Erratum: Global Polarization of Ξ and Ω Hyperons in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV [Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 162301 (2021)]

This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.162301.

Measurement of Sequential ϒ Suppression in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV with the STAR Experiment

We report on measurements of sequential ϒ suppression in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV with the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) through both the dielectron and dimuon decay channels. In the 0%-60% centrality class, the nuclear modification factors (R_{AA}), which quantify the level of yield suppression in heavy-ion collisions compared to p+p collisions, for ϒ(1S) and ϒ(2S) are 0.40±0.03(stat)±0.03(sys)±0.09(norm) and 0.26±0.08(stat)±0.02(sys)±0.06(norm), respectively, while the upper limit of the ϒ(3S) R_{AA} is 0.17 at a 95% confidence level. This provides experimental evidence that the ϒ(3S) is significantly more suppressed than the ϒ(1S) at RHIC. The level of suppression for ϒ(1S) is comparable to that observed at the much higher collision energy at the Large Hadron Collider. These results point to the creation of a medium at RHIC whose temperature is sufficiently high to strongly suppress excited ϒ states.

Beam Energy Dependence of Fifth- and Sixth-Order Net-Proton Number Fluctuations in Au+Au Collisions at RHIC

We report the beam energy and collision centrality dependence of fifth and sixth order cumulants (C_{5}, C_{6}) and factorial cumulants (κ_{5}, κ_{6}) of net-proton and proton number distributions, from center-of-mass energy (sqrt[s_{NN}]) 3 GeV to 200 GeV Au+Au collisions at RHIC. Cumulant ratios of net-proton (taken as proxy for net-baryon) distributions generally follow the hierarchy expected from QCD thermodynamics, except for the case of collisions at 3 GeV. The measured values of C_{6}/C_{2} for 0%-40% centrality collisions show progressively negative trend with decreasing energy, while it is positive for the lowest energy studied. These observed negative signs are consistent with QCD calculations (for baryon chemical potential, μ_{B}≤110  MeV) which contains the crossover transition range. In addition, for energies above 7.7 GeV, the measured proton κ_{n}, within uncertainties, does not support the two-component (Poisson+binomial) shape of proton number distributions that would be expected from a first-order phase transition. Taken in combination, the hyperorder proton number fluctuations suggest that the structure of QCD matter at high baryon density, μ_{B}∼750  MeV at sqrt[s_{NN}]=3  GeV is starkly different from those at vanishing μ_{B}∼24  MeV at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV and higher collision energies.

Collision-System and Beam-Energy Dependence of Anisotropic Flow Fluctuations

Elliptic flow measurements from two-, four-, and six-particle correlations are used to investigate flow fluctuations in collisions of U+U at sqrt[s_{NN}]=193  GeV, Cu+Au at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV and Au+Au spanning the range sqrt[s_{NN}]=11.5-200  GeV. The measurements show a strong dependence of the flow fluctuations on collision centrality, a modest dependence on system size, and very little if any, dependence on particle species and beam energy. The results, when compared to similar LHC measurements, viscous hydrodynamic calculations, and trento model eccentricities, indicate that initial-state-driven fluctuations predominate the flow fluctuations generated in the collisions studied.

Evidence for Nonlinear Gluon Effects in QCD and Their Mass Number Dependence at STAR

The STAR Collaboration reports measurements of back-to-back azimuthal correlations of di-π^{0}s produced at forward pseudorapidities (2.6<η<4.0) in p+p, p+Al, and p+Au collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 200 GeV. We observe a clear suppression of the correlated yields of back-to-back π^{0} pairs in p+Al and p+Au collisions compared to the p+p data. The observed suppression of back-to-back pairs as a function of transverse momentum suggests nonlinear gluon dynamics arising at high parton densities. The larger suppression found in p+Au relative to p+Al collisions exhibits a dependence of the saturation scale Q_{s}^{2} on the mass number A. A linear scaling of the suppression with A^{1/3} is observed with a slope of -0.09±0.01.

Measurements of Proton High-Order Cumulants in sqrt[s_{NN}]=3 GeV Au+Au Collisions and Implications for the QCD Critical Point

We report cumulants of the proton multiplicity distribution from dedicated fixed-target Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=3.0  GeV, measured by the STAR experiment in the kinematic acceptance of rapidity (y) and transverse momentum (p_{T}) within -0.5<y<0 and 0.4<p_{T}<2.0  GeV/c. In the most central 0%-5% collisions, a proton cumulant ratio is measured to be C_{4}/C_{2}=-0.85±0.09 (stat)±0.82 (syst), which is 2σ below the Poisson baseline with respect to both the statistical and systematic uncertainties. The hadronic transport UrQMD model reproduces our C_{4}/C_{2} in the measured acceptance. Compared to higher energy results and the transport model calculations, the suppression in C_{4}/C_{2} is consistent with fluctuations driven by baryon number conservation and indicates an energy regime dominated by hadronic interactions. These data imply that the QCD critical region, if created in heavy-ion collisions, could only exist at energies higher than 3 GeV.

Measurements of _{Λ}^{3}H and _{Λ}^{4}H Lifetimes and Yields in Au+Au Collisions in the High Baryon Density Region

We report precision measurements of hypernuclei _{Λ}^{3}H and _{Λ}^{4}H lifetimes obtained from Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=3.0  GeV and 7.2 GeV collected by the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, and the first measurement of _{Λ}^{3}H and _{Λ}^{4}H midrapidity yields in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=3.0  GeV. _{Λ}^{3}H and _{Λ}^{4}H, being the two simplest bound states composed of hyperons and nucleons, are cornerstones in the field of hypernuclear physics. Their lifetimes are measured to be 221±15(stat)±19(syst)  ps for _{Λ}^{3}H and 218±6(stat)±13(syst)  ps for _{Λ}^{4}H. The p_{T}-integrated yields of _{Λ}^{3}H and _{Λ}^{4}H are presented in different centrality and rapidity intervals. It is observed that the shape of the rapidity distribution of _{Λ}^{4}H is different for 0%-10% and 10%-50% centrality collisions. Thermal model calculations, using the canonical ensemble for strangeness, describes the _{Λ}^{3}H yield well, while underestimating the _{Λ}^{4}H yield. Transport models, combining baryonic mean-field and coalescence (jam) or utilizing dynamical cluster formation via baryonic interactions (phqmd) for light nuclei and hypernuclei production, approximately describe the measured _{Λ}^{3}H and _{Λ}^{4}H yields. Our measurements provide means to precisely assess our understanding of the fundamental baryonic interactions with strange quarks, which can impact our understanding of more complicated systems involving hyperons, such as the interior of neutron stars or exotic hypernuclei.

Probing the Gluonic Structure of the Deuteron with J/ψ Photoproduction in d+Au Ultraperipheral Collisions

Understanding gluon density distributions and how they are modified in nuclei are among the most important goals in nuclear physics. In recent years, diffractive vector meson production measured in ultraperipheral collisions (UPCs) at heavy-ion colliders has provided a new tool for probing the gluon density. In this Letter, we report the first measurement of J/ψ photoproduction off the deuteron in UPCs at the center-of-mass energy sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV in d+Au collisions. The differential cross section as a function of momentum transfer -t is measured. In addition, data with a neutron tagged in the deuteron-going zero-degree calorimeter is investigated for the first time, which is found to be consistent with the expectation of incoherent diffractive scattering at low momentum transfer. Theoretical predictions based on the color glass condensate saturation model and the leading twist approximation nuclear shadowing model are compared with the data quantitatively. A better agreement with the saturation model has been observed. With the current measurement, the results are found to be directly sensitive to the gluon density distribution of the deuteron and the deuteron breakup process, which provides insights into the nuclear gluonic structure.

Search for the Chiral Magnetic Effect via Charge-Dependent Azimuthal Correlations Relative to Spectator and Participant Planes in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV

The chiral magnetic effect (CME) refers to charge separation along a strong magnetic field due to imbalanced chirality of quarks in local parity and charge-parity violating domains in quantum chromodynamics. The experimental measurement of the charge separation is made difficult by the presence of a major background from elliptic azimuthal anisotropy. This background and the CME signal have different sensitivities to the spectator and participant planes, and could thus be determined by measurements with respect to these planes. We report such measurements in Au+Au collisions at a nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy of 200 GeV at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider. It is found that the charge separation, with the flow background removed, is consistent with zero in peripheral (large impact parameter) collisions. Some indication of finite CME signals is seen in midcentral (intermediate impact parameter) collisions. Significant residual background effects may, however, still be present.

Measurement of the Sixth-Order Cumulant of Net-Proton Multiplicity Distributions in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=27, 54.4, and 200 GeV at RHIC

According to first-principle lattice QCD calculations, the transition from quark-gluon plasma to hadronic matter is a smooth crossover in the region μ_{B}≤T_{c}. In this range the ratio, C_{6}/C_{2}, of net-baryon distributions are predicted to be negative. In this Letter, we report the first measurement of the midrapidity net-proton C_{6}/C_{2} from 27, 54.4, and 200 GeV Au+Au collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The dependence on collision centrality and kinematic acceptance in (p_{T}, y) are analyzed. While for 27 and 54.4 GeV collisions the C_{6}/C_{2} values are close to zero within uncertainties, it is observed that for 200 GeV collisions, the C_{6}/C_{2} ratio becomes progressively negative from peripheral to central collisions. Transport model calculations without critical dynamics predict mostly positive values except for the most central collisions within uncertainties. These observations seem to favor a smooth crossover in the high-energy nuclear collisions at top RHIC energy.

