Observation of charge-dependent azimuthal correlations and possible local strong parity violation in heavy-ion collisions

Parity (P)-odd domains, corresponding to nontrivial topological solutions of the QCD vacuum, might be created during relativistic heavy-ion collisions. These domains are predicted to lead to charge separation of quarks along the orbital momentum of the system created in noncentral collisions. To study this effect, we investigate a three-particle mixed-harmonics azimuthal correlator which is a P-even observable, but directly sensitive to the charge-separation effect. We report measurements of this observable using the STAR detector in Au + Au and Cu + Cu collisions at root s(NN) = 200 and 62 GeV. The results are presented as a function of collision centrality, particle separation in rapidity, and particle transverse momentum. A signal consistent with several of the theoretical expectations is detected in all four data sets. We compare our results to the predictions of existing event generators and discuss in detail possible contributions from other effects that are not related to P violation.

Spectra of identified high-p(T) pi(+/-) and p((p)over-bar ) in Cu + Cu collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV

We report new results on identified (anti) proton and charged pion spectra at large transverse momenta (3 < p(T) < 10 GeV/c) from Cu + Cu collisions at root s(NN) = 200 GeV using the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). This study explores the system size dependence of two novel features observed at RHIC with heavy ions: the hadron suppression at high-p(T) and the anomalous baryon to meson enhancement at intermediate transverse momenta. Both phenomena could be attributed to the creation of a new form of QCD matter. The results presented here bridge the system size gap between the available pp and Au + Au data, and allow for a detailed exploration of the onset of the novel features. Comparative analysis of all available 200 GeV data indicates that the system size is a major factor determining both the magnitude of the hadron spectra suppression at large transverse momenta and the relative baryon to meson enhancement.

Charged and strange hadron elliptic flow in Cu plus Cu collisions at root s(NN)=62.4 and 200 GeV

We present the results of an elliptic flow, v(2), analysis of Cu + Cu collisions recorded with the solenoidal tracker detector (STAR) at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at root s(NN) = 62.4 and 200 GeV. Elliptic flow as a function of transverse momentum, v(2)(p(T)), is reported for different collision centralities for charged hadrons h(+/-) and strangeness-ontaining hadrons K-S(0), Lambda, Xi, and phi in the midrapidity region vertical bar eta vertical bar < 1.0. Significant reduction in systematic uncertainty of the measurement due to nonflow effects has been achieved by correlating particles at midrapidity, vertical bar eta vertical bar < 1.0, with those at forward rapidity, 2.5 < vertical bar eta vertical bar < 4.0. We also present azimuthal correlations in p + p collisions at root s = 200 GeV to help in estimating nonflow effects. To study the system-size dependence of elliptic flow, we present a detailed comparison with previously published results from Au + Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200 GeV. We observe that v(2)(p(T)) of strange hadrons has similar scaling properties as were first observed in Au + Au collisions, that is, (i) at low transverse momenta, p(T) < 2 GeV/c, v(2) scales with transverse kinetic energy, m(T) - m, and (ii) at intermediate p(T), 2 < p(T) < 4 GeV/c, it scales with the number of constituent quarks, n(q.) We have found that ideal hydrodynamic calculations fail to reproduce the centrality dependence of v(2)(p(T)) for K-S(0) and Lambda. Eccentricity scaled v(2) values, v(2)/epsilon, are larger in more central collisions, suggesting stronger collective flow develops in more central collisions. The comparison with Au + Au collisions, which go further in density, shows that v(2)/epsilon depends on the system size, that is, the number of participants N-part. This indicates that the ideal hydrodynamic limit is not reached in Cu + Cu collisions, presumably because the assumption of thermalization is not attained.

Observation of pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) photoproduction in ultraperipheral heavy-ion collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV at the STAR detector

We present a measurement of pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) photonuclear production in ultraperipheral Au-Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200 GeV from the STAR experiment. The pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) final states are observed at low transverse momentum and are accompanied by mutual nuclear excitation of the beam particles. The strong enhancement of the production cross section at low transverse momentum is consistent with coherent photoproduction. The pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) invariant mass spectrum of the coherent events exhibits a broad peak around 1540 +/- 40 MeV/c(2) with a width of 570 +/- 60 MeV/c(2), in agreement with the photoproduction data for the rho(0)(1700). We do not observe a corresponding peak in the pi(+)pi(-) final state and measure an upper limit for the ratio of the branching fractions of the rho(0)(1700) to pi(+)pi(-) and pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) of 2.5% at 90% confidence level. The ratio of rho(0)(1700) and rho(0)(770) coherent production cross sections is measured to be 13.4 +/- 0.8(stat.) +/- 4.4(syst.)%.

