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Effective Field Theory Treatment of Monopole Production by Drell–Yan and Photon Fusion for Various Spins

by Stephanie Baines

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013001 - 14 May 2019

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A resolution over the existence of magnetic charges has eluded the high energy physics community for centuries, and their search has gained momentum as recent models predict these may be observable at current colliders. They appear in field theories in two forms: the [...] Read more.

A resolution over the existence of magnetic charges has eluded the high energy physics community for centuries, and their search has gained momentum as recent models predict these may be observable at current colliders. They appear in field theories in two forms: the widely studied but heavily suppressed monopole with structure (soliton) and the not-so-well-covered point-like monopole. The latter was first proposed by Dirac as the source of a singular magnetic field and in effect symmetrises Maxwell’s equations. Following this line of research, work by S. Baines et al. analysed these sources as matter fields that carry spins 0,

\frac{1}{2}

, or 1, in an effective field theory that is perturbative for monopoles produced at threshold where the coupling strength

g (β)

is suppressed. All three cases are currently under investigation by the MoEDAL collaboration at CERN, and the theoretical expressions for kinematic distributions proposed in this work serve as guides to these searches. The cross section distributions in each case are derived from a U(1) invariant gauge theory. It is not assumed that, like the electron, the monopole’s magnetic moment is generated through spin interactions at minimal coupling, as it may be quite large. Instead, the analytical expressions in the spin

\frac{1}{2}

and 1 cases are kept completely general through the inclusion of a phenomenological parameter

κ

, related to the gyromagnetic ratio

g_{R} = 1 + κ

. In fact, the inclusion of this parameter gives the effective theory validity in the high energy limit if the magnetic coupling scales with the particle’s velocity

β = \frac{v}{c}

. Full article

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Predicting Alignment in a Two Higgs Doublet Model

by Karim Benakli, Yifan Chen and Gaëtan Lafforgue-Marmet

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013002 - 17 May 2019

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We show that a non-abelian global

S U {(2)}_{R}

R-symmetry acting on the quartic part of the two Higgs Doublet Model leads, at tree-level, to an automatic alignment without decoupling. An example of phenomenologically viable model with this feature is [...] Read more.

We show that a non-abelian global

S U {(2)}_{R}

R-symmetry acting on the quartic part of the two Higgs Doublet Model leads, at tree-level, to an automatic alignment without decoupling. An example of phenomenologically viable model with this feature is the the low energy effective field theory of the Minimal Dirac Gaugino Supersymmetric Model in the limit where the adjoint scalars are decoupled. We discuss here how the

S U {(2)}_{R}

can be identified with the R-symmetry of the

N = 2

supersymmetry in the gauge and Higgs sectors. We also review how the radiative corrections lead to a very small misalignment. Full article

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Influence of Spatial and Dynamical Anisotropies on Flow and Femtoscopy Radii in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions at LHC Energies

by E. E. Zabrodin, L. V. Bravina, I. P. Lokhtin, L. V. Malinina, S. V. Petrushanko and A. M. Snigirev

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013003 - 20 May 2019

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We study the influence of spatial and dynamical anisotropies in relativistic heavy-ion collisions on the differential elliptic and triangular flows of charged hadrons and, simultaneously, on the second- and third-order oscillations of the femtoscopic radii. Calculations of Pb + Pb collisions at [...] Read more.

We study the influence of spatial and dynamical anisotropies in relativistic heavy-ion collisions on the differential elliptic and triangular flows of charged hadrons and, simultaneously, on the second- and third-order oscillations of the femtoscopic radii. Calculations of Pb + Pb collisions at

\sqrt{s}

= 2.76 TeV were done within the HYDrodynamics with JETs (HYDJET++) event generator, which allows one to investigate the role of each of the anisotropy kinds separately. It is found that the bare geometric anisotropy provides either the wrong sign of elliptic and triangular flows or out-of-phase oscillations of R²_out and R²_side, respectively. Dynamical anisotropy is able to describe qualitatively both characteristics correctly. For the correct quantitative description of the data, one has to employ both spatial and dynamical anisotropies. Full article

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Production of Magnetic Monopoles via Photon Fusion: Implementation in MadGraph ^†

by Arka Santra

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013004 - 29 May 2019

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If the Dirac magnetic monopoles exist, they can be probed in the collider experiments. Earlier, only the Drell–Yan production mechanism of magnetic monopoles was used to look for magnetic monopoles. However, the photon fusion production mechanism of magnetic monopoles is the dominant production [...] Read more.

