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M. Waqas

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arXiv2026

Kinetic freeze-out and diffusion dynamics in small-system asymmetric collisions at sqrt(sNN)=200 GeV in light of a generalized Fokker-Planck distribution

A generalized Fokker-Planck solution is used to examine the transverse momentum ($p_{T}$) spectra of neutral pions generated in small-system asymmetric collisions, $p$-Al, $p$-Au, $d$-Au, and $^3$He-Au, at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200$ GeV. This framework provides a cohesive explanation of particle production over a broad range of transverse momenta. We extract the energy scale governing the transition between a thermal and a hard regime, the effective temperature ($T$), and the exponents determining the high-momentum falloff from fits to PHENIX data. $T$ increases systematically with the collision centrality and colliding system size, ranging from about 0.33 GeV in peripheral $p$-Al collisions to 0.45 GeV in central $^3$He-Au collisions. This increase is correlated with the average number of participant nucleons, $ $, and the charged-particle pseudorapidity density, $ $, indicating that larger and more central collisions create a denser, more strongly interacting medium that freezes out at a higher temperature. The acquired transition scale and power-law exponents follow consistent patterns across systems and centralities, revealing details about the sharpness of the transition from thermal to hard processes, and the relative strength of momentum-space diffusion versus drag. Interestingly, when the gold target dominates the collision geometry in the largest system ($^3$He-Au), the transition scale becomes nearly independent of centrality, signifying saturation of the diffusion process. Our findings demonstrate that the generalized Fokker-Planck solution is a sensitive probe of transport properties and non-extensive dynamics in the quark-gluon plasma produced even in small-system relativistic collisions, and it consistently describes pion spectra in this set of collisions.

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arXiv2026

Enhancing Water Cherenkov Detector Arrays through multiPMT Modules

Water Cherenkov Detectors (WCDs) are pivotal in various scientific fields, including neutrino physics, gamma-ray astronomy, and cosmic-ray research. The detection sensitivity and precision of these detectors crucially rely on photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to capture Cherenkov radiation produced by charged particles moving faster than the speed of light in water. In recent years, employing multiPMT modules has emerged as a promising strategy to enhance large volume water and ice Cherenkov detector performance. In this work we explore the use of a multiPMT module in small WCD units, arranged in arrays as typically used to detect Extensive Air Showers (EAS). We outline a possible configuration and present the advantages it can offer for data analysis, as demonstrated through dedicated simulations. We investigate the potential of multiPMTs in capturing the features of the Cherenkov light distribution originated by single muons and discuss its possible application for muon tagging in WCD arrays.

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arXiv2025

Thermodynamic Analysis of Transverse Momentum Spectra in Pb-Pb Collisions at 2.76 TeV: Centrality Dependence of Temperature, Freezeout Parameters and Non-Extensitivity

We study properties of Pb-Pb collisions at 2.76 TeV in mid-rapidity, $|y|<0.5$, based on data by the ALICE Collaboration. In particular, we examine the transverse momentum ($p_T$) spectra of positively charged (identified) hadrons, $\pi^+$, $K^+$ and $p$, generated in various centrality intervals. We perform individual fits using the thermodynamically consistent Tsallis distribution to extract the following quantities: the non-extensitivity parameter, $q$, the effective temperature, $T_{\rm eff}$, the kinetic freezeout volume, $V$, the mean transverse flow velocity, $\beta_T$, the mean kinetic freezeout temperature, $\langle T_0\rangle$, the thermal temperature, $T_{\rm th}$, and the parameter $\zeta$, which characterizes the fluctuating number of generated particles. From peripheral to central collision, and from lower to higher charged particle multiplicity per pseudorapidity unit, $\langle dN_{\rm ch}/d\eta \rangle$, all these quantities are observed to increase, with the exception of $q$, which has the opposite behavior. The parameters $T_{\rm eff}$, $q$, and $V$ depend on the hadron mass in a way that supports the scenarios of volume differential freezeout and multiple kinetic freezeout. Furthermore, we extracted $\langle T_{\rm eff}\rangle$ and $\langle q\rangle$ for different collisions and energies at LHC and RHIC, and compare their dependencies on $\langle dN_{\rm ch}/d\eta \rangle$ and $\langle N_{\rm part} \rangle$.

