Overview
- Nominated by Purdue University, USA, as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis
- Devises a new method of studying charge separation versus the event structure in heavy-ion collisions
- Discovers that charge separation is proportional to the event structure, indicating the observed signal is dominated by an event-structure-related background
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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It has been suggested that local parity violation (LPV) in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) would lead to charge separation of quarks by the Chiral Magnetic Effect (CME) in heavy ion collisions. Charge Multiplicity Asymmetry Correlation Study Searching for Local Parity Violation at RHIC for STAR Collaboration presents the detailed study of charge separation with respect to the event plane.
Results on charge multiplicity asymmetry in Au+Au and d+Au collisions at 200 GeV by the STAR experiment are reported. It was found that the correlation results could not be explained by CME alone. Additionally, the charge separation signal as a function of the measured azimuthal angle range as well as the event-by-event anisotropy parameter are studied. These results indicate that the charge separation effect appears to be in-plane rather than out-of-plane. It is discovered that the charge separation effect is proportional to the event-by-event azimuthal anisotropy and consistent with zero in events with zero azimuthal anisotropy.
These studies suggest that the charge separation effect, within the statistical error, may be a net effect of event anisotropy and correlated particle production. A potential upper limit on the CME is also presented through this data.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Quan Wang
University of Kansas
Department of Physics and Astronomy
1082 Malott, 1251 Wescoe Hall Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045-7582
Research performed at:
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
USA
Quan Wang received his PhD in 2012 from Purdue University. His work has been recognized with the George W. Tautfest Award from Purdue University for "showing outstanding promise in High Energy Physics."
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Charge Multiplicity Asymmetry Correlation Study Searching for Local Parity Violation at RHIC for STAR Collaboration
Authors: Quan Wang
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00756-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-00755-7Published: 16 August 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37524-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-00756-4Published: 13 August 2013
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 134
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Field Theories, String Theory
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