Identified particle production, azimuthal anisotropy, and interferometry measurements in Au plus Au collisions at root s(NN)=9.2 GeV

We present the first measurements of identified hadron production, azimuthal anisotropy, and pion interferometry from Au + Au collisions below the nominal injection energy at the BNL Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) facility. The data were collected using the large acceptance solenoidal tracker at RHIC (STAR) detector at root s(NN) = 9.2 GeV from a test run of the collider in the year 2008. Midrapidity results on multiplicity density dN/dy in rapidity y, average transverse momentum < p(T)>, particle ratios, elliptic flow, and Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (HBT) radii are consistent with the corresponding results at similar root s(NN) from fixed-target experiments. Directed flow measurements are presented for both midrapidity and forward-rapidity regions. Furthermore the collision centrality dependence of identified particle dN/dy, < p(T)>, and particle ratios are discussed. These results also demonstrate that the capabilities of the STAR detector, although optimized for root s(NN) = 200 GeV, are suitable for the proposed QCD critical-point search and exploration of the QCD phase diagram at RHIC.

Observation of an Antimatter Hypernucleus

Nuclear collisions recreate conditions in the universe microseconds after the Big Bang. Only a very small fraction of the emitted fragments are light nuclei, but these states are of fundamental interest. We report the observation of antihypertritons-comprising an antiproton, an antineutron, and an antilambda hyperon-produced by colliding gold nuclei at high energy. Our analysis yields 70 +/- 17 antihypertritons (3/Lambda(H) over bar) and 157 +/- 30 hypertritons (H-3(Lambda)). The measured yields of H-3(Lambda) (3/Lambda(H) over bar) and He-3 ((3)(He) over bar) are similar, suggesting an equilibrium in coordinate and momentum space populations of up, down, and strange quarks and antiquarks, unlike the pattern observed at lower collision energies. The production and properties of antinuclei, and of nuclei containing strange quarks, have implications spanning nuclear and particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.

Longitudinal scaling property of the charge balance function in Au plus Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV

We present measurements of the charge balance function, from the charged particles, for diverse pseudorapidity and transverse momentum ranges in Au + Au collisions at root S-NN = 200 GeV using the STAR detector at RHIC. We observe that the balance function is boost-invariant within the pseudorapidity coverage vertical bar-1.3, 1.3 vertical bar. The balance function properly scaled by the width of the observed pseudorapidity window does not depend on the position or size of the pseudorapidity window. This scaling property also holds for particles in different transverse momentum ranges. In addition, we find that the width of the balance function decreases monotonically with increasing transverse momentum for all centrality classes. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Center of mass energy and system-size dependence of photon production at forward rapidity at RHIC

We present the multiplicity and pseudorapidity distributions of photons produced in Au + Au and Cu + Cu collisions at root(NN)-N-s = 62.4 and 200 GeV. The photons are measured in the region -3.7 < eta < -2.3 using the photon Multiplicity detector in the STAR experiment at RHIC. The number of photons produced per average number of participating nucleon pairs increases with the beam energy and is independent of (lie collision centrality. For collisions with similar average numbers of participating nucleons the photon multiplicities are observed to be similar for An + Au and Cu + Cu collisions at a given beam energy. The ratios of the number of charged particles to photons in the measured pseudorapidity range are found to be 1.4 +/- 0.1 and 1.2 +/- 0.1 for root(NN)-N-s = 62.4 and 200 GeV, respectively. The energy dependence of this ratio could reflect varying contributions from baryons to charged particles, while mesons are the dominant contributors to photon production in the given kinematic region. The photon pseudorapidity distributions normalized by average number of participating nucleon pairs, when plotted as a function of eta-Y-beam, are found to follow a longitudinal scaling independent of centrality and colliding ion species at both beam energies. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