Observation of D_{s}^{±}/D^{0} Enhancement in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV

We report on the first measurement of charm-strange meson D_{s}^{±} production at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV from the STAR experiment. The yield ratio between strange (D_{s}^{±}) and nonstrange (D^{0}) open-charm mesons is presented and compared to model calculations. A significant enhancement, relative to a pythia simulation of p+p collisions, is observed in the D_{s}^{±}/D^{0} yield ratio in Au+Au collisions over a large range of collision centralities. Model calculations incorporating abundant strange-quark production in the quark-gluon plasma and coalescence hadronization qualitatively reproduce the data. The transverse-momentum integrated yield ratio of D_{s}^{±}/D^{0} at midrapidity is consistent with a prediction from a statistical hadronization model with the parameters constrained by the yields of light and strange hadrons measured at the same collision energy. These results suggest that the coalescence of charm quarks with strange quarks in the quark-gluon plasma plays an important role in D_{s}^{±}-meson production in heavy-ion collisions.

Measurement of e^{+}e^{-} Momentum and Angular Distributions from Linearly Polarized Photon Collisions

The Breit-Wheeler process which produces matter and antimatter from photon collisions is experimentally investigated through the observation of 6085 exclusive electron-positron pairs in ultraperipheral Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV. The measurements reveal a large fourth-order angular modulation of cos4Δϕ=(16.8±2.5)% and smooth invariant mass distribution absent of vector mesons (ϕ, ω, and ρ) at the experimental limit of ≤0.2% of the observed yields. The differential cross section as a function of e^{+}e^{-} pair transverse momentum P_{⊥} peaks at low value with sqrt[⟨P_{⊥}^{2}⟩]=38.1±0.9  MeV and displays a significant centrality dependence. These features are consistent with QED calculations for the collision of linearly polarized photons quantized from the extremely strong electromagnetic fields generated by the highly charged Au nuclei at ultrarelativistic speed. The experimental results have implications for vacuum birefringence and for mapping the magnetic field which is important for emergent QCD phenomena.

Global Polarization of Ξ and Ω Hyperons in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV

Global polarization of Ξ and Ω hyperons has been measured for the first time in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV. The measurements of the Ξ^{-} and Ξ[over ¯]^{+} hyperon polarization have been performed by two independent methods, via analysis of the angular distribution of the daughter particles in the parity violating weak decay Ξ→Λ+π, as well as by measuring the polarization of the daughter Λ hyperon, polarized via polarization transfer from its parent. The polarization, obtained by combining the results from the two methods and averaged over Ξ^{-} and Ξ[over ¯]^{+}, is measured to be ⟨P_{Ξ}⟩=0.47±0.10(stat)±0.23(syst)% for the collision centrality 20%-80%. The ⟨P_{Ξ}⟩ is found to be slightly larger than the inclusive Λ polarization and in reasonable agreement with a multiphase transport model. The ⟨P_{Ξ}⟩ is found to follow the centrality dependence of the vorticity predicted in the model, increasing toward more peripheral collisions. The global polarization of Ω, ⟨P_{Ω}⟩=1.11±0.87(stat)±1.97(syst)% was obtained by measuring the polarization of daughter Λ in the decay Ω→Λ+K, assuming the polarization transfer factor C_{ΩΛ}=1.

Nonmonotonic Energy Dependence of Net-Proton Number Fluctuations

Nonmonotonic variation with collision energy (sqrt[s_{NN}]) of the moments of the net-baryon number distribution in heavy-ion collisions, related to the correlation length and the susceptibilities of the system, is suggested as a signature for the quantum chromodynamics critical point. We report the first evidence of a nonmonotonic variation in the kurtosis times variance of the net-proton number (proxy for net-baryon number) distribution as a function of sqrt[s_{NN}] with 3.1  σ significance for head-on (central) gold-on-gold (Au+Au) collisions measured solenoidal tracker at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Data in noncentral Au+Au collisions and models of heavy-ion collisions without a critical point show a monotonic variation as a function of sqrt[s_{NN}].

[Vaccinovigilance: Reports of adverse reactions in the year 2019]

INTRODUCTION

The registration of adverse events after the use of immunological veterinary medicinal products (IVMP) is the aim of the vigilance reporting system in Switzerland. Adverse events comprise suspected adverse reactions and lack of expected efficacy. Since the Institute of virology and immunology (IVI) is the competent authority for the regulation of immunological VMP in Switzerland, the reporting system is administrated by the IVI. In 2019, 137 reports concerning authorized immunological VMP were received (15% less compared to 2018). While most of the reports were submitted by the marketing authorization holders (56%), practicing veterinary surgeons contributed to the reporting system, too (40%). This corresponds to an increase of 22% of reported adverse events by the practicing veterinary surgeons compared to the previous year. Private persons (4%) submitted five reports. In comparison to 2018, in 2019 79% of the adverse events were reported by marketing authorization holders and 18% by veterinarians. Dogs (55%) and cats (20%) were mainly affected. Further reports were related to cattle (13%) and horses (5%). Recently, the numbers of reports concerning dogs (+12%) and cats (+4%) have considerably increased. Most of the reports were based on the application of vaccines against canine distemper, hepatitis, parvovirosis and parainfluenza in combination with leptospirosis in dogs as well as cat flu and feline panleukopenia in cats. In 34% of the submitted cases, the causality assessment between the vaccination and the reaction described was evaluated as probable.

The effects of a training program using a phantom to accustom heifers to the automatic milking system

The introduction of heifers into the automatic milking system (AMS) can be associated with considerable stress for both animals and farm employees, as completely inexperienced heifers initially do not independently enter the unknown milking robot. This study investigated whether training heifers on an AMS phantom provides the possibility of preparing heifers for the following lactation at the AMS. For this purpose, 77 Holstein-Friesian heifers were randomly assigned to one of 2 experimental groups: control (CON) or phantom (PHAN). Four weeks before calving, the PHAN group was given free access to the phantom, which was similar to the actual milking robot, so that they could explore it and be positively conditioned by feeding concentrate in the phantom. The heifers of the CON group had no contact with the phantom or the AMS before the first milking at the AMS. The milking frequency per animal per day was recorded, and the proportion of animals that had to be fetched for milking was determined, to evaluate how the animals accepted the AMS after calving. To assess the stress level of the animals before and after introduction into the AMS, fecal cortisol concentrations and rumination times of the animals were measured. Additionally, lactation performance characteristics (milk yield, milk flow, electrical conductivity of milk, and milk composition) were recorded for 77 animals. The animals trained on the phantom showed a higher milking frequency (DIM 7: 2.70 ± 0.14 visits/d) than the control animals (DIM 7: 2.41 ± 0.14 visits/d) between the 4th and 10th day of lactation. In addition, between d 1 and d 5, the proportion of animals that had to be fetched for milking was lower in PHAN (DIM 1: 35.18 ± 4.16%) than in CON (DIM 1: 48.03 ± 4.46%). The PHAN heifers had unexpectedly high fecal cortisol levels (1 wk prepartum: 43.50 ± 0.93 ng/g of feces), although not considerably elevated compared with CON (1 wk prepartum: 40.76 ± 1.05 ng/g of feces). Training on the phantom had no appreciable influence on rumination time and lactation performance parameters. The increased number of milking visits and the reduced proportion of animals that had to be fetched into the AMS for milking indicate that training on the phantom prepares the animals well for being milked in the AMS. Therefore, training heifers on the phantom offers the possibility to facilitate the start into early lactation for the animals, providing a valuable contribution to improvement of animal welfare.

The association of pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation with major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and atherosclerosis-relevant inflammatory mediators

Background

Increased attenuation of pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) around the right coronary artery (RCA) is a new imaging biomarker to detect coronary inflammation derived from routine coronary CT angiography (CTA).

Purpose

We aimed to investigate a potential association between RCA PCAT attenuation and i) serum levels of atherosclerosis-relevant cytokines, ii) different grades of coronary calcification iii) future coronary revascularization within the same coronary artery and iV) MACE (defined by revascularization, myocardial infarction (MI) and/or cardiac death).

Methods

In 293 stable individuals (59.0±9.8 years, 69% males) with intermediate likelihood for coronary artery disease (CAD) blood was drawn and subsequently analyzed for different atherosclerosis-relevant cytokines interleukin (IL)-2, IL- 4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-10, IL-13, Il-15, IL-17, TNF-a, IP-10, CRP, MCP-1, MIP-1a, Eotaxin and GM-CSF, followed by coronary calcium scoring (CCS) in non-contrast CT followed by CTA. PCAT CT attenuation (HU) was measured around the RCA (10 to 50 mm from RCA ostium) and the proximal 40 mm of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the circumflex artery (LCX) using semi-automated software. Increased RCA PCAT attenuation was defined as PCAT attenuation above the highest quartile (&gt;−73.5 HU). A long-term follow-up over 9.6 years was performed.

