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2022 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Muon measurement in nucleus-nucleus collisions at ultimate energies: new encounter of physical kinematic region and measurement technology

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H00163
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

志垣 賢太  広島大学, 先進理工系科学研究科(理), 教授 (70354743)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 八野 哲  広島大学, 先進理工系科学研究科(理), 助教 (20850720)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Keywords高エネルギー原子核衝突 / パートン多体系 / カイラル対称性 / ミュー粒子測定
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

クォークは強い相互作用により通常はその少数多体系であるハドロン中に閉込められ、単独で存在し得ない。約2兆ケルビンを越える超高温で閉込から解放されるクォーク相の性質解明は、高温極限における強い相互作用の振舞や、極初期宇宙発展シナリオ検証に欠かせない。衝突系の初期にのみ存在するクォーク相の情報を実験的に伝え得る探針が、再閉込後のハドロン相通過の際に強い相互作用による擾乱を受けない、電子、ミュー粒子、光子など、いわゆる透過的探針である。
従来、衝突系の運動学的中心領域を探る探針として低運動量での粒子識別の容易な電子を、強いブーストを受ける前方領域を探る探針として高運動量で識別容易なミュー粒子を、各々主として用いてきた。物理的には前者運動学領域の到達エネルギー密度がより高くより興味深いが、電子測定はミュー粒子測定に比べ背景事象が多く、両者は一長一短の関係にあった。ところが衝突エネルギーが高い欧州CERN研究所LHC加速器では、ビーム軸方向の強い一次元膨張のため、物理的に興味ある運動学的中心領域が延伸し、低横運動量を含むミュー粒子測定が技術的に可能かつ優位な前方領域と重なり始める。
本研究では、この新たな邂逅に着目し、LHC加速器において高精度高統計ミュー粒子測定を強力に推進する。ALICE実験においてミュー粒子生成点近傍での高精度飛跡測定を目的に前方ミュー粒子飛跡検出器を開発建設実装し、立上調整較正を行った。データ収集系高度化と併せ、従前の10倍の統計に及ぶミュー粒子測定と100倍の電子測定を可能とする。同実験第三期運転を牽引し、陽子+陽子衝突運転および鉛原子核+鉛原子核または陽子+鉛原子核衝突運転において、新規高精度高統計データの収集を進める。
2022年度は、ALICE実験第三期運転を開始し、陽子+陽子衝突データおよび鉛原子核+鉛原子核衝突試験データを収集し、初段解析を進めた。

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

ビッグバン直後の極初期宇宙など超高温ではクォークが閉込から解放される。クォーク相の情報を伝え得る探針として、原子核衝突の運動学的中心領域では電子を、前方領域ではミュー粒子を主として用いてきた。しかしLHC加速器の衝突エネルギーでは物理的に興味ある運動学的中心領域が延伸して技術的にミュー粒子測定が優位となる前方領域と重なり始める。この邂逅に着目し、同加速器において高精度高統計ミュー粒子測定を推進する。新規検出器をALICE実験に導入し高精度かつ従前の10-100倍の高統計データを収集して、クォーク相の生成機構、条件、性質の解明、特に特徴的な重いクォークの挙動とカイラル対称性回復現象にまで 迫る。
研究期間内の確実な物理目標達成に向け、本研究計画実施に不可欠な要素である前方ミュー粒子飛跡検出器を建設完了しALICE実験に導入して初期立上運用まで完遂した。さらにALICE実験第三期運転を開始し、陽子+陽子衝突データおよび鉛原子核+鉛原子核衝突試験データを収集して、初段解析を進めている。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

本研究では、LHC加速器ALICE実験における前方ミュー粒子測定高度化を推進し、かつ最大限に活用して、以下3点の目的達成を目指す。
(0) 基礎目標として、ALICE実験検出器高度化の重要な要素である前方ミュー粒子飛跡検出器の建設導入実現、および立上、較正、初段解析の完遂により、同実験第三期運転における高品質データ収集の実現完遂。
(1) 喫緊の物理課題への挑戦として、小さい衝突系(陽子+陽子、陽子+原子核)の高粒子多重度事象におけるクォーク相生成の実験的な確証。
(2) 積年の物理課題への発展的挑戦として、クォーク相に関わる最大の未解決物理課題である、カイラル対称性回復によるハドロン質量状態変化の探索。

