DAQ1000 MTD 2013

5 Nu Xu5/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR STAR Experiment MRPC ToF Barrel BBC PMD FPD FMSFMS EMC Barrel EMC End Cap DAQ1000 FGT COMPLETE Ongoing MTD R&D HFT TPC FHC HLT pp2pp’ triggercomputing

6 Nu Xu6/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Particle Identification at STAR STAR TPC STAR ToF STAR EMC STAR HFT Neutral particles Strange Jets Heavy Quark hyperons Hadrons Multiple-fold correlations among the identified particles! e, μ π K p d TPC ToF TPC Log 10 (p) STAR MTD

7 STAR PID: 7.7, 39, 200 GeV (π ±, K ±, p) Au+Au at 7.7 GeV Au+Au at 39 GeV Au+Au at 200 GeV

8 Nu Xu8/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR RHIC Physics Focus Polarized p+p program - Study proton intrinsic properties Forward program - Study low-x properties, initial condition, search for CGC - Study elastic and inelastic processes in pp2pp 1) At 200 GeV at RHIC - Study medium properties, EoS - pQCD in hot and dense medium 2) RHIC beam energy scan (BES) - Search for the QCD critical point - Chiral symmetry restoration 2020 - eRHIC (eSTAR) 2020 - eRHIC (eSTAR)

9 Nu Xu9/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Antimatter Discoveries at RHIC “Observation of the Antimatter Helium-4 Nucleus” by STAR Collaboration Nature, 473, 353(2011). April, 2011March, 2010 “Observation of an Antimatter Hypernucleus” by STAR Collaboration Science, 328, 58(2010).

10 Nu Xu10/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Light Nuclei Productions at RHIC Production rate reduces by a factor of 1.6x10 3 (1.1x10 3 ) for each additional antinucleon added to the antinucleus (nucleus). STAR Experiment: Nature, 473, 353(2011) 1)In high-energy nuclear collisions, N(d) >> N(α): QGP  (anti)light nuclei via coalescence 2)In the Universe, N(d) << N(α): N(anti-α)?

11 Nu Xu11/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Beam Energy Scan at RHIC Exp. Observations: (1) v 2 - NCQ scaling: partonic vs. hadronic dof (2) Dynamical correlations: partonic vs. hadronic dof (3) Azimuthally HBT: 1 st order phase transition (4) Fluctuations: Critical point, correl. Length net-p, net-Q, … mixed ratios C 2, C 4, C 6, C 8, … (5) Directed flow v 1 1 st order phase transition - http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/ http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/ starnotes/public/sn0493 - arXiv:1007.2613 Study QCD Phase Structure - Signals of phase boundary - Signals for critical point

12 y x pypy pxpx coordinate-space-anisotropy  momentum-space-anisotropy Anisotropy Parameter v 2 Initial/final conditions, EoS, degrees of freedom

13 Nu Xu13/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Low p T (≤ 2 GeV/c): hydrodynamic mass ordering High p T (> 2 GeV/c): number of quarks scaling  Partonic Collectivity, necessary for QGP!  De-confinement in Au+Au collisions at RHIC! Partonic Collectivity at RHIC STAR: preliminary QM09: arXiv 0907.2265

14 Nu Xu14/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Observable*: NCQ Scaling in v 2 - m  ~ m p ~ 1 GeV - ss  φ not K + K -  φ -   h <<  p ,  In the hadronic case, no number of quark scaling and the value of v 2 of φ will be small. * Thermalization is assumed!   STAR Collaboration: F. Liu, S.S. Shi, K.J. Wu et al.

15 Nu Xu15/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR (anti-)Particle v 2 vs. √s NN At √s NN ≤ 11.5 GeV: - v 2 ( baryon) > v 2 (anti-baryon) - v 2 ( π + ) < v 2 (π - ) - v 2 ( K - ) < v 2 (K + ) Hadronic interactions appear dominant STAR: Quark Matter 2011

16 Nu Xu16/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR ϕ -meson v 2 vs. √s NN - The φ-meson v 2 falls off trend from other hadrons at 11.5 GeV - An effect of 2.6σ

17 Nu Xu17/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Summary I: NCQ-Scaling in v 2 1) Partonic collectivity in 200 GeV collisions 2) At √s NN ≤ 11.5 GeV - v 2 scales for the same charged hadrons - v 2 (baryon) > v 2 (anti-baryon) - v 2 ( ϕ ) < v 2 (hadron) (2.6σ)  √s NN ≤ 11.5 GeV: [hadronic dominant] √s NN ≥ 39 GeV: [partonic dominant] Where is the critical point?