Results

PCAT attenuation was similar in different grades of coronary calcification (CAC=0,-80.3 HU; CAC 1–99, −79.2 HU; CAC 100–400, −79.5 HU; CAC &gt;400, −81.0 HU; p&gt;0.05). Adipocytokine MCP-1 (r=0.23, p&lt;0.01) and pro-inflammatory mediator IL-7 (r=0.12, p=0.04) correlated positively with RCA PCAT attenuation, whereas anti-inflammatory mediators Il-4, -10 and -13 correlated inversely (each r&lt;−0.12, each p&lt;0.05). In patients with increased RCA PCAT attenuation the serum levels of MCP-1 were increased (2.37 vs. 2.20, p&lt;0.01), whereas anti-inflammatory mediators IL-4 and -13 were reduced (each p&lt;0.05). 40 patients experienced MACE during follow-up. In multivariable Cox regression analysis, when adjusted by age, gender, baseline medications, obstructive coronary stenosis and CCS, the highest quartiles of PCAT attenuation are an independent predictor of MACE (HR 7.9, p=0.035). In patients with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the RCA during follow-up, RCA PCAT attenuation was increased at baseline CTA (−73.1 vs −80.2 HU, p=0.008). In patients with PCI of the LAD or LCX during follow-up, PCAT attenuation of LAD and LCX were not increased at baseline CTA (p&gt;0.05).

Conclusions

The information captured by PCAT attenuation is independent of coronary calcification and showed a trend towards a weak association with serum levels of atherosclerosis-relevant inflammatory biomarkers. Increased RCA PCAT attenuation is an independent predictor of MACE and could guide future prevention strategies in stable patients.

Funding Acknowledgement

Type of funding source: None

First Measurement of Λ_{c} Baryon Production in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV

We report on the first measurement of the charmed baryon Λ_{c}^{±} production at midrapidity (|y|<1) in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV collected by the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The Λ_{c}/D^{0} [denoting (Λ_{c}^{+}+Λ_{c}^{-})/(D^{0}+D[over ¯]^{0})] yield ratio is measured to be 1.08±0.16  (stat)±0.26  (sys) in the 0%-20% most central Au+Au collisions for the transverse momentum (p_{T}) range 3<p_{T}<6  GeV/c. This is significantly larger than the pythia model calculations for p+p collisions. The measured Λ_{c}/D^{0} ratio, as a function of p_{T} and collision centrality, is comparable to the baryon-to-meson ratios for light and strange hadrons in Au+Au collisions. Model calculations including coalescence hadronization for charmed baryon and meson formation reproduce the features of our measured Λ_{c}/D^{0} ratio.

Spiral microfluidic devices for cell separation and sorting in bioprocesses

Inertial microfluidic systems have been arousing interest in medical applications due to their simple and cost-efficient use. However, comparably small sample volumes in the microliter and milliliter ranges have so far prevented efficient applications in continuous bioprocesses. Nevertheless, recent studies suggest that these systems are well suited for cell separation in bioprocesses because of their facile adaptability to various reactor sizes and cell types. This review will discuss potential applications of inertial microfluidic cell separation systems in downstream bioprocesses and depict recent advances in inertial microfluidics for bioprocess intensification. This review thereby focusses on spiral microchannels that separate particles at a moderate Reynolds number in a laminar flow (Re < 2300) according to their size by applying lateral hydrodynamic forces. Spiral microchannels have already been shown to be capable of replacing microfilters, extracting dead cells and debris in perfusion processes, and removing contaminant microalgae species. Recent advances in parallelization made it possible to process media on a liter-scale, which might pave the way toward industrial applications.

First Observation of the Directed Flow of D^{0} and D^{0}[over ¯] in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV

We report the first measurement of rapidity-odd directed flow (v_{1}) for D^{0} and D^{0}[over ¯] mesons at midrapidity (|y|<0.8) in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV using the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. In 10-80% Au+Au collisions, the slope of the v_{1} rapidity dependence (dv_{1}/dy), averaged over D^{0} and D^{0}[over ¯] mesons, is -0.080±0.017(stat)±0.016(syst) for transverse momentum p_{T} above 1.5  GeV/c. The absolute value of D^{0} meson dv_{1}/dy is about 25 times larger than that for charged kaons, with 3.4σ significance. These data give a unique insight into the initial tilt of the produced matter, and offer constraints on the geometric and transport parameters of the hot QCD medium created in relativistic heavy-ion collisions.

Polarization of Λ (Λ[over ¯]) Hyperons along the Beam Direction in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV

The Λ (Λ[over ¯]) hyperon polarization along the beam direction has been measured in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV, for the first time in heavy-ion collisions. The polarization dependence on the hyperons' emission angle relative to the elliptic flow plane exhibits a second harmonic sine modulation, indicating a quadrupole pattern of the vorticity component along the beam direction, expected due to elliptic flow. The polarization is found to increase in more peripheral collisions, and shows no strong transverse momentum (p_{T}) dependence at p_{T} greater than 1  GeV/c. The magnitude of the signal is about 5 times smaller than those predicted by hydrodynamic and multiphase transport models; the observed phase of the emission angle dependence is also opposite to these model predictions. In contrast, the kinematic vorticity calculations in the blast-wave model tuned to reproduce particle spectra, elliptic flow, and the azimuthal dependence of the Gaussian source radii measured with the Hanbury Brown-Twiss intensity interferometry technique reproduce well the modulation phase measured in the data and capture the centrality and transverse momentum dependence of the polarization signal.

Observation of Excess J/ψ Yield at Very Low Transverse Momenta in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV and U+U Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=193 GeV

We report on the first measurements of J/ψ production at very low transverse momentum (p_{T}<0.2  GeV/c) in hadronic Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV and U+U collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=193  GeV. Remarkably, the inferred nuclear modification factor of J/ψ at midrapidity in Au+Au (U+U) collisions reaches about 24 (52) for p_{T}<0.05  GeV/c in the 60%-80% collision centrality class. This noteworthy enhancement cannot be explained by hadronic production accompanied by cold and hot medium effects. In addition, the dN/dt distribution of J/ψ for the very low p_{T} range is presented for the first time. The distribution is consistent with that expected from the Au nucleus and shows a hint of interference. Comparison of the measurements to theoretical calculations of coherent production shows that the excess yield can be described reasonably well and reveals a partial disruption of coherent production in semicentral collisions, perhaps due to the violent hadronic interactions. Incorporating theoretical calculations, the results strongly suggest that the dramatic enhancement of J/ψ yield observed at extremely low p_{T} originates from coherent photon-nucleus interactions. In particular, coherently produced J/ψ's in violent hadronic collisions may provide a novel probe of the quark-gluon plasma.

[Vaccinovigilance: Reported adverse reactions of immunological veterinary medicinal products in 2018]

INTRODUCTION

The registration of adverse events after the use of immunological veterinary medicinal products (VMP) is the aim of the vaccinovigilance reporting system in Switzerland. Adverse events comprise suspected adverse reactions and lack of expected efficacy. Since the Institute of virology and immunology (IVI) is the competent authority for the regulation of immunological VMP in Switzerland, the reporting system is administrated by the IVI. In 2018, 162 reports concerning authorized immunological VMP were received. While most of the reports were submitted by the marketing authorization holders (79%), practicing veterinary surgeons contributed to the reporting system, too (18%). Five reports were submitted by private persons (3%). Dogs were mainly affected (43%) with several terrier breeds and chihuahuas being the most frequently reported dog breeds. Further reports were related to cats (16%), cattle (14%) and horses (14%). Recently, the numbers of reports concerning cats (+26) and horses (+23) have considerably increased after there had been clearly less reports concerning these species (11 and 5, respectively) in the previous year. Most of the reports were based on the application of combined vaccines against canine distemper, hepatitis, parvovirosis and parainfluenza with or without leptospirosis in dogs as well as cat flu and feline panleukopenia in cats. In 29.6% of the submitted cases, the causality assessment between the vaccination and the reaction described was evaluated probable.

Azimuthal Harmonics in Small and Large Collision Systems at RHIC Top Energies

The first (v_{1}^{fluc}), second (v_{2}), and third (v_{3}) harmonic coefficients of the azimuthal particle distribution at midrapidity are extracted for charged hadrons and studied as a function of transverse momentum (p_{T}) and mean charged particle multiplicity density ⟨N_{ch}⟩ in U+U (sqrt[s_{NN}]=193  GeV), Au+Au, Cu+Au, Cu+Cu, d+Au, and p+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV with the STAR detector. For the same ⟨N_{ch}⟩, the v_{1}^{fluc} and v_{3} coefficients are observed to be independent of the collision system, while v_{2} exhibits such a scaling only when normalized by the initial-state eccentricity (ϵ_{2}). The data also show that ln(v_{2}/ϵ_{2}) scales linearly with ⟨N_{ch}⟩^{-1/3}. These measurements provide insight into initial-geometry fluctuations and the role of viscous hydrodynamic attenuation on v_{n} from small to large collision systems.

Lower serum osteocalcin concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes and relationships with vascular risk factors among patients with coronary artery disease

BACKGROUND

Lower serum concentrations of the osteoblast-derived protein, osteocalcin, have been associated with poorer glycemic control, insulin resistance and atherosclerosis, and with the development of type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

METHODS

This study compares concentrations of two physiological forms of osteocalcin, carboxylated (cOCN) and uncarboxylated (unOCN), between participants with T2DM (n = 20) and age-, gender- and body mass index (BMI)-matched participants without T2DM (n = 40) among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), and it explores relationships between osteocalcin concentrations and cardiovascular risk factors.