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arXiv2025

Enhancing Neutrino Reconstruction in Water-Cherenkov Air Shower Arrays Using Multi-Photosensors

In this article, the potential of water Cherenkov detectors equipped with multi-PMT modules for background-free upward-going neutrino detection and improved direction reconstruction is demonstrated. By analyzing signal time traces with transformer-based models, significant improvements in angular resolution are achieved compared to previous designs with larger PMTs. These detectors enable the reconstruction of neutrino directions with resolutions of approximately $10^\circ$ in azimuth and $7^\circ$ in zenith for high-signal events, corresponding to an overall opening angle of approximately $10^\circ$. This design reduces saturation effects and enhances directional sensitivity, particularly for high-energy neutrinos. The results highlight the potential of WCD arrays as complementary tools for neutrino astronomy, particularly in the context of multimessenger observations of transient astrophysical sources. The nearly continuous operation and wide field of view of these detectors further enhance their suitability for real-time monitoring and alert generation.

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arXiv2022

Analyses of the collective properties of hadronic matter in Au-Au collisions at 54.4 GeV

We investigated the strange hadrons transverse momentum ($p_T$) spectra in Au-Au collision at $\sqrt {s_{NN}}$ = 54.4 GeV in the framework of modified Hagedorn function with embedded flow. We extracted the kinetic freeze-out temperature $T_0$, transverse flow velocity $β_T$, kinetic freeze-out volume $V$, mean transverse momentum $ $, the entropy parameter $n$ and the multiplicity parameter $N_0$. We reported that all these parameters increase towards the central collisions. The larger kinetic freeze-out temperature , transverse flow velocity, kinetic freeze-out volume and the entropy parameter (n) in central collisions compared to peripheral collisions show the early decoupling of the particles in central collisions. In addition, all the above parameters are mass dependent. The kinetic freeze-out temperature ($T_0$), the entropy parameter $n$ and mean transverse momentum ($ $) are larger for massive particles, while the transverse flow velocity ($β_T$), kinetic freeze-out volume ($V$) and the multiplicity parameter ($N_0$) show the opposite behavior. Larger $T_0$, $n$ and smaller $β_T$ as well as $V$ of the heavier particles indicates the early freeze-out of the heavier particles, while larger $ $ for the heavier particles evince that the effect of radial flow is stronger in heavier particles. The separate set of parameters for each particle shows the multiple kinetic freeze-out scenario, where the mass dependent kinetic freeze-out volume shows the volume differential freeze-out scenario. We also checked the correlation among different parameters, which include the correlation of $T_0$ and $β_T$, $T_0$ and $V$, $β_T$ and $V$, $ $ and $T_0$, $ $ and $β_T$, $ $ and $V$, $n$ and $T_0$, $n$ and $β_T$, and $n$ and $V$, and they all are observed to have positive correlations with each other which validates our results.

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arXiv2022

Model studies of V0 production ratios in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{\mathrm{s}}$ = 0.2, 0.9, and 7 TeV

A comparative study of $V^0$ ratios has been performed between HIJING, Sibyll and QGSJET model-based event generators in this paper. The ratios under study are {\alam}/{\lam}, {\alam}/{\ks} and {\xim}/{\lam} as a function of rapidity $y$, rapidity loss ($Δy$) and {\ppt} from $pp$ collisions at \sqrts~= 0.2, 0.9, and 7 TeV and these simulations are then compared with the STAR and LHCb fiducial phase spaces in different {\ppt} regions. Although the models could produce some of the ratios in a limited {\ppt} and/or $y$ region, none of them completely predicts the experimental results. The QGSJET has good predictions with the data in most of the cases but since the model does not include the $Ξ$ particle definition, therefore it does not give any predictions for $Ξ$/{\lam} ratios. The extrapolation to the highest possible energies can be studied by re-tune some of the basic parameters based on current and previous measurements. These kinds of systematic comparison studies are also useful to apply certain constraints on the pQCD and non-pQCD-based hadronic event generators to significantly improve the predictions of Standard Model physics at the RHIC and LHC experimental data for the understanding of underlying physics mechanisms in high energy collisions.

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arXiv2022

Extraction of different temperatures and kinetic freeze-out volume in high energy collisions

We analyze the transverse momentum ($p_T$) spectra, $1/N_{ev}$[(1/2$π$$p_T$) $d^2$$N$/$dyd$$p_T$], of kaon, proton, deuteron and triton in different centrality events in gold-gold (Au-Au) collisions at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions (RHIC) by Hagedorn thermal model and extracted the excitation function of effective temperature, kinetic freeze-out volume, initial temperature and kinetic freeze-out temperature. We perceived that the effective temperature, initial temperature and kinetic freeze-out temperature sharply increases from 7.7 GeV to 14.5 GeV and then remain static from 14.5-39 GeV, and this consistency may disclose that the onset energy of the phase transition of partial deconfinement and the whole deconfinement are 14.5 and 39 GeV respectively. The kinetic freeze-out volume and mean transverse momentum grows with the rise of collision energy. Furthermore, the different extracted temperatures are observed in the order of time evolution of the interacting system, and they (as well as kinetic freeze-out volume) have an increasing trend from peripheral to central collisions. We also observed the mass dependence of the effective temperature and kinetic freeze-out volume where former increases while the later decreases for heavier particles, which indicates the early freeze-out of the heavier particles.

