A
bstract
Transverse momentum spectra of identified particles produced in heavy-ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider are described with relativistic fluid dynamics. We perform a systematic ...comparison of experimental data for pions, kaons and protons up to a transverse momentum of 3 GeV
/c
with calculations using the F
luid
u
M code package to solve the evolution equations of fluid dynamics, the T
r
ENT
o
model to describe the initial state and the F
ast
R
eso
code to take resonance decays into account. Using data in five centrality classes at the center-of-mass collision energy per nucleon pair
s
NN
= 2
.
76 TeV, we determine systematically the most likely parameters of our theoretical model including the shear and bulk viscosity to entropy ratios, the initialization time, initial density and freeze-out temperature through a global search and quantify their posterior probability. This is facilitated by the very efficient numerical implementation of F
luid
u
M and F
ast
R
eso
. Based on the most likely model parameters we present predictions for the transverse momentum spectra of multi-strange hadrons as well as identified particle spectra from Pb-Pb collisions at
s
NN
= 5
.
02 TeV.
This article reports measurements of the pT-differential inclusive jet cross section in pp collisions at s=5.02TeV and the pT-differential inclusive jet yield in Pb-Pb 0-10% central collisions at ...sNN=5.02TeV. Jets were reconstructed at midrapidity with the ALICE tracking detectors and electromagnetic calorimeter using the anti-kT algorithm. For pp collisions, we report jet cross sections for jet resolution parameters R=0.1-0.6 over the range 20<pT,jet<140 GeV/c, as well as the jet cross-section ratios of different R and comparisons to two next-to-leading-order (NLO)-based theoretical predictions. For Pb-Pb collisions, we report the R=0.2 and R=0.4 jet spectra for 40<pT,jet<140 GeV/c and 60<pT,jet<140 GeV/c, respectively. The scaled ratio of jet yields observed in Pb-Pb to pp collisions, RAA, is constructed, and exhibits strong jet quenching and a clear pT dependence for R=0.2. No significant R dependence of the jet RAA is observed within the uncertainties of the measurement. These results are compared to several theoretical predictions.
Due to their well known environmental needs, Neuroptera serve as valuable indicator species for assessing the ecology of natural and semi-natural habitats. In agricultural ecosystems some species of ...the families Chrysopidae, Hemerobiidae, and Coniopterygidae are known as beneficial predators of plant-sucking insect pests. Mass rearing and mass release of Chrysopids therefore, have become standard methods of biological pest control. The present paper summarizes information on biology and ecology of these three most important Neuropteran families, followed by a description of Neuropteran communities found in different natural and semi-natural ecosystems, with special reference to agroecosystems. Two separate sections deal with red lists of endangered species and integrated control programs. Literature lists are provided for those who want to study Neuroptera in more detail.
A
bstract
Measurement of Z-boson production in p-Pb collisions at
s
NN
= 8
.
16 TeV and Pb-Pb collisions at
s
NN
= 5
.
02 TeV is reported. It is performed in the dimuon decay channel, through the ...detection of muons with pseudorapidity
−
4
< η
μ
< −
2
.
5 and transverse momentum
p
T
μ
>
20 GeV/
c
in the laboratory frame. The invariant yield and nuclear modification factor are measured for opposite-sign dimuons with invariant mass 60
< m
μμ
<
120 GeV/
c
2
and rapidity 2
.
5
<
y
cms
μμ
<
4. They are presented as a function of rapidity and, for the Pb-Pb collisions, of centrality as well. The results are compared with theoretical calculations, both with and without nuclear modifications to the Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs). In p-Pb collisions the center-of-mass frame is boosted with respect to the laboratory frame, and the measurements cover the backward (
−
4
.
46
<
y
cms
μμ
< −
2
.
96) and forward (2
.
03
<
y
cms
μμ
<
3
.
53) rapidity regions. For the p-Pb collisions, the results are consistent within experimental and theoretical uncertainties with calculations that include both free-nucleon and nuclear-modified PDFs. For the Pb-Pb collisions, a 3
.
4
σ
deviation is seen in the integrated yield between the data and calculations based on the free-nucleon PDFs, while good agreement is found once nuclear modifications are considered.
The production of K∗(892)0 and φ(1020) in pp collisions at s=8 TeV was measured by using Run 1 data collected by the ALICE collaboration at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The pT-differential ...yields d2N/dydpT in the range 0
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