RESULTS

Concentrations of unOCN (2.71 ± 1.86 vs. 4.70 ± 2.03 ng/mL; t = -3.635, p = 0.001) and cOCN (8.70 ± 2.27 vs. 10.77 ± 3.69 ng/mL; t = -2.30, p = 0.025) were lower in participants with T2DM. In participants without T2DM, concentrations of cOCN were associated with fitness (VO_2Peak rho = 0.317, p = 0.047) and lower body fat (rho = -0.324, p = 0.041). In participants with T2DM, lower unOCN was associated with HbA1c (rho = -0.516, p = 0.020). Higher body mass was associated with higher unOCN (rho = 0.423, p = 0.009) in participants without T2DM, but with lower concentrations of both unOCN (rho = -0.590, p = 0.006) and cOCN (rho = -0.632, p = 0.003) in participants with T2DM.

CONCLUSION

In patients with CAD, lower osteocalcin concentrations were related to type 2 diabetes, and to adverse fitness, metabolic and obesity profiles.

Langerhans and inflammatory dendritic epidermal cells in atopic dermatitis are tolerized toward TLR2 activation

BACKGROUND

The skin of atopic dermatitis (AD) patients presents a significant dysbalance of the microbiome with a high colonization by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), which positively correlates with the severity of the disease.

OBJECTIVE

Understanding the role of epidermal dendritic cells (DC) as link between the innate and the adaptive immune systems in AD.

METHODS

Comparative phenotypic and functional analysis of TLR2 on Langerhans cells (LC) and inflammatory dendritic epidermal cells (IDEC) in organotypic models as well as freshly isolated cells from healthy and AD skin.

RESULTS

In situ analysis of freshly isolated LC and IDEC from AD skin revealed decreased TLR2 expression compared to LC from healthy skin. In contrast to IDEC, LC from AD skin failed to display any evidence for in situ activation. Exposure to TLR2 ligand Pam3Cys resulted in maturation and increased migratory activity of LC from normal skin. LC and IDEC from AD were unresponsive to TLR2 ligand in that they failed to mature and displayed a high spontaneous migratory activity. Keratinocytes from both healthy and AD skin expressed similar levels of TLR2. The production of IL-6 and IL-10 was impaired by Pam3Cys in supernatants from AD skin. IL-18 was significantly higher in supernatants from AD skin and not influenced by TLR2 ligation, when compared to healthy skin.

CONCLUSION

Our results suggest that TLR2-mediated sensing of S. aureus-derived signals is strongly impaired in LC from AD skin. This phenomenon may partly contribute to the immune deviation in AD and the lack of S. aureus clearance.

Low-p_{T} e^{+}e^{-} Pair Production in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV and U+U Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=193 GeV at STAR

We report first measurements of e^{+}e^{-} pair production in the mass region 0.4<M_{ee}<2.6  GeV/c^{2} at low transverse momentum (p_{T}<0.15  GeV/c) in noncentral Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV and U+U collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=193  GeV. Significant enhancement factors, expressed as ratios of data over known hadronic contributions, are observed in the 40%-80% centrality of these collisions. The excess yields peak distinctly at low p_{T} with a width (sqrt[⟨p_{T}^{2}⟩]) between 40 and 60  MeV/c. The absolute cross section of the excess depends weakly on centrality, while those from a theoretical model calculation incorporating an in-medium broadened ρ spectral function and radiation from a quark gluon plasma or hadronic cocktail contributions increase dramatically with an increasing number of participant nucleons. Model calculations of photon-photon interactions generated by the initial projectile and target nuclei describe the observed excess yields but fail to reproduce the p_{T}^{2} distributions.

Low medical morbidity and mortality after acute courses of electroconvulsive therapy in a population-based sample

BACKGROUND

To determine event rates for specific medical events and mortality among individuals receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

METHOD

Population-based cohort study using health administrative data of acute ECT treatments delivered in Ontario, Canada, from 2003 to 2011. We measured the following medical event rates, per 10 000 ECT treatments, up to 7 and 30 days post-treatment: stroke, seizure, acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, deep vein thrombosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, falls, hip fracture, and mortality.

RESULTS

A total of 135 831 ECT treatments were delivered to 8810 unique patients. Overall medical event rates were 9.1 and 16.8 per 10 000 ECT treatments respectively. The most common medical events were falls (2.7 and 5.5 per 10 000 ECT treatments) and pneumonia (1.8 and 3.8 per 10 000 ECT treatments). Fewer than six deaths occurred on the day of an ECT treatment. This corresponded to a mortality rate of less than 0.4 per 10 000 treatments. Deaths within 7 and 30 days of an ECT treatment, excluding deaths due to external causes (e.g., accidental and intentional causes of death), were 1.0 and 2.4 per 10 000 ECT treatments respectively.

CONCLUSION

Morbidity and mortality events after ECT treatments were relatively low, supporting ECT as a low-risk medical procedure.

AhR mediates an anti-inflammatory feedback mechanism in human Langerhans cells involving FcεRI and IDO

BACKGROUND

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), an important regulator of immune responses, is activated by UVB irradiation in the skin. Langerhans cells (LC) in the epidermis of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) carry the high-affinity receptor for IgE, FcεRI, and are crucially involved in the pathogenesis of AD by inducing inflammatory responses and regulating tolerogenic processes.

OBJECTIVES

We investigated AhR and AhR repressor (AhRR) expression and functional consequences of AhR activation in human ex vivo skin cells and in in vitro-generated LC.

METHODS

Epidermal cells from healthy skin were analyzed for their expression of AhR and AhRR. LC generated from CD34⁺ hematopoietic stem cells (CD34LC) were treated with the UV photoproduct and AhR ligand 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ). Cell surface receptors, transcription factors, and the tolerogenic tryptophan-degrading enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) were analyzed using flow cytometry and quantitative PCR.

RESULTS

Epidermal LC and CD34LC express AhR and AhRR. AhR was also found in keratinocytes, which lack AhRR. AhR activation of LC by FICZ caused downregulation of FcεRI in CD34LC without affecting their maturation. AhR-mediated regulation of FcεRI did not involve any known transcription factors related to this receptor. Furthermore, we could show upregulation of IDO mediated by AhR engagement.

CONCLUSIONS

Our study shows that AhR activation by FICZ reduces FcεRI and upregulates IDO expression in LC. This AhR-mediated anti-inflammatory feedback mechanism may dampen the allergen-induced inflammation in AD.

Peripheral cytokine and chemokine alterations in depression: a meta-analysis of 82 studies

OBJECTIVE

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that measured cytokine and chemokine levels in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to healthy controls (HCs).

METHOD

The PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO databases were searched up until May 30, 2016. Effect sizes were estimated with random-effects models.

RESULT

Eighty-two studies comprising 3212 participants with MDD and 2798 HCs met inclusion criteria. Peripheral levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, IL-10, the soluble IL-2 receptor, C-C chemokine ligand 2, IL-13, IL-18, IL-12, the IL-1 receptor antagonist, and the soluble TNF receptor 2 were elevated in patients with MDD compared to HCs, whereas interferon-gamma levels were lower in MDD (Hedge's g = -0.477, P = 0.043). Levels of IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-8, the soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R), IL-5, CCL-3, IL-17, and transforming growth factor-beta 1 were not significantly altered in individuals with MDD compared to HCs. Heterogeneity was large (I² : 51.6-97.7%), and sources of heterogeneity were explored (e.g., age, smoking status, and body mass index).

CONCLUSION

Our results further characterize a cytokine/chemokine profile associated with MDD. Future studies are warranted to further elucidate sources of heterogeneity, as well as biosignature cytokines secreted by other immune cells.

Depressive symptoms predict non-completion of a structured exercise intervention for people with Type 2 diabetes

AIM

To quantify the impact of depressive symptoms on completion of exercise-based rehabilitation for Type 2 diabetes management.

METHODS

Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale in a prospective cohort of consecutive patients with Type 2 diabetes entering a 6-month hybrid (home- and clinic-based) exercise rehabilitation programme. Attendance at exercise sessions was monitored and programme completion/non-completion was ascertained.

RESULTS

Of the programme participants (n=624, mean age 55.6±10.5 years, 47% male), 26.8% endorsed significant depressive symptoms (depression score ≥16) and 68.1% completed the intervention, attending 54.6±30.0% of supervised exercise sessions. Baseline depressive symptoms (depression scale score ≥16) increased the risk of non-completion [hazard ratio 1.49 (95% CI 1.10-2.03); P = 0.010], and predicted fewer sessions attended (β=-2.1, P= 0.002) in adjusted models. A depression score threshold of ≥10 (48.4% of participants) predicted non-completion [hazard ratio 1.60 (95% CI 1.19-2.17); P= 0.002) with optimum accuracy. Non-completions resulting from lack of interest (18.9 vs. 11.0%; P= 0.026) and medical complications (14.6 vs. 6.6%; P= 0.006) were more common among participants with depression scores ≥10. Greater hazard ratios for depression scores ≥10 were observed in subgroups not currently using insulin [hazard ratio 1.70 (95% CI 1.24-2.33); P= 0.001), or an antidepressant [hazard ratio 1.83 (95% CI 1.32-2.54); P<0.001].