If the Dirac magnetic monopoles exist, they can be probed in the collider experiments. Earlier, only the Drell–Yan production mechanism of magnetic monopoles was used to look for magnetic monopoles. However, the photon fusion production mechanism of magnetic monopoles is the dominant production mechanism at the LHC energy. I will discuss the photon fusion production of spin 0, 1/2, and 1 monopoles using the MadGraph event generator. I will also show the kinematic distributions of magnetic monopoles having those three spins. The comparison between the Drell–Yan process and the photon fusion process will also be done. Full article

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Quark Number Susceptibilities and Equation of State in QCD at Finite μ_B

by Saumen Datta, Rajiv V. Gavai and Sourendu Gupta

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013005 - 03 Jun 2019

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One of the main goals of the cold baryonic matter (CBM) experiment at FAIR is to explore the phases of strongly interacting matter at finite temperature and baryon chemical potential

μ_{B}

. The equation of state of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) at [...] Read more.

One of the main goals of the cold baryonic matter (CBM) experiment at FAIR is to explore the phases of strongly interacting matter at finite temperature and baryon chemical potential

μ_{B}

. The equation of state of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) at

μ_{B} > 0

is an essential input for the CBM experiment, as well as for the beam energy scan in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider(RHIC) experiment. Unfortunately, it is highly nontrivial to calculate the equation of state directly from QCD: numerical Monte Carlo studies on lattice are not useful at finite

μ_{B}

. Using the method of Taylor expansion in chemical potential, we estimate the equation of state, namely the baryon number density and its contribution to the pressure, for two-flavor QCD at moderate

μ_{B}

. We also study the quark number susceptibilities. We examine the technicalities associated with summing the Taylor series, and explore a Pade resummation. An examination of the Taylor series can be used to get an estimate of the location of the critical point in

μ_{B}, T

plane. Full article

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ALICE Highlights

by Francesco Noferini on behalf of the ALICE Collaboration

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013006 - 06 Jun 2019

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Deconfined strongly interacting QCD matter is produced in the laboratory at the highest energy densities in heavy-ion collisions at the LHC. A selection of recent results from ALICE is presented, spanning observables from the soft sector (bulk particle production and correlations), the hard [...] Read more.

Deconfined strongly interacting QCD matter is produced in the laboratory at the highest energy densities in heavy-ion collisions at the LHC. A selection of recent results from ALICE is presented, spanning observables from the soft sector (bulk particle production and correlations), the hard probes (charmed hadrons and jets) and signatures of possible collective effects in pp and p–Pb collisions with high multiplicity. Finally, the perspectives after the detectors upgrades, taking place in the period 2019–2020, are presented. Full article

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Parity Doubling in QCD Thermodynamics

by Chihiro Sasaki, David Blaschke, Pok Man Lo, Michał Marczenko, Kenji Morita and Krzysztof Redlich

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013007 - 24 Jun 2019

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Motivated by the recent lattice study by FASTSUM collaboration, effective masses of the baryon parity-doublers are shown for various pion masses. A general trend of the nucleon and delta parity-doublers is consistent with the lattice Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) observation, whereas the hyperon masses [...] Read more.

Motivated by the recent lattice study by FASTSUM collaboration, effective masses of the baryon parity-doublers are shown for various pion masses. A general trend of the nucleon and delta parity-doublers is consistent with the lattice Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) observation, whereas the hyperon masses exhibit a qualitatively different behavior, traced back to the lattice set-up with the heavy pion comparable to the kaon. As an application to hot QCD, we demonstrate the fluctuations and correlations involving baryon number in hot hadronic matter with modified masses of negative-parity baryons, in the context of the hadron resonance gas. Confronting the baryon number susceptibility, baryon–charge and baryon–strangeness correlations as well as their ratios with the lattice QCD data for the physical pion mass, we find that the strong downward mass shift in the hyperons can accidentally reproduce some correlation ratios, however it also tends to overshoot the individual fluctuations and correlations of lattice simulations. Another application of nucleon parity doubling is the physics of neutron stars. Under beta equilibrium and charge neutrality, hadronic matter with unbroken chiral symmetry can be favored in the core of the neutron stars. Full article

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A Different Angle on Quantum Uncertainty (Measure Angle)

by Ivan Horváth and Robert Mendris

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013008 - 05 Jul 2019

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The uncertainty associated with probing the quantum state is expressed as the effective abundance (measure) of possibilities for its collapse. New kinds of uncertainty limits entailed by the quantum description of the physical system arise in this manner. Full article

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A Characterization System for the Monitoring of ELI-NP Gamma Beam

by Rita Borgheresi, Oscar Adriani, Sebastiano Albergo, Mirco Andreotti, Gigi Cappello, Paolo Cardarelli, Roberto Ciaranfi, Elisabetta Maria Grazia Consoli, Giovanni Di Domenico, Federico Evangelisti, Mauro Gambaccini, Giacomo Graziani, Michela Lenzi, Fernando Maletta, Michele Marziani, Giovanni Passaleva, Gianfranco Paternò, Alin Serban, Stefano Squerzanti, Oleksandr Starodubtsev, Alessia Tricomi, Matteo Turisini, Alessandro Variola, Michele Veltri and Bruno Zerbo Show full author list Hide full author list

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013009 - 08 Jul 2019

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The ELI-NP (Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics) facility, currently under construction near Bucharest (Romania), is the pillar of the project ELI dedicated to the generation of high-brilliance gamma beams and high-power laser pulses that will be used for frontier research in nuclear physics. To [...] Read more.

