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Xian-Gai Deng

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arXiv2026

Fluid Acceleration in Heavy-Ion Collisions

We study the generation and space-time evolution of fluid acceleration in heavy-ion collisions using AMPT and UrQMD transport models combined with a Gaussian smearing method. The peak proper acceleration reaches several hundred MeV, with mild model dependence. Transverse acceleration points outward and is strongest at the fireball boundary due to steep pressure gradients and low enthalpy density--a persistent feature even at early times and low energies. Longitudinal acceleration shows strong collision-energy dependence: low-energy collisions exhibit early deceleration from nuclear stopping, while ultra-relativistic collisions produce sharp acceleration pulses from passing nuclei. The volume-averaged acceleration is nearly centrality independent, as extreme acceleration localizes at boundaries. These strong acceleration fields may have important implications for QGP physics, including the Unruh effect mimicking a thermal bath, potential influences on the chiral phase transition and deconfinement, and contributions to spin polarization beyond vorticity.

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arXiv2025

Information entropy for central $^{197}$Au+$^{197}$Au collisions with the ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics model

This study investigates the multiplicity information entropy of hadrons, anti-hadrons, baryons, and net-protons in central $^{197}$Au+$^{197}$Au collisions with impact parameters of 0$-$3 fm, using the ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics model (UrQMD) across various center-of-mass energies ($\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}$) from 5.0 to 54.4 GeV. Our simulations employ hydrodynamic modes with different equations of state (EoS) and a default mode without hydrodynamics. The results reveal that the information entropies of baryons and net-protons are sensitive to the selected EoS. In particular, enhancements of the information entropies around $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} \sim 30$ GeV, especially with chiral hadron gas and Bag model EoS, indicate a phase transition or critical endpoint behavior. These findings highlight the importance of the EoS in understanding the thermodynamic properties of matter produced in high-energy collisions.

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arXiv2024

Fudan Multi-purpose Active TArget Time Projection Chamber (fMeta-TPC) for Photonnuclear Reaction Experiments

Active Target Time Projection Chambers (AT-TPCs) are state-of-the-art tools in the field of low-energy nuclear physics, particularly suitable for experiments using low-intensity radioactive ion beams or gamma rays. The Fudan Multi-purpose Active Target Time Projection Chamber (fMeta-TPC) with 2048 channels has been developed to study $α$-clustering nuclei. {\fcb In this work, the focus is on the study of the photonuclear reaction with the Laser Compton Scattering (LCS) gamma source, especially for the decay of the highly excited $α$-cluster state.} The design of fMeta-TPC is described and a comprehensive evaluation of its offline performance is performed by ultraviolet (UV) laser and $^{241}$Am $α$ source. The result shows that the intrinsic angular resolution of the detector is within 0.30$^{\circ}$ and has an energy resolution of 6.85\% for 3.0 MeV $α$ particles. The gain uniformity of the detector is about 10\% (RMS/Mean), tested by the $^{55}$Fe X-ray source.

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arXiv2024

Momentum correlation of light nuclei in Au + Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 2.0 $\sim$ 7.7 GeV

Within the Ultra-relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics model (UrQMD) coupled with nucleon coalescence model and Mini-Spanning-Tree model, the yields of light nuclei have been stimulated in Au + Au collisions over an energy range of $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=2.0\sim7.7\ \rm{GeV}$ and the momentum correlation functions of light nuclei pairs have been calculated by both the Lednický-Lyuboshitz and the Correlation After Burner methods. We compare the yields of light nuclei and their momentum correlation functions at midrapidity in this energy region with experimental data. It is found that there are differences between the results of the two models, and the coalescence method seems less valid at low collision energy. Furthermore, both the peak values of proton-proton correlation functions and the transition point of elliptic flows from out-of-plane to in-plane emission show a turning point around 3-4 GeV, which suggests that there is a relation between momentum correlation function and collective flow of particles.

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arXiv2024

Shear viscosity of nucleonic matter

The research status of the shear viscosity of nucleonic matter is reviewed. Some methods to calculate the shear viscosity of nucleonic matter are introduced, including mean free path, Green-Kubo, shear strain rate, Chapman-Enskog and relaxation time approximation. Based on these methods, results for infinite and finite nucleonic matter are discussed, which are attempts to investigate the universality of the ratio of shear viscosity over entropy density and transport characteristics like the liquid-gas phase transition in nucleonic matter. In addition, shear viscosity is also briefly discussed for the quantum chrodynamical matter produced in relativistic heavy-ion collisions.

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arXiv2022

Lambda polarization in $^{108}$Ag +$^{108}$Ag and $^{197}$Au +$^{197}$Au collisions around a few GeV

Within the framework of Ultra-relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics (UrQMD) model, we extract the global spin polarization of $Λ$ hyperon in $^{108}$Ag + $^{108}$Ag and $^{197}$Au + $^{197}$Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = 2.42 - 62.4$ GeV. We use two different approaches to calculate the $Λ$ polarization $P_y$: approach I is based on equilibrium assumption so that $P_y$ is determined by thermal vorticity and approach II assumes a proportional relation between $P_y$ and the system's angular momentum in $Λ$'s rest frame. We find that both approaches can describe the experimental data at low energies around a few GeV but only approach I describes well also higher-energy data. This suggests that at higher energies the relativistic effect plays an important role. After taking into such effect properly, the relativity-improved approach II can describe the higher-energy data as well.

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arXiv2022

Impact of magnetic field on giant dipole resonance of $^{40}$Ca using the EQMD model

By taking into account the magnetic field in the extended quantum molecular dynamics model (EQMD), we analyzed its effects on giant dipole resonance (GDR) by studying the responses and strengths of the dipole moments. The selected system is the $^{40}$Ca nucleus which is excited through the Coulomb interaction by $^{16}$O. Particle acceleration term in Liénard-Wiechert potential is discussed which, however, has small impact on magnetic field. The peak energy, strength and width of GDR, temperature, and angular momentum of $^{40}$Ca as a function of beam energy are investigated. It is found that the magnetic field enhances the peak energy, strength and width of GDR which is not only due to the temperature effects but also due to the enhancement of the angular momentum of nucleus. At beam energy {E} $>$ 200 MeV/nucleon, magnetic field maintains a constant value for the strength of GDR. The work sheds light on examining important roles of the magnetic field on nuclear structure in low-intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions.

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arXiv2020

Vorticity in low-energy heavy-ion collisions

We study the kinematic and thermal vorticities in low-energy heavy-ion collisions by using the Ultra-relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics (UrQMD) model. We explore their time evolution and spatial distribution. We find that the initial vorticities have a non-monotonic dependence on the collision energy $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}$: as $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}$ grows the vorticities first increase steeply and then decrease with the turning point around $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}\sim 3-5$ GeV depending on the centrality.

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