CONCLUSIONS

Depressive symptoms were highly prevalent among participants with Type 2 diabetes entering exercise-based rehabilitation, and even mild depressive symptoms posed a significant barrier to completion. Depression screening may help target additional supports to facilitate completion of exercise interventions for people with Type 2 diabetes.

Regional cerebral arterial transit time hemodynamics correlate with vascular risk factors and cognitive function in men with coronary artery disease

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Arterial transit time is the time needed for blood to travel from large arteries to capillaries, as estimated from arterial spin-labeling MR imaging. The purpose of this study was to determine whether vascular risk factors and cognitive performance are related to regional differences in cerebral arterial transit time in patients with coronary artery disease who are at risk for cognitive decline.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Arterial transit time was estimated from multiple postlabel delay pseudocontinuous arterial spin-labeling images obtained from 29 men with coronary artery disease. Tests of memory, attention, processing speed, and executive function were administered. Principal component analysis was used to create separate models of cognition and vascular risk, which were related to brain regions through voxelwise analyses of arterial transit time maps.

RESULTS

Principal component analysis identified 2 components of vascular risk: 1) "pressor" (age, systolic blood pressure, and pulse pressure) and 2) "obesity" (body fat percentage and body mass index). Obesity was inversely related to arterial transit time in the posterior cingulate, precuneus, lateral occipital cortices, middle temporal gyrus, and frontal pole (P corrected < .05), whereas pressor was not significant. Cognitive scores were factored into a single component. Poor performance was inversely related to precuneus arterial transit time (P corrected < .05). The average arterial transit time in regions identified by obesity was associated with poorer cognitive function (r(2) = 0.21, t = -2.65, P = .01).

CONCLUSIONS

Altered cerebral hemodynamics, notably in nodal structures of the default mode network, may be one way that vascular risk factors impact cognition in patients with coronary artery disease.

Energy dependence of the transverse momentum distributions of charged particles in pp collisions measured by ALICE

Differential cross sections of charged particles in inelastic pp collisions as a function of p_T have been measured at [Formula: see text] at the LHC. The p_T spectra are compared to NLO-pQCD calculations. Though the differential cross section for an individual [Formula: see text] cannot be described by NLO-pQCD, the relative increase of cross section with [Formula: see text] is in agreement with NLO-pQCD. Based on these measurements and observations, procedures are discussed to construct pp reference spectra at [Formula: see text] up to p_T=50 GeV/c as required for the calculation of the nuclear modification factor in nucleus-nucleus and proton-nucleus collisions.

Directed flow of charged particles at midrapidity relative to the spectator plane in Pb-Pb collisions at √(s(NN))=2.76 TeV

The directed flow of charged particles at midrapidity is measured in Pb-Pb collisions at √(s(NN))=2.76 TeV relative to the collision symmetry plane defined by the spectator nucleons. A negative slope of the rapidity-odd directed flow component with approximately 3 times smaller magnitude than found at the highest RHIC energy is observed. This suggests a smaller longitudinal tilt of the initial system and disfavors the strong fireball rotation predicted for the LHC energies. The rapidity-even directed flow component is measured for the first time with spectators and found to be independent of pseudorapidity with a sign change at transverse momenta p(T) between 1.2 and 1.7  GeV/c. Combined with the observation of a vanishing rapidity-even p(T) shift along the spectator deflection this is strong evidence for dipolelike initial density fluctuations in the overlap zone of the nuclei. Similar trends in the rapidity-even directed flow and the estimate from two-particle correlations at midrapidity, which is larger by about a factor of 40, indicate a weak correlation between fluctuating participant and spectator symmetry planes. These observations open new possibilities for investigation of the initial conditions in heavy-ion collisions with spectator nucleons.

K(S)0 and Λ production in Pb-Pb collisions at √(s(NN))=2.76 TeV

The ALICE measurement of K(S)(0) and Λ production at midrapidity in Pb-Pb collisions at √(s(NN))=2.76 TeV is presented. The transverse momentum (p(T)) spectra are shown for several collision centrality intervals and in the p(T) range from 0.4 GeV/c (0.6 GeV/c for Λ) to 12 GeV/c. The p(T) dependence of the Λ/K(S)(0) ratios exhibits maxima in the vicinity of 3 GeV/c, and the positions of the maxima shift towards higher p(T) with increasing collision centrality. The magnitude of these maxima increases by almost a factor of three between most peripheral and most central Pb-Pb collisions. This baryon excess at intermediate p(T) is not observed in pp interactions at √s=0.9 TeV and at √s=7 TeV. Qualitatively, the baryon enhancement in heavy-ion collisions is expected from radial flow. However, the measured p(T) spectra above 2 GeV/c progressively decouple from hydrodynamical-model calculations. For higher values of p(T), models that incorporate the influence of the medium on the fragmentation and hadronization processes describe qualitatively the p(T) dependence of the Λ/K(S)(0) ratio.

Charmonium and e+e- pair photoproduction at mid-rapidity in ultra-peripheral Pb-Pb collisions at [Formula: see text]

The ALICE Collaboration at the LHC has measured the J/ψ and ψ' photoproduction at mid-rapidity in ultra-peripheral Pb-Pb collisions at [Formula: see text]. The charmonium is identified via its leptonic decay for events where the hadronic activity is required to be minimal. The analysis is based on an event sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 23 μb-1. The cross section for coherent and incoherent J/ψ production in the rapidity interval -0.9 Collapse