在线草图理解技术研究

手绘草图是一种自然而直接的思路外化和交流方式。用户传统使用草图的方式为先用草图记录早期想法，想法成熟时转化为正规电子文档，这样存在着冗余性和低效性的问题。随着笔计算设备的普及，数码笔、手写板、手写屏、电子白板、PDA、UMPC等设备不断融入人们的生活，在线手绘草图将成为笔计算设备的主要应用之一。近年来，手绘草图也开始在互联网上出现，成为用户体现个性的方式。理解在线手绘草图将为手绘草图的高效利用和高效编辑提供了保障。 草图理解包括在线草图理解和离线草图理解。在线草图理解的对象为用户用数字笔绘制的在线草图，而离线草图理解的对象为图像。目前，在线草图理解技术是当前的研究热点，但它仍然面临很多挑战，例如草图的自适应识别、新领域草图的理解、草图的高效交互等。本文的研究对象为在线草图理解技术以及面向在线草图理解的交互技术。具体地，从多个层次和角度展开研究，依次为：草图符号识别、手写公式理解、草图结构理解、面向在线草图理解的交互技术、原型系统。 本文首先概述了草图理解技术的发展历史，介绍了在线草图理解技术的需求、输入设备和关键技术，并分析了在线草图理解技术的研究进展。之后，本文对自适应的草图符号识别、手写无机化学公式理解、手绘概念图的结构理解这三个问题进行了讨论，并对面向在线草图理解的交互技术进行了分析，最后研发了一个原型系统IdeaNote。本文研究内容和创新点如下： 1. 自适应的草图符号识别 在草图符号的自适应学习中，不同用户的训练样本数量可能不同，保持在不同样本数量下良好的学习效果成为需要解决的一个重要问题。本文提出一种自适应的草图符号识别方法，该方法采用与训练样本个数相关的分类器组合策略将模板匹配方法和SVM统计分类方法进行了高效组合。它通过利用支持小样本学习的模板匹配方法和支持更多样本学习的SVM方法，并同时利用草图符号中的在线信息和离线信息，实现了不同样本个数下自适应的符号学习和识别。评估表明，该方法可以在24类草图符号分别使用1到20个训练样本时具有较高的识别正确率和较好的时间性能。 2. 手写无机化学公式理解 手写公式是人们学习和生活中的重要部分，本文提出手写无机化学公式的同步识别和异步识别方法。同步识别方法在用户书写无机化学公式的同时进行识别，异步识别方法在用户完成一个或几个化学公式的时候进行识别。两类方法均充分利用了无机化学领域的知识，具有较高的识别正确率。其中，异步识别方法的正确率为93.08%。基于手写无机化学公式的理解结果，可以支持无机化学公式的手写输入、多通道输入、自动错误检测和自动配平等。 3. 手绘概念图的结构理解 草图结构理解是草图编辑和草图应用的基础。手绘概念图是思维产生和交流的重要工具，与正规形式的概念图相比更加自然且符合用户的纸笔习惯。本文提出一种手绘概念图的结构理解方法。它采用动态规划方法提取概念图中的节点和连线笔划块，通过图划分的方法降低图的动态规划的时间复杂度，在此基础上提取由节点、连线和节点连线关系组成的概念图结构。评估表明，该方法可以取得95.18%的节点和连线提取正确率，且概念图结构理解的时间满足实时性要求。 4. 面向在线草图理解的交互技术 草图的交互技术对草图系统至关重要。本文提出手绘概念图的结构化编辑技术和基于语音和笔的多通道输入和纠错技术。其中，手绘概念图的结构化编辑技术，支持结构化的选择、移动、缩放和节点互换等编辑操作。评估表明，该结构化编辑方法比基于笔划的编辑方法更加高效。多通道交互技术包括基于语音和笔的多通道化学公式输入方法和基于语音和笔的多通道数学公式纠错方法。评估表明，基于语音和笔的手写数学公式识别纠错方法比基于笔的纠错方法取得更好的效果。 5. 原型系统IdeaNote 笔记系统是笔计算设备上的重要应用。IdeaNote是一个基于数字笔的笔记系统。它支持数字笔迹的自由输入，并支持笔迹的高效编辑。IdeaNote的基础为在线草图理解技术和面向在线草图理解的交互技术。在线草图理解技术包含笔手势识别方法、支持小样本学习的草图符号识别方法、列表结构理解方法、手绘概念图的结构理解方法和手写公式理解方法。面向在线草图理解的交互技术包括结构化编辑技术和多通道交互技术。另外，系统包含一个用于操纵笔迹的笔手势集合。