  • Research Products

    (46 results)

All 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (6 results) Journal Article (33 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 33 results,  Peer Reviewed: 33 results,  Open Access: 27 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 3 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] CERN(スイス)

    • Country Name
      SWITZERLAND
    • Counterpart Institution
      CERN
  • [Int'l Joint Research] CEA サクレー/SUBATECH/リヨン大学(フランス)

    • Country Name
      FRANCE
    • Counterpart Institution
      CEA サクレー/SUBATECH/リヨン大学
    • # of Other Institutions
      5
  • [Int'l Joint Research] GSI/ハイデルベルク大学/フランクフルト大学(ドイツ)

    • Country Name
      GERMANY
    • Counterpart Institution
      GSI/ハイデルベルク大学/フランクフルト大学
    • # of Other Institutions
      9
  • [Int'l Joint Research] INFN フラスカティ/INFN パドバ/INFN カリャーリ(イタリア)

    • Country Name
      ITALY
    • Counterpart Institution
      INFN フラスカティ/INFN パドバ/INFN カリャーリ
    • # of Other Institutions
      25
  • [Int'l Joint Research] LBNL/UC バークレー/ORNL(米国)

    • Country Name
      U.S.A.
    • Counterpart Institution
      LBNL/UC バークレー/ORNL
    • # of Other Institutions
      11
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • # of Other Countries
      33
  • [Journal Article] Inclusive quarkonium production in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 5.02 TeV2023

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      The European Physical Journal C

      Volume: 83 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10896-8

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Improving constraints on gluon spin-momentum correlations in transversely polarized protons via midrapidity open-heavy-flavor electrons in p↑+p collisions at sqrt(s) = 200 GeV2023

    • Author(s)
      N.J.Abdulameer, K.Shigaki, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 107 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevD.107.052012

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Low-pT direct-photon production in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 39 and 62.4 GeV2023

    • Author(s)
      N.J.Abdulameer, K.Shigaki, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review C

      Volume: 107 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevC.107.024914

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measurements of second-harmonic Fourier coefficients from azimuthal anisotropies in p+p, p+Au, d+Au, and 3He+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV2023

    • Author(s)
      N.J.Abdulameer, K.Shigaki, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review C

      Volume: 107 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevC.107.024907

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measurement of anti-3He nuclei absorption in matter and impact on their propagation in the Galaxy2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nature Physics

      Volume: 19 Pages: 61~71

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41567-022-01804-8

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Multiplicity dependence of charged-particle jet production in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 13 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      The European Physical Journal C

      Volume: 82 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10405-x

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measurement of beauty production via non-prompt D0 mesons in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 5.02 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of High Energy Physics

      Volume: 2022 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1007/JHEP12(2022)126

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] First study of the two-body scattering involving charm hadrons2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 106 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevD.106.052010

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Forward rapidity J/ψ production as a function of charged-particle multiplicity in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 5.02 and 13 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of High Energy Physics

      Volume: 2022 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1007/JHEP06(2022)015

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Neutral to charged kaon yield fluctuations in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 2.76 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 832 Pages: 137242~137242

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137242

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Production of light (anti)nuclei in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 5.02 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      The European Physical Journal C

      Volume: 82 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10241-z

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Observation of a multiplicity dependence in the pT-differential charm baryon-to-meson ratios in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 13 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 829 Pages: 137065~137065

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137065

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] KS0 KS0 and KS0 K± femtoscopy in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 5.02 and 13 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 833 Pages: 137335~137335

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137335

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Characterizing the initial conditions of heavy-ion collisions at the LHC with mean transverse momentum and anisotropic flow correlations2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 834 Pages: 137393~137393

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137393

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Investigating charm production and fragmentation via azimuthal correlations of prompt D mesons with charged particles in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 13 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      The European Physical Journal C

      Volume: 82 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10267-3

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measurement of prompt Ds+ meson production and azimuthal anisotropy in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 5.02 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 827 Pages: 136986~136986