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The ALICE Collaboration CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
E. Abbas Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Cairo, Egypt Fachhochschule Köln, Köln, Germany Department of Physics, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand University of Technology and Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
B. Abelev Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California United States
J. Adam Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
D. Adamová Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
A. M. Adare Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
M. M. Aggarwal Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
G. Aglieri Rinella European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
M. Agnello Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
A. G. Agocs Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
A. Agostinelli Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
Z. Ahammed Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
N. Ahmad Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
A. Ahmad Masoodi Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
I. Ahmed COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, Pakistan
S. A. Ahn Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon, South Korea
S. U. Ahn Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon, South Korea
I. Aimo Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
M. Ajaz COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, Pakistan
A. Akindinov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
D. Aleksandrov Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
B. Alessandro Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
D. Alexandre School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
A. Alici Centro Fermi - Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Rome, Italy Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
A. Alkin Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
E. Almaráz Aviña Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
J. Alme Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
T. Alt Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
V. Altini Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
S. Altinpinar Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
I. Altsybeev V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
C. Andrei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
A. Andronic Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
V. Anguelov Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
J. Anielski Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
C. Anson Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
T. Antičić Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
F. Antinori Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
P. Antonioli Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
L. Aphecetche SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
H. Appelshäuser Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
N. Arbor Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
S. Arcelli Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
A. Arend Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
N. Armesto Departamento de Física de Partículas and IGFAE, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
R. Arnaldi Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
T. Aronsson Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
I. C. Arsene Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
M. Arslandok Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Asryan V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
A. Augustinus European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
R. Averbeck Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
T. C. Awes Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee United States
J. Äystö Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
M. D. Azmi Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India Physics Department, University of Cape Town and iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation, Somerset West, South Africa
M. Bach Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Badalà Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
Y. W. Baek Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
R. Bailhache Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
R. Bala Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
A. Baldisseri Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
F. Baltasar Dos Santos Pedrosa European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
J. Bán Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
R. C. Baral Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India
R. Barbera Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
F. Barile Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
G. G. Barnaföldi Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
L. S. Barnby School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
V. Barret Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
J. Bartke The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
M. Basile Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
N. Bastid Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
S. Basu Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
B. Bathen Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
G. Batigne SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
B. Batyunya Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
P. C. Batzing Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
C. Baumann Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
I. G. Bearden Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
H. Beck Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
N. K. Behera Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
I. Belikov Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
F. Bellini Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
R. Bellwied University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
E. Belmont-Moreno Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
G. Bencedi Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
S. Beole Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
I. Berceanu National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
A. Bercuci National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
Y. Berdnikov Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
D. Berenyi Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
A. A. E. Bergognon SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
R. A. Bertens Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
D. Berzano Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
L. Betev European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
A. Bhasin Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
A. K. Bhati Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
J. Bhom University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
L. Bianchi Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
N. Bianchi Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
C. Bianchin Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
J. Bielčík Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Bielčíková Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
A. Bilandzic Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
S. Bjelogrlic Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
F. Blanco Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
F. Blanco University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
D. Blau Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
C. Blume Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
M. Boccioli European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
S. Böttger Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Bogdanov Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
H. Bøggild Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
M. Bogolyubsky Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia
L. Boldizsár Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
M. Bombara Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia
J. Book Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
H. Borel Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
A. Borissov Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
F. Bossú Physics Department, University of Cape Town and iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation, Somerset West, South Africa
M. Botje Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
E. Botta Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
E. Braidot Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
P. Braun-Munzinger Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
M. Bregant SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
T. Breitner Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
T. A. Broker Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
T. A. Browning Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana United States
M. Broz Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
R. Brun European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
E. Bruna Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
G. E. Bruno Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
D. Budnikov Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
H. Buesching Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
S. Bufalino Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
P. Buncic European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
O. Busch Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Z. Buthelezi Physics Department, University of Cape Town and iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation, Somerset West, South Africa
D. Caffarri Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
X. Cai Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
H. Caines Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
E. Calvo Villar Sección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
P. Camerini Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
V. Canoa Roman Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
G. Cara Romeo Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
W. Carena European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
F. Carena European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
N. Carlin Filho Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
F. Carminati European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
A. Casanova Díaz Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
J. Castillo Castellanos Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
J. F. Castillo Hernandez Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
E. A. R. Casula Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
V. Catanescu National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
C. Cavicchioli European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
C. Ceballos Sanchez Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), Havana, Cuba
J. Cepila Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
P. Cerello Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
B. Chang Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
S. Chapeland European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
J. L. Charvet Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
S. Chattopadhyay Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
S. Chattopadhyay Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
M. Cherney Physics Department, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska United States
C. Cheshkov European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
B. Cheynis Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
V. Chibante Barroso European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
D. D. Chinellato University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
P. Chochula European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
M. Chojnacki Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
S. Choudhury Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
P. Christakoglou Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
C. H. Christensen Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
P. Christiansen Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
T. Chujo University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
S. U. Chung Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea
C. Cicalo Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
L. Cifarelli Centro Fermi - Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Rome, Italy Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
F. Cindolo Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
J. Cleymans Physics Department, University of Cape Town and iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation, Somerset West, South Africa
F. Colamaria Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
D. Colella Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
A. Collu Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
G. Conesa Balbastre Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Z. Conesa del Valle European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
M. E. Connors Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
G. Contin Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
J. G. Contreras Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
T. M. Cormier Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
Y. Corrales Morales Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
P. Cortese Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica dell’Università del Piemonte Orientale and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Alessandria, Italy
I. Cortés Maldonado Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
M. R. Cosentino Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
F. Costa European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
M. E. Cotallo Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
E. Crescio Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
P. Crochet Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
E. Cruz Alaniz Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
R. Cruz Albino Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
E. Cuautle Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
L. Cunqueiro Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
A. Dainese Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
R. Dang Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
A. Danu Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
K. Das Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
I. Das Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
S. Das Department of Physics and Centre for Astroparticle Physics and Space Science (CAPSS), Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
D. Das Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
S. Dash Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
A. Dash Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
S. De Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
G. O. V. de Barros Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
A. De Caro Centro Fermi - Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Rome, Italy Dipartimento di Fisica ‘E.R. Caianiello’ dell’Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
G. de Cataldo Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
J. de Cuveland Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. De Falco Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
D. De Gruttola Centro Fermi - Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Rome, Italy Dipartimento di Fisica ‘E.R. Caianiello’ dell’Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
H. Delagrange SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
A. Deloff National Centre for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
N. De Marco Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
E. Dénes Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
S. De Pasquale Dipartimento di Fisica ‘E.R. Caianiello’ dell’Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
A. Deppman Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
G. D Erasmo Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
R. de Rooij Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
M. A. Diaz Corchero Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
D. Di Bari Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
T. Dietel Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
C. Di Giglio Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
S. Di Liberto Sezione INFN, Rome, Italy
A. Di Mauro European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
P. Di Nezza Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
R. Divià European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
Ø. Djuvsland Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
A. Dobrin Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
T. Dobrowolski National Centre for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
B. Dönigus Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
O. Dordic Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
A. K. Dubey Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
A. Dubla Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
L. Ducroux Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
P. Dupieux Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
A. K. Dutta Majumdar Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
D. Elia Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
D. Emschermann Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
H. Engel Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
B. Erazmus European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
H. A. Erdal Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
D. Eschweiler Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
B. Espagnon Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
M. Estienne SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
S. Esumi University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
D. Evans School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
S. Evdokimov Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia
G. Eyyubova Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
D. Fabris Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
J. Faivre Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
D. Falchieri Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
A. Fantoni Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
M. Fasel Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
D. Fehlker Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
L. Feldkamp Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
D. Felea Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
A. Feliciello Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
B. Fenton-Olsen Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
G. Feofilov V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
A. Fernández Téllez Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
A. Ferretti Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
A. Festanti Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
J. Figiel The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
M. A. S. Figueredo Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
S. Filchagin Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
D. Finogeev Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
F. M. Fionda Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
E. M. Fiore Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
E. Floratos Physics Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
M. Floris European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
S. Foertsch Physics Department, University of Cape Town and iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation, Somerset West, South Africa
P. Foka Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
S. Fokin Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
E. Fragiacomo Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
A. Francescon Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
U. Frankenfeld Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
U. Fuchs European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
C. Furget Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
M. Fusco Girard Dipartimento di Fisica ‘E.R. Caianiello’ dell’Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
J. J. Gaardhøje Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
M. Gagliardi Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
A. Gago Sección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
M. Gallio Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
D. R. Gangadharan Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
P. Ganoti Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee United States
C. Garabatos Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
E. Garcia-Solis Chicago State University, Chicago, United States
C. Gargiulo European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
I. Garishvili Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California United States
J. Gerhard Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
M. Germain SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
C. Geuna Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
M. Gheata European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
A. Gheata European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
B. Ghidini Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
P. Ghosh Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
P. Gianotti Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
P. Giubellino European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
E. Gladysz-Dziadus The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
P. Glässel Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
R. Gomez Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico
E. G. Ferreiro Departamento de Física de Partículas and IGFAE, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
L. H. González-Trueba Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
P. González-Zamora Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
S. Gorbunov Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Goswami Physics Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
S. Gotovac Technical University of Split FESB, Split, Croatia
L. K. Graczykowski Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
R. Grajcarek Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
A. Grelli Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
C. Grigoras European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
A. Grigoras European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
V. Grigoriev Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
A. Grigoryan A. I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute) Foundation, Yerevan, Armenia
S. Grigoryan Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
B. Grinyov Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
N. Grion Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
P. Gros Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
J. F. Grosse-Oetringhaus European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
J.-Y. Grossiord Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
R. Grosso European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
F. Guber Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
R. Guernane Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
B. Guerzoni Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
M. Guilbaud Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
K. Gulbrandsen Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
H. Gulkanyan A. I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute) Foundation, Yerevan, Armenia
T. Gunji University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
A. Gupta Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
R. Gupta Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
R. Haake Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
Ø. Haaland Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
C. Hadjidakis Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
M. Haiduc Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
H. Hamagaki University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
G. Hamar Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
B. H. Han Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
L. D. Hanratty School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
A. Hansen Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Z. Harmanová-Tóthová Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia
J. W. Harris Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
M. Hartig Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Harton Chicago State University, Chicago, United States
D. Hatzifotiadou Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
S. Hayashi University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
A. Hayrapetyan A. I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute) Foundation, Yerevan, Armenia European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
S. T. Heckel Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
M. Heide Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
H. Helstrup Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
A. Herghelegiu National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
G. Herrera Corral Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
N. Herrmann Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
B. A. Hess Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
K. F. Hetland Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
B. Hicks Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
B. Hippolyte Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
Y. Hori University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
P. Hristov European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
I. Hřivnáčová Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
M. Huang Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
T. J. Humanic Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
D. S. Hwang Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
R. Ichou Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
R. Ilkaev Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
I. Ilkiv National Centre for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
M. Inaba University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
E. Incani Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
G. M. Innocenti Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
P. G. Innocenti European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
M. Ippolitov Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
M. Irfan Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
C. Ivan Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
M. Ivanov Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
A. Ivanov V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
V. Ivanov Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
O. Ivanytskyi Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
A. Jachołkowski Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
P. M. Jacobs Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
C. Jahnke Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
H. J. Jang Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon, South Korea
M. A. Janik Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
P. H. S. Y. Jayarathna University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
S. Jena Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
D. M. Jha Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
R. T. Jimenez Bustamante Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
P. G. Jones School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
H. Jung Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
A. Jusko School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
A. B. Kaidalov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
S. Kalcher Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
P. Kaliňák Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
T. Kalliokoski Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
A. Kalweit European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
J. H. Kang Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
V. Kaplin Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
S. Kar Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
A. Karasu Uysal European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland KTO Karatay University, Konya, Turkey Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
O. Karavichev Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
T. Karavicheva Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
E. Karpechev Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
A. Kazantsev Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
U. Kebschull Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
R. Keidel Zentrum für Technologietransfer und Telekommunikation (ZTT), Fachhochschule Worms, Worms, Germany
B. Ketzer Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
M. M. Khan Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
P. Khan Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
S. A. Khan Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
K. H. Khan COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, Pakistan
A. Khanzadeev Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
Y. Kharlov Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia
B. Kileng Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
M. Kim Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
T. Kim Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
B. Kim Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
S. Kim Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
M. Kim Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
D. J. Kim Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
J. S. Kim Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
J. H. Kim Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
D. W. Kim Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon, South Korea
S. Kirsch Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
I. Kisel Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
S. Kiselev Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
A. Kisiel Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
J. L. Klay California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California United States
J. Klein Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
C. Klein-Bösing Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
M. Kliemant Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Kluge European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
M. L. Knichel Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
A. G. Knospe Physics Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX United States
M. K. Köhler Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
T. Kollegger Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Kolojvari V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
M. Kompaniets V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
V. Kondratiev V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
N. Kondratyeva Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
A. Konevskikh Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
V. Kovalenko V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
M. Kowalski The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
S. Kox Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
G. Koyithatta Meethaleveedu Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
J. Kral Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
I. Králik Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
F. Kramer Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Kravčáková Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia
M. Krelina Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
M. Kretz Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
M. Krivda Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
F. Krizek Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
M. Krus Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
E. Kryshen Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
M. Krzewicki Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
V. Kucera Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
Y. Kucheriaev Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
T. Kugathasan European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
C. Kuhn Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
P. G. Kuijer Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
I. Kulakov Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
J. Kumar Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
P. Kurashvili National Centre for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
A. Kurepin Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
A. B. Kurepin Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
