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Prof. Dr. Peter Senger

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1. GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
2. Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, National Research Nuclear University, 115409 Moscow, Russia
Interests: the study of nuclear matter under extreme conditions as created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions. This includes questions like the high-density equation-of-state and new phases of QCD matter
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Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to announce that selected papers from the work presented at the international workshop “Analysis techniques for centrality determination and flow measurements at FAIR and NICA” (http://indico.oris.mephi.ru/event/181) will be published in this Special Issue of Particles, an MDPI open access journal. The papers submitted to this Special Issue are expected to reflect original work or be a balanced review of a field. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by internationally recognized experts. The workshop aims to promote scientific exchange and the development of novel ideas in the area of analysis techniques for event characterization (centrality and reaction plane determination) and flow measurements in heavy-ion collisions at future CBM (FAIR) and MPD (NICA) experiments. Related experimental activities with relativistic heavy-ions at GSI (HADES), at the Nuclotron (BM@N), at SPS (NA61/SHINE) and at RHIC BES (STAR) will also be discussed.

As Guest Editors, we would like to invite you to submit your unpublished and original research relevant to this topic for publication in this Special Issue of Particles. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for submissions from the conference will be waived.

Prof. Dr. Peter Senger
Prof. Dr. Arkadiy Taranenko
Prof. Dr. Ilya Selyuzhenkov
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Data-Driven Methods for Spectator Symmetry Plane Estimation in CBM Experiment at FAIR

by Oleg Golosov, Ilya Selyuzhenkov and Evgeny Kashirin

Particles 2021, 4(3), 354-360; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4030030 - 21 Jul 2021

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The Compressed Baryonic Matter experiment (CBM) at FAIR aims to study the area of the QCD phase diagram at high net baryon densities and moderate temperatures with collisions of heavy ions at

\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 2.8

–4.9 GeV. The anisotropic transverse flow is [...] Read more.

The Compressed Baryonic Matter experiment (CBM) at FAIR aims to study the area of the QCD phase diagram at high net baryon densities and moderate temperatures with collisions of heavy ions at

\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 2.8

–4.9 GeV. The anisotropic transverse flow is one of the most important observable phenomena in a study of the properties of matter created in such collisions. Flow measurements require the knowledge of the collision symmetry plane, which can be determined from the deflection of the collision spectators in the plane transverse to the direction of the moving ions. The CBM performance for projectile spectator symmetry plane estimation is studied with GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulations using collisions of gold ions with beam momentum of

12 A

GeV/c generated with the DCM-QGSM-SMM model. Different data-driven methods to extract the correction factor in flow analysis for the resolution of the spectator symmetry plane estimated with the CBM Projectile Spectator Detector are investigated. Full article

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CBM Performance for Λ Hyperon Directed Flow Measurements in Au + Au Collisions at 12A GeV/c

by Oleksii Lubynets, Ilya Selyuzhenkov and Viktor Klochkov

Particles 2021, 4(2), 288-295; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4020025 - 5 Jun 2021

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We present the current status of the performance studies of

Λ

hyperon directed flow measurement with the CBM experiment at the future FAIR facility in Darmstadt. Kalman Filter mathematics is used to reconstruct

Λ \to p π^{-}

weak decay kinematics, while the [...] Read more.

We present the current status of the performance studies of

Λ

hyperon directed flow measurement with the CBM experiment at the future FAIR facility in Darmstadt. Kalman Filter mathematics is used to reconstruct

Λ \to p π^{-}

weak decay kinematics, while the Particle Finder Simple package is used to optimize criteria for

Λ

hyperon candidate selection. Directed flow of

Λ

hyperons is studied as a function of rapidity, transverse momentum and collision centrality. The effects on flow measurement due to non-uniformity of the CBM detector response in the azimuthal angle, transverse momentum and rapidity are corrected using the QnTools analysis framework. Full article

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Relating Charged Particle Multiplicity to Impact Parameter in Heavy-Ion Collisions at NICA Energies

by Petr Parfenov, Dim Idrisov, Vinh Ba Luong and Arkadiy Taranenko

Particles 2021, 4(2), 275-287; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4020024 - 4 Jun 2021

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The size and evolution of the matter created in relativistic heavy-ion collisions strongly depend on collision geometry, defined by the impact parameter. However, the impact parameter cannot be measured directly in an experiment but might be inferred from final state observables using the centrality procedure. We present the procedure of centrality determination for the Multi-Purpose Detector (MPD) at the NICA collider and its performance using the multiplicity of produced charged particles at midrapidity. The validity of the procedure is assessed using the simulated data for Au + Au collisions at

\sqrt{s_{N N}}

= 4–11 GeV. Full article

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Application of FHCal for Heavy-Ion Collision Centrality Determination in MPD/NICA Experiment

by Vadim Volkov, Marina Golubeva, Fedor Guber, Alexander Ivashkin, Nikolay Karpushkin, Sergey Morozov, Sultan Musin and Alexander Strizhak

Particles 2021, 4(2), 236-240; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4020022 - 31 May 2021

