Interacting Colour Strings Approach in Modelling of Rapidity Correlations

In this paper, using the concept of multi-pomeron exchange, we develope a Monte Carlo model of interacting quark–gluon strings acting as particle-emitting sources aimed at describing inelastic proton–proton interactions at high energies. The implemented 3D (three-dimensional) dynamics of colour stri...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daria Prokhorova, Evgeny Andronov, Grigory Feofilov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Physics
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8174/5/2/42
_version_ 1797593010982092800
author Daria Prokhorova
Evgeny Andronov
Grigory Feofilov
author_facet Daria Prokhorova
Evgeny Andronov
Grigory Feofilov
author_sort Daria Prokhorova
collection DOAJ
description In this paper, using the concept of multi-pomeron exchange, we develope a Monte Carlo model of interacting quark–gluon strings acting as particle-emitting sources aimed at describing inelastic proton–proton interactions at high energies. The implemented 3D (three-dimensional) dynamics of colour string formation resulted in their finite length in the rapidity space and in the fluctuating event-by-event spatial density. Thus, this results in string cluster formation because of the fusion mechanism and the appearance of long-range multiplicity and mean transverse momentum (mean-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>p</mi><mi>T</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>) correlations in rapidity. We study, via the pseudorapidity dependence, the sensitivity to the details of the 3D dynamical formation of strings for several observables such as the forward–backward correlation coefficient value, strongly intensive quantity, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="normal">Σ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and the “almost” strongly intensive observable, the variance, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msubsup><mi>σ</mi><mi>C</mi><mn>2</mn></msubsup></semantics></math></inline-formula>, of the distribution of the asymmetry coefficient, <i>C</i>. The strongly intensive quantity <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="normal">Σ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> is used in this study to suppress trivial statistical fluctuations in the number of particles emitting similar types of sources and to reveal the intrinsic fluctuations of a single source. We demonstrate the connection between <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="normal">Σ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> and such often used observables as cumulants, factorial cumulants, and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msubsup><mi>σ</mi><mi>C</mi><mn>2</mn></msubsup></semantics></math></inline-formula>. We stress the importance of the contribution of “short” strings and the event asymmetry of the initial conditions on the long-range correlation measures. We argue that string cluster formation because of the fusion mechanism explains the collective effects seen in multiplicity and transverse momentum–multiplicity, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>⟨</mo><msub><mi>p</mi><mi>T</mi></msub><mo>⟩</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>–<i>N</i>, long-range correlation functions.
first_indexed 2024-03-11T02:02:37Z
format Article
id doaj.art-dffe6e42ad1e4e398b5dc8d9141b5e8a
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2624-8174
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-11T02:02:37Z
publishDate 2023-06-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Physics
spelling doaj.art-dffe6e42ad1e4e398b5dc8d9141b5e8a2023-11-18T12:08:59ZengMDPI AGPhysics2624-81742023-06-015263665410.3390/physics5020042Interacting Colour Strings Approach in Modelling of Rapidity CorrelationsDaria Prokhorova0Evgeny Andronov1Grigory Feofilov2Laboratory of Ultra-High Energy Physics, St. Petersburg University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Nab., St. Petersburg 199034, RussiaLaboratory of Ultra-High Energy Physics, St. Petersburg University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Nab., St. Petersburg 199034, RussiaLaboratory of Ultra-High Energy Physics, St. Petersburg University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Nab., St. Petersburg 199034, RussiaIn this paper, using the concept of multi-pomeron exchange, we develope a Monte Carlo model of interacting quark–gluon strings acting as particle-emitting sources aimed at describing inelastic proton–proton interactions at high energies. The implemented 3D (three-dimensional) dynamics of colour string formation resulted in their finite length in the rapidity space and in the fluctuating event-by-event spatial density. Thus, this results in string cluster formation because of the fusion mechanism and the appearance of long-range multiplicity and mean transverse momentum (mean-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>p</mi><mi>T</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>) correlations in rapidity. We study, via the pseudorapidity dependence, the sensitivity to the details of the 3D dynamical formation of strings for several observables such as the forward–backward correlation coefficient value, strongly intensive quantity, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="normal">Σ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and the “almost” strongly intensive observable, the variance, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msubsup><mi>σ</mi><mi>C</mi><mn>2</mn></msubsup></semantics></math></inline-formula>, of the distribution of the asymmetry coefficient, <i>C</i>. The strongly intensive quantity <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="normal">Σ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> is used in this study to suppress trivial statistical fluctuations in the number of particles emitting similar types of sources and to reveal the intrinsic fluctuations of a single source. We demonstrate the connection between <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="normal">Σ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> and such often used observables as cumulants, factorial cumulants, and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msubsup><mi>σ</mi><mi>C</mi><mn>2</mn></msubsup></semantics></math></inline-formula>. We stress the importance of the contribution of “short” strings and the event asymmetry of the initial conditions on the long-range correlation measures. We argue that string cluster formation because of the fusion mechanism explains the collective effects seen in multiplicity and transverse momentum–multiplicity, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>⟨</mo><msub><mi>p</mi><mi>T</mi></msub><mo>⟩</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>–<i>N</i>, long-range correlation functions.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8174/5/2/42hadronic interactionsmultiparticle productioncolour stringsstring fusioncorrelations in rapidity
spellingShingle Daria Prokhorova
Evgeny Andronov
Grigory Feofilov
Interacting Colour Strings Approach in Modelling of Rapidity Correlations
Physics
hadronic interactions
multiparticle production
colour strings
string fusion
correlations in rapidity
title Interacting Colour Strings Approach in Modelling of Rapidity Correlations
title_full Interacting Colour Strings Approach in Modelling of Rapidity Correlations
title_fullStr Interacting Colour Strings Approach in Modelling of Rapidity Correlations
title_full_unstemmed Interacting Colour Strings Approach in Modelling of Rapidity Correlations
title_short Interacting Colour Strings Approach in Modelling of Rapidity Correlations
title_sort interacting colour strings approach in modelling of rapidity correlations
topic hadronic interactions
multiparticle production
colour strings
string fusion
correlations in rapidity
url https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8174/5/2/42
work_keys_str_mv AT dariaprokhorova interactingcolourstringsapproachinmodellingofrapiditycorrelations
AT evgenyandronov interactingcolourstringsapproachinmodellingofrapiditycorrelations
AT grigoryfeofilov interactingcolourstringsapproachinmodellingofrapiditycorrelations