A. Kuryakin Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
V. Kushpil Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
S. Kushpil Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
H. Kvaerno Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
M. J. Kweon Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Y. Kwon Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
P. Ladrón de Guevara Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
C. Lagana Fernandes Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
I. Lakomov Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
R. Langoy Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Vestfold University College, Tonsberg, Norway
S. L. La Pointe Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
C. Lara Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Lardeux SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
P. La Rocca Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
R. Lea Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
M. Lechman European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
S. C. Lee Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
G. R. Lee School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
I. Legrand European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
J. Lehnert Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
R. C. Lemmon Nuclear Physics Group, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury, United Kingdom
M. Lenhardt Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
V. Lenti Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
H. León Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
M. Leoncino Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
I. León Monzón Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico
P. Lévai Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
S. Li Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
J. Lien Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Vestfold University College, Tonsberg, Norway
R. Lietava School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
S. Lindal Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
V. Lindenstruth Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
C. Lippmann European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
M. A. Lisa Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
H. M. Ljunggren Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
D. F. Lodato Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
P. I. Loenne Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
V. R. Loggins Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
V. Loginov Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
D. Lohner Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
C. Loizides Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
K. K. Loo Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
X. Lopez Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
E. López Torres Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), Havana, Cuba
G. Løvhøiden Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
X.-G. Lu Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
P. Luettig Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
M. Lunardon Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
J. Luo Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
G. Luparello Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
C. Luzzi European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
R. Ma Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
K. Ma Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
D. M. Madagodahettige-Don University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
A. Maevskaya Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
M. Mager European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
D. P. Mahapatra Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India
A. Maire Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
M. Malaev Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
I. Maldonado Cervantes Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
L. Malinina Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
D. Mal’Kevich Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
P. Malzacher Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
A. Mamonov Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
L. Manceau Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
L. Mangotra Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
V. Manko Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
F. Manso Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
V. Manzari Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
Y. Mao Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
M. Marchisone Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
J. Mareš Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
G. V. Margagliotti Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
A. Margotti Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
A. Marín Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
C. Markert Physics Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX United States
M. Marquard Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
I. Martashvili University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
N. A. Martin Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
P. Martinengo European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
M. I. Martínez Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
G. Martínez García SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
Y. Martynov Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
A. Mas SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
S. Masciocchi Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
M. Masera Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
A. Masoni Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
L. Massacrier SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
A. Mastroserio Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
A. Matyja The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
C. Mayer The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
J. Mazer University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
R. Mazumder Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI), Indore, India
M. A. Mazzoni Sezione INFN, Rome, Italy
F. Meddi Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università ‘La Sapienza’ and Sezione INFN, Rome, Italy
A. Menchaca-Rocha Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
J. Mercado Pérez Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
M. Meres Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Y. Miake University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
K. Mikhaylov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
L. Milano Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
J. Milosevic Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
A. Mischke Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
A. N. Mishra Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI), Indore, India Physics Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
D. Miśkowiec Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
C. Mitu Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
S. Mizuno University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
J. Mlynarz Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
B. Mohanty National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
L. Molnar Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
L. Montaño Zetina Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
M. Monteno Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
E. Montes Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
T. Moon Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
M. Morando Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
D. A. Moreira De Godoy Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
S. Moretto Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
A. Morreale Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
A. Morsch European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
V. Muccifora Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
E. Mudnic Technical University of Split FESB, Split, Croatia
S. Muhuri Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
M. Mukherjee Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
H. Müller European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
M. G. Munhoz Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
S. Murray Physics Department, University of Cape Town and iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation, Somerset West, South Africa
L. Musa European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
J. Musinsky Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
B. K. Nandi Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
R. Nania Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
E. Nappi Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
C. Nattrass University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
T. K. Nayak Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
S. Nazarenko Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
A. Nedosekin Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
M. Nicassio Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
M. Niculescu European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
B. S. Nielsen Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
T. Niida University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
S. Nikolaev Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
V. Nikolic Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
S. Nikulin Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
V. Nikulin Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
B. S. Nilsen Physics Department, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska United States
M. S. Nilsson Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
F. Noferini Centro Fermi - Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Rome, Italy Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
P. Nomokonov Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
G. Nooren Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
A. Nyanin Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
A. Nyatha Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
C. Nygaard Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
J. Nystrand Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
A. Ochirov V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
H. Oeschler European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
S. Oh Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
S. K. Oh Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
J. Oleniacz Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
A. C. Oliveira Da Silva Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
J. Onderwaater Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
C. Oppedisano Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
A. Ortiz Velasquez Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
A. Oskarsson Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
P. Ostrowski Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
J. Otwinowski Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
K. Oyama Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
K. Ozawa University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Y. Pachmayer Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
M. Pachr Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
F. Padilla Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
P. Pagano Dipartimento di Fisica ‘E.R. Caianiello’ dell’Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
G. Paić Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
F. Painke Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
C. Pajares Departamento de Física de Partículas and IGFAE, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
S. K. Pal Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
A. Palaha School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
A. Palmeri Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
V. Papikyan A. I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute) Foundation, Yerevan, Armenia
G. S. Pappalardo Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
W. J. Park Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
A. Passfeld Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
D. I. Patalakha Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia
V. Paticchio Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
B. Paul Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
A. Pavlinov Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
T. Pawlak Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
T. Peitzmann Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
H. Pereira Da Costa Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
E. Pereira De Oliveira Filho Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
D. Peresunko Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
C. E. Pérez Lara Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
D. Perrino Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
W. Peryt Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
A. Pesci Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
Y. Pestov Budker Institute for Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
V. Petráček Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
M. Petran Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
M. Petris National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
P. Petrov School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
M. Petrovici National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
C. Petta Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
S. Piano Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
M. Pikna Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
P. Pillot SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
O. Pinazza European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
L. Pinsky University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
N. Pitz Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
D. B. Piyarathna University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
M. Planinic Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
M. Płoskoń Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
J. Pluta Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
T. Pocheptsov Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
S. Pochybova Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico
M. G. Poghosyan European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
K. Polák Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
B. Polichtchouk Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia
N. Poljak Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
A. Pop National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
S. Porteboeuf-Houssais Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
V. Pospíšil Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
B. Potukuchi Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
S. K. Prasad Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
R. Preghenella Centro Fermi - Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Rome, Italy Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
F. Prino Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
C. A. Pruneau Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
I. Pshenichnov Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
G. Puddu Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
V. Punin Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
J. Putschke Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
H. Qvigstad Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
A. Rachevski Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
A. Rademakers European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
T. S. Räihä Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
J. Rak Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
A. Rakotozafindrabe Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
L. Ramello Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica dell’Università del Piemonte Orientale and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Alessandria, Italy
S. Raniwala Physics Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
R. Raniwala Physics Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
S. S. Räsänen Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
B. T. Rascanu Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
D. Rathee Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
W. Rauch European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
A. W. Rauf COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, Pakistan
V. Razazi Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
K. F. Read University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
J. S. Real Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
K. Redlich National Centre for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
R. J. Reed Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
A. Rehman Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
P. Reichelt Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
M. Reicher Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
R. Renfordt Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. R. Reolon Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
A. Reshetin Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
F. Rettig Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
J.-P. Revol European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
K. Reygers Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
L. Riccati Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
R. A. Ricci Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, INFN, Legnaro, Italy
T. Richert Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
M. Richter Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
P. Riedler European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
W. Riegler European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
F. Riggi Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
A. Rivetti Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
M. Rodríguez Cahuantzi Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
A. Rodriguez Manso Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
K. Røed Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
E. Rogochaya Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
D. Rohr Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
D. Röhrich Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
R. Romita Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany Nuclear Physics Group, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury, United Kingdom
F. Ronchetti Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
P. Rosnet Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS–IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
S. Rossegger European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
A. Rossi European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
P. Roy Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
C. Roy Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
A. J. Rubio Montero Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
R. Rui Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
R. Russo Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
E. Ryabinkin Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
A. Rybicki The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
S. Sadovsky Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia
K. Šafařík European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
R. Sahoo Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI), Indore, India
P. K. Sahu Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India
J. Saini Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
H. Sakaguchi Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
S. Sakai Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
D. Sakata University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
C. A. Salgado Departamento de Física de Partículas and IGFAE, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
J. Salzwedel Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
S. Sambyal Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
V. Samsonov Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
X. Sanchez Castro Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
L. Šándor Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
A. Sandoval Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
M. Sano University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
G. Santagati Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
R. Santoro Centro Fermi - Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Rome, Italy European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
J. Sarkamo Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
D. Sarkar Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
E. Scapparone Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
F. Scarlassara Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
R. P. Scharenberg Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana United States
C. Schiaua National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
R. Schicker Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
H. R. Schmidt Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
C. Schmidt Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
S. Schuchmann Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
J. Schukraft European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
T. Schuster Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
Y. Schutz European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
K. Schwarz Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
K. Schweda Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
G. Scioli Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
E. Scomparin Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
R. Scott University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
P. A. Scott School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
G. Segato Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
I. Selyuzhenkov Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
S. Senyukov Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
J. Seo Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea
S. Serci Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
E. Serradilla Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
A. Sevcenco Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
A. Shabetai SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
G. Shabratova Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
R. Shahoyan European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
S. Sharma Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
N. Sharma University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
S. Rohni Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
K. Shigaki Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
K. Shtejer Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), Havana, Cuba
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E. Sicking Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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T. Siemiarczuk National Centre for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
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C. Silvestre Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
G. Simatovic Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
G. Simonetti European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
R. Singaraju Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
R. Singh Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
S. Singha National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
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T. Sinha Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
B. C. Sinha Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
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M. Sitta Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica dell’Università del Piemonte Orientale and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Alessandria, Italy
T. B. Skaali Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
K. Skjerdal Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
R. Smakal Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
N. Smirnov Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
R. J. M. Snellings Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
C. Søgaard Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
R. Soltz Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California United States
M. Song Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
J. Song Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea
C. Soos European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
F. Soramel Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
I. Sputowska The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
M. Spyropoulou-Stassinaki Physics Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
B. K. Srivastava Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana United States
J. Stachel Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
I. Stan Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
G. Stefanek National Centre for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
M. Steinpreis Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
E. Stenlund Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
G. Steyn Physics Department, University of Cape Town and iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation, Somerset West, South Africa
J. H. Stiller Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
D. Stocco SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
M. Stolpovskiy Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia
P. Strmen Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
A. A. P. Suaide Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
M. A. Subieta Vásquez Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
T. Sugitate Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
C. Suire Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
M. Suleymanov COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, Pakistan
R. Sultanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
M. Šumbera Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
T. Susa Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
T. J. M. Symons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
A. Szanto de Toledo Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
I. Szarka Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
A. Szczepankiewicz European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
M. Szymański Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
J. Takahashi Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
M. A. Tangaro Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
J. D. Tapia Takaki Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
A. Tarantola Peloni Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
A. Tarazona Martinez European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
A. Tauro European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
G. Tejeda Muñoz Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
A. Telesca European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
A. Ter Minasyan Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
C. Terrevoli Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica ‘M. Merlin’ and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
J. Thäder Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
D. Thomas Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
R. Tieulent Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
A. R. Timmins University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
D. Tlusty Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
A. Toia Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
H. Torii University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
L. Toscano Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
V. Trubnikov Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
D. Truesdale Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
W. H. Trzaska Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
T. Tsuji University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
A. Tumkin Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
R. Turrisi Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
T. S. Tveter Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
J. Ulery Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
K. Ullaland Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
J. Ulrich Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
A. Uras Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
G. M. Urciuoli Sezione INFN, Rome, Italy
G. L. Usai Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
M. Vajzer Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
M. Vala Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
L. Valencia Palomo Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
S. Vallero Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
P. Vande Vyvre European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
J. W. Van Hoorne European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
M. van Leeuwen Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
L. Vannucci Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, INFN, Legnaro, Italy
A. Vargas Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
R. Varma Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
M. Vasileiou Physics Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
A. Vasiliev Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
V. Vechernin V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
M. Veldhoen Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
M. Venaruzzo Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
E. Vercellin Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
S. Vergara Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
R. Vernet Centre de Calcul de l’IN2P3, Villeurbanne, France
M. Verweij Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
L. Vickovic Technical University of Split FESB, Split, Croatia
G. Viesti Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
J. Viinikainen Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Z. Vilakazi Physics Department, University of Cape Town and iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation, Somerset West, South Africa
O. Villalobos Baillie School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Y. Vinogradov Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
L. Vinogradov V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
A. Vinogradov Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
T. Virgili Dipartimento di Fisica ‘E.R. Caianiello’ dell’Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
Y. P. Viyogi Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
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M. A. Völkl Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
S. Voloshin Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
K. Voloshin Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
G. Volpe European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
B. von Haller European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
I. Vorobyev V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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C. G. Yaldo Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
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H. Yang Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
S. Yasnopolskiy Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
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Z. Yin Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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J. Yoon Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
X. Yuan Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
I. Yushmanov Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
V. Zaccolo Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
C. Zach Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
C. Zampolli Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
S. Zaporozhets Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
A. Zarochentsev V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
P. Závada Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
N. Zaviyalov Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
H. Zbroszczyk Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
P. Zelnicek Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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M. Zhalov Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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H. Zhang Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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J/ψ elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at √(s(NN))=2.76 TeV