实时数据流系统降载方法研究

随着信息技术的发展，出现了大量的数据流应用，如传感器数据处理、网络监控、金融数据分析等。在这些应用中，数据是一种连续、时变、有序、无限的序列，查询大多数都是采用连续查询方式。这种数据和查询的连续性对管理系统的资源需求很大。当系统资源不能满足查询处理要求，即查询处理任务超过系统的最大处理能力，用户的查询将得不到及时、正确地处理。同时，如果查询处理时间超过了查询截止期需求，查询结果就没有意义，甚至会造成灾难性后果。目前，很多研究都集中于数据流系统的降载，对支持实时查询处理的实时数据流系统降载的研究比较少。 本论文主要研究支持实时查询处理的实时数据流管理系统中的降载方法，主要包括如下三个方面：随机降载方法、语义降载方法与共享滑动窗口连接操作的降载方法。最后，通过实时数据流管理系统测试平台验证了所提出算法在提高系统吞吐量与降低截止期错失率方面表现出良好的性能。 针对实时数据流应用需求，提出了一种适合实时查询的数据流处理框架结构RT-DSPA和相应的多层过载处理策略MLOHS，为降载方法的研究提供一个框架基础。RT-DSPA分为用户层、DSMS层以及数据源层多个功能模块，具有多层性、可扩展性、健壮性以及可配置性的特点。 在随机降载方面，提出了一种基于数据流流速的负载估计算法；在实时数据流处理框架与负载估计算法的基础上，提出了一种截止期敏感的随机降载算法RLS-EDA。由于系统负载经常波动较大，该算法利用截止期的特点，使用暂存所丢弃元组技术充分地利用CPU空闲资源，使降载执行后系统的吞吐量得到提高，进而尽可能地降低查询截止期错失率；最后，讨论了降载过程中的队列维护策略、含共享操作符查询网络中的降载位置以及降载操作符插入查询网络的算法。实验结果表明，在系统负载波动较大的情况下，RLS-EDA算法表现出良好的性能。 在充分了解数据流及查询特征的情况下，语义降载表现出更好的降载效果。为明确语义降载时使用到的语义，提出了元组价值、价值等级的概念，给出价值等级划分时发生冲突的解决方法。设计了适合实时数据流管理系统的价值等级–执行开销优先级表和截止期–价值密度优先级表，其在确定优先级时可考虑多维因素。基于这两种优先级表设计，提出了相对应的语义降载算法SLS-PT-VD&EC和SLS-PT-D&TVD。基于优先级表的语义降载算法能够灵活地满足用户的不同需求，同时提高系统降载时的性能。 最后，针对共享滑动窗口连接操作符的过载情况，利用查询截止期的特点，提出了一种基于暂存丢弃元组技术的共享滑动窗口连接的降载算法LS-SJRT；为减小LS-SJRT算法的降载开销，提出了一种改进的基于调节滑动窗口宽度的共享滑动窗口连接降载算法LS-SJRT-CW。实验结果显示这两种算法在共享连接操作符过载时都能够表现出较好的性能。

盐胁迫下水稻叶片光合参数对光强的响应

以耐盐性不同的两个水稻品种秋光和辽盐2号为试材,在设定条件下测定长时间NaCl胁迫下水稻剑叶的净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、气孔导度(Gs)和胞间CO2浓度(Ci)在不同光照强度(PFD)诱导下的反应差异与水稻抗性的关系.结果表明,在不同浓度NaCl胁迫下,随着PFD的升高,两品种的Pn和Gs均呈上升趋势,与对照相比,耐盐品种辽盐2号的Pn增加了14.87%,而秋光的Pn则下降了17.91%.Ci、Ls及Pn/Gs比值的变化趋势表明,气孔因素和非气孔因素对辽盐2号的光合变化起到了积极作用,而气孔因素则是引起秋光光合变化的主要原因.

an empirical study on bug assignment automation using chinese bug data

Univ SE Calif, Ctr Syst & Software Engn, ABB, Microsoft Res, IEEE, ACMSIGSOFT, N Carolina State Univ Comp Sci