18 1 2 2 T E RHIC, SPS, FAIR 1 T ini, T C LHC, RHIC 3 Phase Boundary RHIC, FAIR, NICA BES: (5400, 200, 62.4, 39, 27, 19.6, 15.5, 11.5, 7.7: 8 – 1 GeV) 3

19 Nu Xu19/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Susceptibilities and Moments Thermodynamic function: The susceptibility: Thermodynamic function  Susceptibility  Moments Model calculations, e.g. LGT, HRG  Measurements Conserved Quantum Number

20 Nu Xu20/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Non-Gaussian Fluctuations N: event by event multiplicity distribution For a Gaussian distribution, the s=0, κ=0. Ideal probe of the non-Gaussian fluctuations at critical point. Higher order correlations are correspond to higher power of the correlation length of the system: more sensitive to critical phenomena. Price: large number of events required. s 0

21 Nu Xu21/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR High Moments of Net-protons  Measure conserved quantities, B, s, and Q.  First: High order fluctuation results consistent with thermalization.  First: Tests the long distance QCD predictions in hot/dense medium. Caveats: (a) static vs. dynamic; (b) net-B vs. net-p; (c) potential effects of freeze-out… - R. Gavai, S. Gupta, 1001. 3796 / F. Karsch, K. Redlich, 1007.2581 / M. Stephanov, 0911.1772. - STAR: PRL105, 02232(2010) and references therein.

22 Nu Xu22/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Comparing with LGT Results Assumptions: (a) Freeze-out temperature is close to LGT T C (b) Thermal equilibrium reached in central collisions (c) Taylor expansions, at μ B ≠0, on LGT results are valid  Lattice results are consistent with data for 60 < √s NN < 200 GeV References: - STAR, PRL105, 22303(10) - R.V. Gavai and S. Gupta: PLB696, 459(11)

23 Nu Xu23/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Remarks STAR: PRL, 105, 22302(2010) Energy Scan in Au+Au collisions: Run 10: 7.7, 11.5, 39 GeV Run 11: 19.6, 27 GeV 1)Centrality averaged events. In this analysis, effects of volume and detecting efficiencies are all canceled out. 2)All transport model results values are higher than unity, except the Theminator result at 200GeV. LGT predicted values around 0.8-0.9, due to finite chemical potential. 3)Test of thermalization with higher moments. 4)Critical point effect: non- monotonic dependence on collision energy. STAR: PRL105, 22302(2010). F. Karsch and K. Redlich, arXiv:1007.2581 1)Centrality averaged events. In this analysis, effects of volume and detecting efficiencies are all canceled out. 2)All transport model results values are higher than unity, except the Theminator result at 200GeV. LGT predicted values around 0.8-0.9, due to finite chemical potential. 3)Test of thermalization with higher moments. 4)Critical point effect: non- monotonic dependence on collision energy. STAR: PRL105, 22302(2010). F. Karsch and K. Redlich, arXiv:1007.2581

24 Nu Xu24/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR 1)The fluctuation of the impact parameter led to the fluctuation in collision centrality 2)Multiplicity weighted moments help to remove the effect Effects of Centrality Bin Width STAR Preliminary STAR: SQM2011

25 Nu Xu25/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Effects of Resonances, Neutrons 1)Resonance decay effect on the products of Sσ and κσ 2 is small. 2)Inclusion of neutrons effects is small. Net-proton distributions reflect the net-baryon’s. 3)Low efficiency in the event-by-event measurements for hyperons. STAR: SQM2011 Therminator-2.0 ( arXiv:1102.0273 )

26 Nu Xu26/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Effects of the FSI AMPT sm: Phys. Rev. C 72, 064901 0-5% 1)FSI effect: within errors, no effects 2)AMPT model used STAR: SQM2011

27 Nu Xu27/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR 1 2 3 2 T E RHIC, SPS, FAIR 1 T ini, T C LHC, RHIC 3 Phase boundary RHIC, FAIR, NICA RHIC: (7.7, 11.5, 15.5, 19.6, 27, 39,62, 200 GeV) QGP Properties - Upgrade for HF hadron measurements - di-leptons QGP Properties - Upgrade for HF hadron measurements - di-leptons

28 Nu Xu28/28 Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs, BNL, October 3 – 5, 2011 STAR Summary (1)In collisions at RHIC top energy, hot and dense matter, with partonic degrees of freedom and collectivity, has been formed (2) RHIC BES: Preliminary results indicate μ B < 110 (MeV): partonic interactions dominant μ B > 320 (MeV): hadronic interactions dominant (3) Near future physics program: - BES: ‘Comb’ the QCD phase diagram; Complete analysis for 7.7/11.5/15.5(?)/19.6/27/39 GeV and 200 GeV, e.g. C 6, C 8, …; - Heavy flavor, di-lepton: study QGP properties

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