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arXiv2021

Matching-invariant running quark masses in Quantum Chromodynamics

The conventional quark mass is not continuous at thresholds. In this paper, we derive matchinginvariant quark masses which are continuous everywhere. They are expanded as an obvious function of the logarithmic Lambda scaled energy. The expansion coefficients are related to the original gamma and beta functions, with concretization to four loop level. The results show that the new expressions for the quark masses converge indeed much faster.

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arXiv2021

Freezeout properties of different light nuclei at the RHIC Beam Energy Scan

We study the transverse momentum spectra of light nuclei (deuteron, anti-deuteron and triton) produced in Gold-Gold (Au-Au) collisions in different centrality bins by the blast wave model with Tsallis statistics. The model results are in agreement with the experimental data measured by STAR Collaboration in special transverse momentum ranges. We extracted the kinetic freezeout temperature, transverse flow velocity and kinetic freezeout volume. It is observed that kinetic freezeout temperature and transverse flow velocity increases initially, and then saturates from 14.5-39 GeV, while the kinetic freezeout volume increase initially up to 19.6 GeV but saturates from 19.6-39 GeV. This may indicate that the phase transition starts in part volume that ends in the whole volume at 39 GeV and the critical point may exists somewhere in the energy range of 14.5-39 GeV. The present work observed that the kinetic freezeout temperature, transverse flow velocity and kinetic freezeout volume has a decreasing trend from central to peripheral collisions. We found the freezeout volume of triton is smaller than those of deuteron and anti-deuteron, which shows that triton freezeout earlier than that of deuteron and anti-deuteron.

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arXiv2021

Decoupling of non-strange, strange and multi-strange particles from the system in Cu-Cu, Au-Au and Pb-Pb collisions at high energies

Transverse momentum spectra of the non-strange, strange and multi-strange particles in central and peripheral Copper-Copper, Gold-Gold and Lead-Lead collisions are analyzed by the blast wave model with Boltzmann Gibbs statistics. The model results are approximately in agreement with the experimental data measured by BRAHMS, STAR, SPS, NA 49 and WA 97 Collaborations in special transverse momentum ranges. Bulk properties in terms of kinetic freeze out temperature, transverse flow velocity and freezeout volume are extracted from the transverse momentum spectra of the particles. Separate freeze out temperatures are observed for the non-strange, strange and multi-strange particles which maybe due to different reaction cross-sections of the interacting particles and it reveals the triple kinetic freezeout scenario in collisions at BRAHMS, STAR, SPS, NA 49 and WA 97 Collaborations, however the transverse flow velocity and freezeout volume are mass dependent and they decrease with the increasing the rest mass of the particles. Furthermore, the kinetic freezeout temperature, transverse flow velocity and kinetic freezeout volume in central nucleus-nucleus collisions are larger than those in peripheral collisions. Besides, the larger kinetic freezeout temperature and freezeout volume are observed in the most heaviest nuclei collisions, indicating their dependence on the size of interacting system

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arXiv2021

Analysis of kinetic freeze out temperature and transverse flow velocity in nucleus-nucleus and proton-proton collisions at same center of mass energy

Transverse momentum spectra of different types of identified charged particles in central Gold-Gold (Au-Au) collisions, and inelastic (INEL) or non-single-diffrative (NSD) proton-proton (pp) collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), as well as in central and peripheral Lead-Lead (Pb-Pb) collisions, and INEL or NSD pp collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are analyzed by the blast wave model with Tsallis statistics. The model results are approximately in agreement with the experimental data measured by STAR, PHENIX and ALICE Collaborations in special transverse momentum ranges. Kinetic freeze out temperature and transverse flow velocity are extracted from the transverse momentum spectra of the particles. It is shown that kinetic freeze out temperature of the emission source depends on mass of the particles, which reveals the mass differential kinetic freeze out scenario in collisions at RHIC and LHC. Furthermore, the kinetic freeze out temperature and transverse flow velocity in central nucleus-nucleus (AA) collisions are larger than in peripheral collisions, and both of them are slightly larger in peripheral nucleus-nucleus collisions or almost equivalent to that in pp proton-proton collisions at the same center of mass energy which shows their similar thermodynamic nature.

