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Heavy-flavour studies with a high-luminosity fixed-target experiment at the LHC
B. Trzeciak, S. J. Brodsky, G. Cavoto +31
Extraction of the multi-TeV proton and lead LHC beams with a bent crystal or by using an internal gas target allows one to perform the most energetic fixed-target experiment ever.…
Spin Physics with a fixed-target experiment at the LHC
M. G. Echevarria, S. J. Brodsky, G. Cavoto +30
The multi-TeV proton and ion beams of the LHC would allow for the most energetic fixed-target experiment ever. In particular, , d and A collisions could be performed at $…
Ultra-peripheral-collision studies in the fixed-target mode with the proton and lead LHC beams
N. Yamanaka, C. Hadjidakis, D. Kikola +30
We address the physics case related to the studies of ultra-peripheral pH, pPb, PbH, and PbPb collisions in the fixed-target mode at the LHC. In particular, we discuss how one can…
Probing the high-x content of the nuclei in the fixed-target mode at the LHC
A. Kusina, C. Hadjidakis, D. Kikola +30
Using the LHCb and ALICE detectors in the fixed-target mode at the LHC offers unprecedented possibilities to study the quark, gluon and heavy-quark content of the proton and nuclei…
A fixed-target programme at the LHC for heavy-ion, hadron, spin and astroparticle physics: AFTER@LHC
D. Kikoła, S. J. Brodsky, G. Cavoto +30
Thanks to its multi-TeV LHC proton and lead beams, the LHC complex allows one to perform the most energetic fixed-target experiments ever and to study with high precision pp, pd an…
A Fixed-Target Programme at the LHC: Physics Case and Projected Performances for Heavy-Ion, Hadron, Spin and Astroparticle Studies
C. Hadjidakis, D. Kikoła, J. P. Lansberg +29
We review the context, the motivations and the expected performances of a comprehensive and ambitious fixed-target program using the multi-TeV proton and ion LHC beams. We also pro…
Physics perspectives with AFTER@LHC (A Fixed Target ExpeRiment at LHC)
L. Massacrier, M. Anselmino, R. Arnaldi +38
AFTER@LHC is an ambitious fixed-target project in order to address open questions in the domain of proton and neutron spins, Quark Gluon Plasma and high- physics, at the highest…
Single-Transverse-Spin-Asymmetry studies with a fixed-target experiment using the LHC beams (AFTER@LHC)
J. P. Lansberg, M. Anselmino, R. Arnaldi +34
We discuss the potential of AFTER@LHC to measure single-transverse-spin asymmetries in open-charm and bottomonium production. With a HERMES-like hydrogen polarised target, such mea…
Extending Geant4 Parallelism with External Libraries (MPI, TBB) and Its Use on HPC Resources
Andrea Dotti, Makoto Asai, Guy Barrand +2
With Geant4 Version 10.0, released in December 2013, one of the most widely used Monte-Carlo codes has been ported to take full advantage of multi- and many-core CPUs thanks to the…
Physics case for a polarised target for AFTER@LHC
J. P. Lansberg, M. Anselmino, R. Arnaldi +27
We review a number of ideas put forward in favour of the use of a polarised target along with the proposed idea of a fixed-target experiment using the LHC beams -- AFTER@LHC. A num…
Studies of Transverse-Momentum-Dependent distributions with A Fixed-Target ExpeRiment using the LHC beams (AFTER@LHC)
L. Massacrier, M. Anselmino, R. Arnaldi +23
We report on the studies of Transverse-Momentum-Dependent distributions (TMDs) at a future fixed-target experiment --AFTER@LHC-- using the or Pb ion LHC beams, which would be…
Photon and Eta Production in p+Pb and p+C Collisions at sqrt{sNN} = 17.4 GeV
WA98 Collaboration
Measurements of direct photon production in p+Pb and p+C collisions at are presented. Upper limits on the direct photon yield as a functio…
Event-by-event charged-neutral fluctuations in Pb+Pb collisions at 158 A~GeV
WA98 Collaboration
Charged particles and photons have been measured in central Pb+Pb collisions at 158 A GeV in a common ( - )-phase space region in the WA98 experiment at the CERN SPS. The mea…
Pion Freeze-Out Time in Pb+Pb Collisions at 158 A GeV/c Studied via pi-/pi+ and K-/K+ Ratios
WA98 Collaboration
The effect of the final state Coulomb interaction on particles produced in Pb+Pb collisions at 158 A GeV/c has been investigated in the WA98 experiment through the study of the pi-…
Azimuthal Anisotropy of Photon and Charged Particle Emission in Pb+Pb Collisions at 158 A GeV/c
WA98 Collaboration, M. M. Aggarwal
The azimuthal distributions of photons and charged particles with respect to the event plane are investigated as a function of centrality in Pb + Pb collisions at 158 A GeV/c in th…
Interferometry of Direct Photons in Central 280Pb+208Pb Collisions at 158A GeV
WA98 Collaboration, M. M. Aggarwal
Two-particle correlations of direct photons were measured in central 208Pb+208Pb collisions at 158 AGeV. The invariant interferometric radii were extracted for 100<K_T<300 MeV/c an…
ALICE experience with GEANT4
I. González Caballero, F. Carminati, I. Hřivnáčová +1
Since its release in 1999, the LHC experiments have been evaluating GEANT4 in view of adopting it as a replacement for the obsolescent GEANT3 transport MonteCarlo. The ALICE collab…
The Virtual Monte Carlo
I. Hrivnacova, D. Adamova, V. Berejnoi +7
The concept of Virtual Monte Carlo (VMC) has been developed by the ALICE Software Project to allow different Monte Carlo simulation programs to run without changing the user code,…
Particle density fluctuations
Bedangadas Mohanty
Event-by-event fluctuations in the multiplicities of charged particles and photons at SPS energies are discussed. Fluctuations are studied by controlling the centrality of the reac…
Event-by-Event Fluctuations in Particle Multiplicities and Transverse Energy Produced in 158.A GeV Pb+Pb collisions
M. M. Aggarwal
Event-by-event fluctuations in the multiplicities of charged particles and photons, and the total transverse energy in 158 GeV Pb+Pb collisions are studied for a wide rang…
Three-Pion Interferometry Results from Central Pb+Pb Collisions at 158 A GeV/c
WA98 Collaboration, M. M. Aggarwal
Three-particle correlations have been measured for identified negative pions from central 158 A GeV Pb+Pb collisions by the WA98 experiment at CERN. A substantial contribution of t…
Search for DCC in 158A GeV Pb+Pb Collisions
Tapan K. Nayak
A detailed analysis of the phase space distributions of charged particles and photons have been carried out using two independent methods. The results indicate the presence of nons…
Systematics of Inclusive Photon Production in 158 AGeV Pb Induced Reactions on Ni, Nb, and Pb Targets
WA98 Collaboration, M. M. Aggarwal et al
The multiplicity of inclusive photons has been measured on an event-by-event basis for 158 AGeV Pb induced reactions on Ni, Nb, and Pb targets. The systematics of the pseudorapidit…
Freeze-Out Parameters in Central 158AGeV Pb+Pb Collisions
WA98 Collaboration, M. M. Aggarwal et al
Neutral pion production in central 158AGeV Pb+Pb collisions has been studied in the WA98 experiment at the CERN SPS. The pi0 transverse mass spectrum has been analyzed in terms of…