We report on the first measurement of inclusive J/ψ elliptic flow v2 in heavy-ion collisions at the LHC. The measurement is performed with the ALICE detector in Pb-Pb collisions at √(s(NN))=2.76 TeV in the rapidity range 2.5<y<4.0. The dependence of the J/ψ v2 on the collision centrality and on the J/ψ transverse momentum is studied in the range 0≤p(T)<10 GeV/c. For semicentral Pb-Pb collisions at √(s(NN))=2.76 TeV, an indication of nonzero v2 is observed with a largest measured value of v2=0.116±0.046(stat)±0.029(syst) for J/ψ in the transverse momentum range 2≤p(T)<4 GeV/c. The elliptic flow measurement complements the previously reported ALICE results on the inclusive J/ψ nuclear modification factor and favors the scenario of a significant fraction of J/ψ production from charm quarks in a deconfined partonic phase.

D meson elliptic flow in noncentral Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt[sNN]=2.76 Tev

Azimuthally anisotropic distributions of D0, D+, and D*+ mesons were studied in the central rapidity region (|y|<0.8) in Pb-Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy sqrt[sNN]=2.76  TeV per nucleon-nucleon collision, with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The second Fourier coefficient v2 (commonly denoted elliptic flow) was measured in the centrality class 30%-50% as a function of the D meson transverse momentum pT, in the range 2-16  GeV/c. The measured v2 of D mesons is comparable in magnitude to that of light-flavor hadrons. It is positive in the range 2<pT<6  GeV/c with 5.7σ significance, based on the combination of statistical and systematic uncertainties.

Measurement of inelastic, single- and double-diffraction cross sections in proton-proton collisions at the LHC with ALICE

Measurements of cross sections of inelastic and diffractive processes in proton-proton collisions at LHC energies were carried out with the ALICE detector. The fractions of diffractive processes in inelastic collisions were determined from a study of gaps in charged particle pseudorapidity distributions: for single diffraction (diffractive mass MX <200 GeV/c2) [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text], respectively at centre-of-mass energies [Formula: see text]; for double diffraction (for a pseudorapidity gap Δη>3) σDD/σINEL=0.11±0.03,0.12±0.05, and [Formula: see text], respectively at [Formula: see text]. To measure the inelastic cross section, beam properties were determined with van der Meer scans, and, using a simulation of diffraction adjusted to data, the following values were obtained: [Formula: see text] mb at [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] at [Formula: see text]. The single- and double-diffractive cross sections were calculated combining relative rates of diffraction with inelastic cross sections. The results are compared to previous measurements at proton-antiproton and proton-proton colliders at lower energies, to measurements by other experiments at the LHC, and to theoretical models.

Net-charge fluctuations in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt[sNN]=2.76 TeV

We report the first measurement of the net-charge fluctuations in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt[sNN]=2.76  TeV, measured with the ALICE detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The dynamical fluctuations per unit entropy are observed to decrease when going from peripheral to central collisions. An additional reduction in the amount of fluctuations is seen in comparison to the results from lower energies. We examine the dependence of fluctuations on the pseudorapidity interval, which may account for the dilution of fluctuations during the evolution of the system. We find that the fluctuations at the LHC are smaller compared to the measurements at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, and as such, closer to what has been theoretically predicted for the formation of a quark-gluon plasma.

TLR2 down-regulates FcεRI and its transcription factor PU.1 in human Langerhans cells

BACKGROUND

Epidermal Langerhans cells (LC) expressing the high-affinity receptor for IgE (FcεRI) play a key role in atopic dermatitis (AD). AD skin is highly colonized with Staphylococcus aureus (S.a.), which are sensed by Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2). We hypothesized that TLR2 may impact on the expression of FcεRI on LC.

OBJECTIVES

To study a putative impact of TLR2 signaling on FcεRI, we analyzed FcεRI and known transcription factors of the receptor after ligand binding to TLR2.

METHODS

We generated LC from CD34(+) progenitors in vitro (CD34LC) expressing FcεRI and TLR2 as well as its partners TLR1 and TLR6. The expression of FcεRI and known transcription factors of the receptor was analyzed on the protein and RNA level by flow cytometry, Western blotting, and real-time PCR.

RESULTS

For CD34LC from 123 donors, we observed a high heterogeneity in FcεRI surface expression correlating with mRNA level of its α-chain. Stimulation of TLR1/2 or TLR2/6 dramatically down-regulated FcεRI on protein and mRNA level of both α- and γ-chain. Further analysis of putative transcription factors for FCER1A revealed the lack of GATA1 in CD34LC, weak expression of ELF1 and YY1, and high expression of PU.1. While ELF1 and YY1 appeared to be little affected by TLR2 engagement, PU.1 was significantly down-regulated.

CONCLUSIONS

Taken together, our findings show that in human, LC ligation of TLR2 by S.a.-derived products down-regulates FcεRI and its transcription factor PU.1, thus suggesting that FcεRI is controlled by PU.1 in these cells.

Transverse momentum distribution and nuclear modification factor of charged particles in p+Pb collisions at sqrt[s(NN)] = 5.02 TeV

The transverse momentum (p(T)) distribution of primary charged particles is measured in minimum bias (non-single-diffractive) p+Pb collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The p(T) spectra measured near central rapidity in the range 0.5<p(T) <20 GeV/c exhibit a weak pseudorapidity dependence. The nuclear modification factor R(pPb) is consistent with unity for p(T) above 2 GeV/c. This measurement indicates that the strong suppression of hadron production at high p(T) observed in Pb+Pb collisions at the LHC is not due to an initial-state effect. The measurement is compared to theoretical calculations.

Pseudorapidity density of charged particles in p+Pb collisions at √(s(NN))=5.02 TeV

The charged-particle pseudorapidity density measured over four units of pseudorapidity in nonsingle-diffractive p+Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair √(s(NN))=5.02 TeV is presented. The average value at midrapidity is measured to be 16.81±0.71 (syst), which corresponds to 2.14±0.17 (syst) per participating nucleon, calculated with the Glauber model. This is 16% lower than in nonsingle-diffractive pp collisions interpolated to the same collision energy and 84% higher than in d+Au collisions at s√(s(NN))=0.2 TeV. The measured pseudorapidity density in p+Pb collisions is compared to model predictions and provides new constraints on the description of particle production in high-energy nuclear collisions.