2018 Student CEU DNP Poster Abstracts

Abstracts from Noah Strand, JD Snaidauf, and Miya Bailey for the 2018 DNP CEU (conference experience for undergraduates).

installation pictures

 Some pictures of end cap after removal of FEES etc from sectors

Spokespersons report

 

Speaker : Zhangbu Xu


Talk time : 18:00, Duration : 00:20

Institutional Paper reviews

Short break

Topics for discussion

event activity dependent jet pt spectra in pAu 200 GeV

Lehigh Collaboration meeting

 

Spokespersons welcome Julu 2018

2018JulySTARcollaborationMeeting_LambdaPolarizationAt4p5GeV_Adams

 

Collaboration Meeting presentation. July 2018

 

Collaboration Meeting presentation. July 2018

 

J/psi in pAu collisions with MTD

 

Speaker : Liu Yanfang


Talk time : 10:30, Duration : 00:10

Gamma+Jet and pi0+Jet in Au+Au collisions: Analysis note

 

high pT v1 in AuAu

Speaker : Sooraj Radhakrishnian


Talk time : 15:00, Duration : 00:25

Neural network approach to EP and centrality determination

Speaker : ShinIchi Esumi ( Tsukuba University )


Talk time : 17:30, Duration : 00:25

Update on A_L(W) analysis

 Link to the slides 

Speaker : Jinlong Zhang


Talk time : 16:00, Duration : 00:20

B mesons in Hijing + zerobian with HFT run16

Request TypeSimulated background embedding (generator with real data as background for noise / pile-up studies)
Description

Embedding of B+/- and B0 and anti-B0 with  into zerobias events + Hijing for B->D studies

Based on authors request: https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/EmbedRequest_BtoD.pdf

Particle:
B+,B-,B0, anti-B0 embedd into zerobias events + HIJING
B - meson decays channels limited to those containing D-meson
Library: SL16j
Production chain: Official P16ij production chain + simulators

event
VzTpc :(-6, 6) cm.
|Vz_TPC-Vz_VPD|<3cm
 

D0/anti-D0  distribution:
Phi : (0, 2pi) flat
Rapidity: (-1.5, 1.5) flat
pT:(0, 12) GeV/c , flat
 

number of events(for each particle species) vs Hijing centrality classes:

Centrality     HIJING b(fm)  #Events  #La_c(aLa_c)/Event

70-80%         12.86               500k             1

60-70%         11.95               250k             2

50-60%     11.05-11.08         170K            3

40-50%     10.11-10.16         85K            6

30-40%          9.0-9.2              56K            9

20-30%          7.8-8.2              42K          12

10-20%          4.5-7.8              32K          16

0-10%               0-4.5              25K          20

1.15M for each B-meson specie =>together 4.6M

General Information
Request ID20182902
Priority: EC0
Priority: pwgNormal
StatusNew
Physics Working GroupHeavy Flavor
Requested bypetrchal
Contact email(s)petrchal@rcf.rhic.bnl.gov, xlchen@rcf.rhic.bnl.gov
Contact phone(s)
PWG email(s)heavy-hn@www.star.bnl.gov
Assigned Deputy: Not assigned
Assigned Helper: Not assigned
Global Simulation Settings
Request type:Simulated background embedding (generator with real data as background for noise / pile-up studies)
Number of events4600000 = 4.6 M
Magnetic Field---- SELECT MAGFIELD ----
Collision Typeauau 200GeV
Centralityb: full range
BFC tags
ProductionP16ij
Geometry: simu---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Geometry: reco---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Library---- SELECT STAR LIBRARY ----
Vertex option---- SELECT VERTEX OPTION ----
Pileup optionNo
Detector Set
Data Sources
Real Data
File lookuplist of good runs with HFT: https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/goodruns_wpxl_stphys_stsst_2016.txt
Single Particle MC
ParticleAlpha
Particle settingsFlat in Pt
Particles per event1
Vertex Z, cm-6 < Vertex < 6
Gaussian sigma in X,Y,Z (cm), if applicable0, 0, 0
Vertex offset: x, mm0
Vertex offset: y, mm0
Φ (phi), radian0 < Φ < 6.29
η (eta)-1.5 < η < 1.5
Pt, GeV0 < Pt < 12

D0/aDo in Hijing + zerobian with HFT run16

Request TypeSimulated background embedding (generator with real data as background for noise / pile-up studies)
Description

Embedding of D0 and anti-D0 with flat pt into zerobias events + Hijing for B->D studies

Based on authors request: https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/EmbedRequest_BtoD.pdf

Particle:
D0, anti-D0 Embedd into zerobias events + HIJING
decay channel: D0->π+K-, anti-D0->π-K+
Library: SL16j
Production chain: Official P16ij production chain + simulators

event:
VzTpc :(-6, 6) cm.
|Vz_TPC-Vz_VPD|<3cm

D0/anti-D0  distribution:
Phi : (0, 2pi) flat
Rapidity: (-1.1, 1.1) flat
pT:(1.8, 10) GeV/c , flat
 

number of events(for each particle species) vs Hijing centrality classes:

Centrality     HIJING b(fm)  #Events  #La_c(aLa_c)/Event

70-80%         12.86               1M             1

60-70%         11.95               500k             2

50-60%     11.05-11.08         340K            3

40-50%     10.11-10.16         170K            6

30-40%          9.0-9.2              112K            9

20-30%          7.8-8.2              85K          12

10-20%          4.5-7.8              63K          16

0-10%               0-4.5              50K          20

2.3M events  for  D0 a and the same  for anti-D0 =>together 4.6M

General Information
Request ID20182901
Priority: EC0
Priority: pwgNormal
StatusQA Sample Available, producing Base QA [4/7]
Physics Working GroupHeavy Flavor
Requested bypetrchal
Contact email(s)petrchal@rcf.rhic.bnl.gov, xlchen@rcf.rhic.bnl.gov
Contact phone(s)
PWG email(s)heavy-hn@www.star.bnl.gov
Assigned Deputy: Not assigned
Assigned Helper: Not assigned
Global Simulation Settings
Request type:Simulated background embedding (generator with real data as background for noise / pile-up studies)
Number of events4600000 = 4.6 M
Magnetic Field---- SELECT MAGFIELD ----
Collision Typeauau 200GeV
Centralityb: full range
BFC tags
ProductionP16ij
Geometry: simu---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Geometry: reco---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Library---- SELECT STAR LIBRARY ----
Vertex option---- SELECT VERTEX OPTION ----
Pileup optionNo
Detector Set
Data Sources
Real Data
File lookuplist of good runs with HFT: https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/goodruns_wpxl_stphys_stsst_2016.txt
Single Particle MC
ParticleD0
Particle settingsFlat in Pt
Particles per event1
Vertex Z, cm-6 < Vertex < 6
Gaussian sigma in X,Y,Z (cm), if applicable0, 0, 0
Vertex offset: x, mm0
Vertex offset: y, mm0
Φ (phi), radian0 < Φ < 6.29
η (eta)-1.1 < η < 1.1
Pt, GeV1.8 < Pt < 10

B mesons in Hijing + zerobian with HFT run14 - flat pt

Request TypeSimulated background embedding (generator with real data as background for noise / pile-up studies)
DescriptionEmbedding of B+/- and B0 and anti-B0 with  into zerobias events + Hijing for B->D studies

Based on authors request: https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/EmbedRequest_BtoD.pdf

Particle:
B+,B-,B0, anti-B0 embedd into zerobias events + HIJING
B - meson decays channels limited to those containing D-meson
Library: SL16d
Production chain: Official P16id production chain + simulators

event:
VzTpc :(-6, 6) cm.
|Vz_TPC-Vz_VPD|<3cm
 

D0/anti-D0  distribution:
Phi : (0, 2pi) flat
Rapidity: (-1.5, 1.5) flat
pT:(0, 12) GeV/c , flat
 

number of events(for each particle species) vs Hijing centrality classes:

Centrality     HIJING b(fm)  #Events  #La_c(aLa_c)/Event

70-80%         12.86               500k             1

60-70%         11.95               250k             2

50-60%     11.05-11.08         170K            3

40-50%     10.11-10.16         85K            6

30-40%          9.0-9.2              56K            9

20-30%          7.8-8.2              42K          12

10-20%          4.5-7.8              32K          16

0-10%               0-4.5              25K          20

1.15M for each B-meson specie =>together 4.6M

General Information
Request ID20182802
Priority: EC0
Priority: pwgHigh
StatusLarger (or full) sample done, producing PWG QA [6/7]
Physics Working Group
Requested bypetrchal
Contact email(s)petrchal@rcf.rhic.bnl.gov, xlchen@rcf.rhic.bnl.gov
Contact phone(s)
PWG email(s)heavy-hn@www.star.bnl.gov
Assigned Deputy:
Assigned Helper: Not assigned
Global Simulation Settings
Request type:Simulated background embedding (generator with real data as background for noise / pile-up studies)
Number of events4600000 = 4.6 M
Magnetic Field---- SELECT MAGFIELD ----
Collision Typeauau 200GeV
Centralityb: full range
BFC tags
ProductionP16id
Geometry: simu---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Geometry: reco---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
LibrarySL16d
Vertex option---- SELECT VERTEX OPTION ----
Pileup optionNo
Detector Setlist of good runs with br / https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/goodruns_wpxl_2014.txt
Data Sources
Real Data
File lookup
Single Particle MC
ParticleAlpha
Particle settingsFlat in Pt
Particles per event1
Vertex Z, cm-6 < Vertex < 6
Gaussian sigma in X,Y,Z (cm), if applicable0, 0, 0
Vertex offset: x, mm0
Vertex offset: y, mm0
Φ (phi), radian0 < Φ < 6.29
η (eta)-1.5 < η < 1.5
Pt, GeV0 < Pt < 12