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Two approaches related to the centrality determination in heavy-ion Multi-Purpose Detector (MPD) experiments, using charge-particles multiplicity in Time Projection Chamber (TPC) and the energy deposition in Forward Hadron Calorimeter (FHCal) are discussed. The main features of the FHCal are the fine transverse segmentation and the beam holes in the center of the calorimeters. Leaking the heavy non-interacting fragments (spectators) leads to ambiguity in the dependence of energy deposition in the FHCal on the collision centrality. However, the calorimeter transverse segmentation allows one to measure the energy distributions in each of the FHCal modules and to construct combined observables to resolve the problems associated with the beam hole. The comparison of these approaches in the collision centrality measurements is discussed. Full article

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Using Spectator Matter for Centrality Determination in Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions

by Aleksandr Svetlichnyi, Roman Nepeyvoda and Igor Pshenichnov

Particles 2021, 4(2), 227-235; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4020021 - 23 May 2021

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One of the common methods to measure the centrality of nucleus-nucleus collision events consists of detecting forward spectator neutrons. Because of non-monotonic dependence of neutron numbers on centrality, other characteristics of spectator matter in

^{197}

Au–

^{197}

Au collisions at NICA must be [...] Read more.

^{197}

Au–

^{197}

Au collisions at NICA must be considered to improve the centrality determination. The numbers of spectator deuterons and

α

-particles and the forward–backward asymmetry of the numbers of free spectator nucleons were calculated with the Abrasion–Ablation Monte Carlo for Colliders (AAMCC) model as functions of event centrality. It was shown that the number of charged fragments per spectator nucleon decreases monotonically with an increase of the impact parameter, and thus can be used to estimate the collision centrality. The conditional probabilities that a given event with specific spectator characteristics belongs to a certain centrality class were calculated by means of AAMCC. Such probabilities can be used as an input to Bayesian or other machine-learning approaches to centrality determination in

^{197}

Au–

^{197}

Au collisions. Full article

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Heavy-Ion Collisions at FAIR-NICA Energies

by Peter Senger

Particles 2021, 4(2), 214-226; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4020020 - 17 May 2021

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The “Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research” (FAIR) in Darmstadt, Germany, and the “Nuclotron-based Ion Collider Facility” (NICA) in Dubna, Russia, are two accelerator centers under construction. FAIR will provide beams and experimental setups to perform forefront research in hadron, nuclear, atomic, and plasma physics, as well as in radiation biology and material science. At NICA, a unique research program on nuclear matter and spin physics will be conducted. Both facilities will execute experiments to explore the properties of QCD matter at neutron star core densities, in order to study the high-density equation of state, and to shed light on the quark degrees-of-freedom emerging in QCD matter at high densities. The research programs will be performed at FAIR with the CBM experiment, and at NICA with the MPD setup at the collider, and with the BM@N experiment at the Nuclotron. These three experiments are complementary, with respect to the beam energy. The physics programs and the relevant experimental observables will be discussed. Full article

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Probing Dense QCD Matter: Muon Measurements with the CBM Experiment at FAIR

by Anna Senger and Peter Senger

Particles 2021, 4(2), 205-213; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4020019 - 11 May 2021

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The Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment at the future Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) in Darmstadt is designed to investigate the properties of high-density QCD matter with multi-differential measurements of hadrons and leptons, including rare probes such as multi-strange anti-hyperons and charmed particles. The research program covers the study of the high-density equation-of-state of nuclear matter and the exploration of the QCD phase diagram at large baryon chemical potentials, including the search for quark matter and the critical endpoint of a hypothetical 1st order phase transition. The CBM setup comprises detector systems for the identification of charged hadrons, electrons, and muons; for the determination of collision centrality and the orientation of the reaction plane; and a free-streaming data read-out and acquisition system, which allows online reconstruction and selection of events up to reaction rates of 10 MHz. In this article, emphasis is placed on the measurement of muon pairs in Au-Au collisions at FAIR beam energies, which are unique probes used to determine the temperature of the fireball, and hence to search for a caloric curve of QCD matter. Simultaneously, the subthreshold production of charmonium can be studied via its dimuon decay in order to shed light on the microscopic structure of QCD matter at high baryon densities. The CBM setup with focus on dimuon measurements and the results of the corresponding physics performance studies will be presented. Full article

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A Vector Finder Toolkit for Track Reconstruction in MPD ITS

by Dmitry Zinchenko, Eduard Nikonov, Veronika Vasendina and Alexander Zinchenko

Particles 2021, 4(2), 186-193; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4020017 - 29 Apr 2021

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As a part of the future upgrade program of the Multi-Purpose Detector (MPD) experiment at the Nuclotron-Based Ion Collider Facility (NICA) complex, an Inner Tracking System (ITS) made of Monolitic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPSs) is proposed between the beam pipe and the Time Projection Chamber (TPC). It is expected that the new detector will enhance the experimental potential for the reconstruction of short-lived particles—in particular, those containing the open charm particle. To study the detector performance and select its best configuration, a track reconstruction approach based on a constrained combinatorial search was developed and implemented as a software toolkit called Vector Finder. This paper describes the proposed approach and demonstrates its characteristics for primary and secondary track finding in ITS, ITS-to-TPC track matching and hyperon reconstruction within the MPD software framework. The results were obtained on a set of simulated central gold–gold collision events at