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.136986

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] General balance functions of identified charged hadron pairs of (π,K,p) in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 2.76 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 833 Pages: 137338~137338

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137338

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measurements of the groomed and ungroomed jet angularities in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 5.02 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of High Energy Physics

      Volume: 2022 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1007/JHEP05(2022)061

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Polarization of Lambda and Lambda-bar Hyperons along the Beam Direction in Pb-Pb Collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 5.02 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 128 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.172005

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Hypertriton Production in p-Pb Collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 5.02 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 128 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.252003

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Study of very forward energy and its correlation with particle production at midrapidity in pp and p-Pb collisions at the LHC2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of High Energy Physics

      Volume: 2022 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1007/JHEP08(2022)086

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Production of K*(892)0 and phi(1020) in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 5.02 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review C

      Volume: 106 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevC.106.034907

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Direct observation of the dead-cone effect in quantum chromodynamics2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nature

      Volume: 605 Pages: 440~446

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41586-022-04572-w

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measurement of K*(892)± production in inelastic pp collisions at the LHC2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 828 Pages: 137013~137013

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137013

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Inclusive, prompt and non-prompt J/ψ production at midrapidity in p-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 5.02 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of High Energy Physics

      Volume: 2022 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1007/JHEP06(2022)011

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Investigating the role of strangeness in baryon-antibaryon annihilation at the LHC2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 829 Pages: 137060~137060

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137060

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Production of Lambda and K0s in jets in p-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 5.02 TeV and pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 827 Pages: 136984~136984

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.136984

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Exploring the NΛ-NΣ coupled system with high precision correlation techniques at the LHC2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 833 Pages: 137272~137272

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137272

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Nuclear modification factor of light neutral-meson spectra up to high transverse momentum in p-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 8.16 TeV2022

    • Author(s)
      S.Acharya, K.Shigaki, S.Yano, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 827 Pages: 136943~136943

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2022.136943

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Study of phi-meson production in p+Al, p+Au, d+Au, and 3He+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV2022

    • Author(s)
      U.Acharya, K.Shigaki, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review C

      Volume: 106 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevC.106.014908

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measurement of psi(2S) nuclear modification at backward and forward rapidity in p+p, p+Al, and p+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV2022

    • Author(s)
      U.Acharya, K.Shigaki, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review C

      Volume: 105 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevC.105.064912

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Systematic study of nuclear effects in p+Al, p+Au, d+Au, and 3He+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV using pi0 production2022

    • Author(s)
      U.Acharya, K.Shigaki, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review C

      Volume: 105 Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1103/PhysRevC.105.064902

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Towards the Measurement of the Mass Modifications of Vector Mesons in a Finite Density Matter2022

    • Author(s)
      K.Ozawa, K.Shigaki, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Acta Physica Polonica A

      Volume: 142 Pages: 399~404

    • DOI

      10.12693/aphyspola.142.399

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] From Bridging Quark and Hadron Hierarchies to Even Broader View of QCD World2022

    • Author(s)
      K. Shigaki
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Clustering as a Window on the Hierarchical Structure of Quantum Systems (CLUSHIQ2022)
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Plans for AC-LGAD ePIC Barrel ToF2022

    • Author(s)
      K. Shigaki
    • Organizer
      NCU Workshop on EIC Physics and Detectors
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multiplicity dependence of low mass resonance production at forward rapidity in pp collisions with ALICE(ポスター)2022

    • Author(s)
      S.i Yano for the ALICE collaboration
    • Organizer
      29th International Conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Interest in AC-LGAD development of the EIC-Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      S. Yano
    • Organizer
      APCTP Workshop on the Physics of Electron-Ion Collider
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 電磁プローブ & クォーコニア2022

    • Author(s)
      八野哲
    • Organizer
      第39回Heavy Ion Cafe & 第35回Heavy Ion Pub 合同研究会
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] レプトン対測定の将来計画2022

    • Author(s)
      八野哲
    • Organizer
      第36回Heavy Ion Pub 研究会
    • Invited
  • [Remarks] LHC ALICE 実験日本グループ

    • URL

      http://alice-j.org/

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Published: 2023-12-25  

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