The ELI-NP (Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics) facility, currently under construction near Bucharest (Romania), is the pillar of the project ELI dedicated to the generation of high-brilliance gamma beams and high-power laser pulses that will be used for frontier research in nuclear physics. To develop an experimental program at the frontiers of the present-day knowledge, two pieces of equipment will be deployed at ELI-NP: a high power laser system consisting of two 10 PW lasers and a high brilliance gamma beam system. The ELI-NP Gamma beam system will deliver an intense gamma beam with unprecedented specifications in terms of photon flux, brilliance and energy bandwidth in an energy range from 0.2 to 20 MeV. Such a gamma beam requires special devices and techniques to measure and monitor the beam parameters during the commissioning and the operational phase. To accomplish this task, the Gamma Beam Characterization System, equipped with four elements, was developed: a Compton spectrometer (CSPEC), to measure and monitor the photon energy spectrum; a nuclear resonant scattering system (NRSS), for absolute beam energy calibration and inter-calibration of the other detectors; a beam profile imager (GPI) to be used for alignment and diagnostics purposes; and finally a sampling calorimeter (GCAL), for a fast combined measurement of the beam average energy and intensity. The combination of the measurements performed by GCAL and CSPEC allows fully characterizing the gamma beam energy distribution and intensity with a precision at the level of few per mill, enough to demonstrate the fulfillment of the required parameters. This article presents an overview of the gamma beam characterization system with focus on these two detectors, which were designed, assembled and are currently under test at INFN-Firenze. The layout and the working principle of the four devices is described, as well as some of the main results of detector tests. Full article

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Searches for Magnetic Monopoles: A Review

by Vasiliki A. Mitsou

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013010 - 12 Aug 2019

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This report briefly reviews selected searches for magnetic monopoles. The theoretical motivation behind their existence is highlighted. The focus is on the results of the searches and the bounds set in cosmic and collider detectors, especially in the current experiments operating at the [...] Read more.

This report briefly reviews selected searches for magnetic monopoles. The theoretical motivation behind their existence is highlighted. The focus is on the results of the searches and the bounds set in cosmic and collider detectors, especially in the current experiments operating at the Large Hadron Collider: ATLAS and MoEDAL. Full article

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Supermassive Black Holes and Dark Halo from the Bose-Condensed Dark Matter

by Masahiro Morikawa and Sakura Takahashi

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013011 - 15 Oct 2019

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Most of the galaxies harbor supermassive Black Holes (SMBH) in their center. Some of them are observed in very high redshifts. We explore the possibility that SMBH form from the coherent waves of Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) which are supposed to form the dark [...] Read more.

Most of the galaxies harbor supermassive Black Holes (SMBH) in their center. Some of them are observed in very high redshifts. We explore the possibility that SMBH form from the coherent waves of Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) which are supposed to form the dark matter. We first study the isotropic and anisotropic collapses of BEC. We find the BEC wave can easily collapse to form SMBH but the realistic amount of angular momentum completely prevents the collapse. We further explore the Axion case with attractive interaction and find the moderate mass ratio between the SMBH and the dark halo around it. We also obtain the mass distribution function of BH within a single galaxy. Full article

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n + ⁷Be Cross-Sections of Astrophysical Interest at the CERN n_TOF Facility

by Mario Mastromarco, Lucia Anna Damone, Massimo Barbagallo and the n_TOF Collaboration

Proceedings 2019, 13(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019013012 - 31 Oct 2019

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One of the possible explanations of the so-called Cosmological Lithium Problem (CLIP), i.e., the large overestimate of the primordial

^{7}

Li abundance by the standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis theory (BBN), is related to an incorrect underestimation of the

^{7}

Be destruction rate by [...] Read more.

One of the possible explanations of the so-called Cosmological Lithium Problem (CLIP), i.e., the large overestimate of the primordial

^{7}

Li abundance by the standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis theory (BBN), is related to an incorrect underestimation of the

^{7}

Be destruction rate by neutron-induced reactions. To verify this possibility, the n +

^{7}

Be reactions have been investigated at n_TOF (CERN) in a wide neutron energy range, taking advantage of the new high-flux experimental area (EAR2) and specifically developed experimental setups. The

^{7}

Be(n,

α

)

^{4}

He cross section, measured for the first time from thermal to 10 keV neutron energy, was found consistent with previous estimates. A 10% increase of the

^{7}

Be destruction rate was instead determined on the basis of the

^{7}

Be(n, p)

^{7}

Li cross section measured at n_TOF from thermal to 300 keV neutron energy, a value clearly insufficient to provide a solution to the Cosmological Lithium Problem. Combined together, the two measurements finally rule out neutron-induced reactions on

^{7}

Be as a possible explanation of the CLIP. Full article

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