\sqrt{s_{N N}} = 9

GeV with an average multiplicity of ∼1000 charged particles in the detector acceptance produced with the Ultra-Relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics (UrQMD) generator. Full article

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Techniques for Reconstruction of Strange Objects at MPD

by Alexander Zinchenko

Particles 2021, 4(2), 178-185; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4020016 - 21 Apr 2021

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Study of the strangeness production in heavy-ion collisions is one of the most important parts of the physics program of the MPD experiment at the NICA collider. Therefore, the problem of a reliable and efficient reconstruction of strange objects should be addressed with a high priority during the preparation to the experiment. The paper describes the approach to this task which was developed and implemented as a part of the MPD software. Some results of its application during the detector Monte Carlo feasibility studies are presented. Full article

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Anisotropic Flow Measurements of Identified Hadrons with MPD Detector at NICA

by Petr Parfenov, Dim Idrisov, Vinh Ba Luong, Nikolay Geraksiev, Anton Truttse and Alexander Demanov

Particles 2021, 4(2), 146-158; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4020014 - 27 Mar 2021

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The primary scientific mission of the Multi-Purpose Detector (MPD) at the accelerator Nuclotron-based Ion Collider facility (NICA) (Dubna) is to investigate the properties of strongly interacting matter at high net-baryon densities. The goal of this work is to study the performance of the MPD detector for directed and elliptic flow measurements of identified hadrons by using the realistic Monte Carlo simulations of heavy-ion collisions at energies

\sqrt{s_{N N}}

= 4.5 − 11 GeV. Full article

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Reconstruction of Photon Conversions in the MPD Experiment

by Evgeny Kryshen, Dmitry Ivanishchev, Dmitry Kotov, Mikhail Malaev, Victor Riabov and Yuriy Ryabov

Particles 2021, 4(1), 55-62; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4010008 - 17 Feb 2021

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Spectra of thermal photons carry important information on the temperature of the hot and dense medium produced in heavy ion collisions. Photons can be measured via their conversion into electron-positron pairs in the detector material. In this contribution, challenges in the photon reconstruction are discussed and feasibility studies on photon conversion measurements in the future multipurpose detector (MPD) experiment at NICA are presented. The obtained results indicate good prospects for thermal photon measurements. Full article

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Deep Learning Based Impact Parameter Determination for the CBM Experiment

by Manjunath Omana Kuttan, Jan Steinheimer, Kai Zhou, Andreas Redelbach and Horst Stoecker

Particles 2021, 4(1), 47-52; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4010006 - 2 Feb 2021

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In this talk we presented a novel technique, based on Deep Learning, to determine the impact parameter of nuclear collisions at the CBM experiment. PointNet based Deep Learning models are trained on UrQMD followed by CBMRoot simulations of Au+Au collisions at 10 AGeV to reconstruct the impact parameter of collisions from raw experimental data such as hits of the particles in the detector planes, tracks reconstructed from the hits or their combinations. The PointNet models can perform fast, accurate, event-by-event impact parameter determination in heavy ion collision experiments. They are shown to outperform a simple model which maps the track multiplicity to the impact parameter. While conventional methods for centrality classification merely provide an expected impact parameter distribution for a given centrality class, the PointNet models predict the impact parameter from 2–14 fm on an event-by-event basis with a mean error of −0.33 to 0.22 fm. Full article

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Resonance Reconstruction in the MPD

by Dmitry Ivanishchev, Dmitry Kotov, Mikhail Malaev, Victor Riabov and Yury Ryabov

Particles 2021, 4(1), 29-36; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4010003 - 6 Jan 2021

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The study of hadronic resonance production is an essential part of the physical programs of many heavy-ion experiments. Detailed measurement of the resonance properties is also foreseen in the future Multi-Purpose Detector (MPD) experiment at the NICA collider. In this report, we focus on the experimental challenges for the reconstruction of resonances in heavy-ion experiments and examine the MPD capabilities for the reconstruction of ρ(770)⁰, K*(892)^0,±, φ(1020), Λ(1520), Σ(1385)^± and Ξ(1530)⁰. Full article

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Short-Lived Resonances as Probes of the Medium Produced in Heavy-Ion Collisions

by Victor Riabov

Particles 2021, 4(1), 1-10; https://doi.org/10.3390/particles4010001 - 25 Dec 2020

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Hadronic resonances play an important role in the study of the physics of heavy-ion collisions. In these proceedings, we discuss how the resonances can probe the reaction dynamics, the strangeness production and the properties of the hadronic phase in heavy-ion collisions at center-of-mass [...] Read more.

\sqrt{s_{N N}}

= 4–11 GeV. The resonance properties predicted by the general-purpose event generators are found to be very sensitive to the properties and space-time evolution of the medium produced in heavy-ion collisions. Full article

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