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arXiv2021

Effects of coalescence and isospin symmetry on the freezeout of light nuclei and their anti-particles

The transverse momentum spectra of light nuclei (deuteron, triton and helion) produced in various centrality intervals in Gold-Gold (Au-Au), Lead-Lead (Pb-Pb) and proton-Lead (p-Pb) collisions, as well as in inelastic (INEL) proton-proton (pp) collisions are analyzed by the blast wave model with Boltzmann Gibbs statistics. The model results are nearly in agreement with the experimental data measured by STAR and ALICE Collaborations in special transverse momentum ranges. We extracted the bulk properties in terms of kinetic freezeout temperature, transverse flow velocity and freezeout volume. It is observed that deuteron and anti-deuteron freezeout later than triton and helion as well as their anti-particles due to its smaller mass, while helion and triton, and anti-helion and anti-triton freezeout at the same time due to isospin symmetry at higher energies. It is also observed that light nuclei freezeout earlier than their anti-nuclei due to the large coalescence of nucleons for light nuclei compared to their anti-nuclei. The kinetic freezeout temperature, transverse flow velocity and kinetic freezeout volume decrease from central to peripheral collisions. Furthermore, the transverse flow velocity depends on mass of the particle which decreases with increasing the mass of the particle.

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arXiv2021

Study of Dependence of Kinetic Freezeout Temperature on the Production Cross Section of Particles in Various Centrality Intervals in Au Au and Pb Pb Collisions at High Energies

Transverse momentum spectra of pion, proton, lambda, cascade, Omega and deuteron (d) in different centrality intervals in nucleus nucleus collisions at the center of mass energy are analyzed by the blast wave model with Boltzmann Gibbs statistics. We extracted the kinetic freezeout temperature, transverse flow velocity and kinetic freezeout volume from the transverse momentum spectra of the particles. It is observed that the non-strange and strange (multi strange) particles freezeout separately due to different reaction cross-sections. While the freezeout volume and transverse flow velocity are mass dependent, they decrease with the resting mass of the particles. The present work reveals the scenario of a double kinetic freezeout in nucleus nucleus collisions. Furthermore, the kinetic freezeout temperature and freezeout volume are larger in central collisions than peripheral collisions. However, the transverse flow velocity remains almost unchanged from central to peripheral collisions.

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arXiv2021

Study of proton, deuteron and triton at 54.4 GeV

Transverse momentum spectra of proton, deuteron and triton in gold-gold (Au-Au) collisions at 54.4 GeV are analyzed in different centrality bins by the blast wave model with Tsallis statistics. The model results are approximately in agreement with the experimental data measured by STAR Collaboration in special transverse momentum ranges. We extracted the kinetic freeze out temperature, transverse flow velocity and freeze out volume from the transverse momentum spectra of the particles. It is observed that the kinetic freeze out temperature is increasing from central to peripheral collisions. However the transverse flow velocity and freeze out volume decrease from central to peripheral collisions. The present work reveals the mass dependent kinetic freeze out and volume differential freeze out scenario in collisions at STAR Collaboration. In addition, the parameter q characterizes the degree of non-equilibrium of the produced system, and it increase from central to peripheral collisions and increase.

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arXiv2021

An evidence of triple kinetic freezeout scenario observed in all centrality intervals in Cu-Cu, Au-Au and Pb-Pb collisions at high energies

Transverse momentum spectra of $π^+$, $K^+$, $p$, $K^0_s$, $Λ$, $Ξ$ or $\barΞ^+$ and $Ω$ or $\barΩ^+$ or $Ω+\barΩ$ in Copper-Copper (Cu-Cu), Gold-Gold (Au-Au) and Lead-Lead (Pb-Pb) collisions at 200 GeV, 62.4 GeV and 2.76 TeV respectively, are analyzed in different centrality bins by the blast wave model with Tsallis statistics. The model results are approximately in agreement with the experimental data measured by BRAHMS, STAR and ALICE Collaborations in special transverse momentum ranges. Kinetic freeze out temperature, transverse flow velocity and kinetic freezeout volume are extracted from the transverse momentum spectra of the particles. It is observed that $\barΞ^+$ and $Ω$ or $\barΩ^+$ or $Ω+\barΩ$ have larger kinetic freezeout temperature followed by $K^+$, $K^0_s$ and $Λ$ than $π^+$ and $p$ due to smaller reaction cross-sections of multi-strange and strange particles than non-strange particles. The present work reveals the scenario of triple kinetic freezeout in collisions at BRAHMS, STAR and ALICE Collaborations, however the transverse flow velocity and kinetic freezeout volume are mass dependent and they decrease with the increasing rest mass of the particle. In addition, the kinetic freezeout temperature, transverse flow velocity and kinetic freezeout volume are decreasing from central to peripheral collisions while the parameter q increase from central to peripheral collisions, indicating the approach of quick equilibrium in the central collisions. Besides, the kinetic freezeout temperature and kinetic freezeout volume are observed to be larger in larger collision system which shows its dependence on the size of the interacting system, while transverse flow velocity increase with increasing energy.

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