Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information

About: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information is a facility organization based out in Daejeon, South Korea. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Gravitational wave & LIGO. The organization has 1152 authors who have published 2319 publications receiving 93849 citations. The organization is also known as: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information & KISTI.

Dielectron mass spectra from Au+Au collisions at sNN =200 GeV

Abstract: We report the STAR measurements of dielectron (e(+)e(-)) production at midrapidity (|y(ee)|<1) in Au+Au collisions at √[s(NN)]=200 GeV. The measurements are evaluated in different invariant mass regions with a focus on 0.30-0.76 (ρ-like), 0.76-0.80 (ω-like), and 0.98-1.05 (ϕ-like) GeV/c(2). The spectrum in the ω-like and ϕ-like regions can be well described by the hadronic cocktail simulation. In the ρ-like region, however, the vacuum ρ spectral function cannot describe the shape of the dielectron excess. In this range, an enhancement of 1.77±0.11(stat)±0.24(syst)±0.33(cocktail) is determined with respect to the hadronic cocktail simulation that excludes the ρ meson. The excess yield in the ρ-like region increases with the number of collision participants faster than the ω and ϕ yields. Theoretical models with broadened ρ contributions through interactions with constituents in the hot QCD medium provide a consistent description of the dilepton mass spectra for the measurement presented here and the earlier data at the Super Proton Synchrotron energies.

Intrachain Ordering and Segregation of Polymers under Confinement

Abstract: We study the relationship between intrachain ordering and segregation tendency of two polymers confined in a cylindrical space. We find the chains segregate spontaneously even outside de Gennes’ linear-ordering scaling regime, in which each chain is a linear array of blobs. When the chains are weakly compressed against each other, linear ordering is well preserved and the chains remain segregated. On the other hand, for moderate compression, new chain-ordering units emerge at intermediate length scales, within which blobs are randomly packed; yet these units (termed “superblobs”) are linearly ordered, and the chains still segregate in the confined space. As the chains continue to be compressed, the linear regime disappears, but the chains can resist mixing effectively, more so in a more asymmetric space. We conclude that the linearly ordered E. coli chromosome is in the segregation regime.

Observation of an Excited Omega(-) Baryon

Abstract: Using data recorded with the Belle detector, we observe a new excited hyperon, an Ω*- candidate decaying into Ξ0K- and Ξ-KS0 with a mass of 2012.4±0.7(stat)±0.6(syst) MeV/c2 and a width of Γ=6.4-2.0+2.5(stat)±1.6(syst) MeV. The Ω*- is seen primarily in ϒ(1S),ϒ(2S), and ϒ(3S) decays.

A Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor Search for Electromagnetic Signals Coincident with Gravitational-wave Candidates in Advanced LIGO's First Observing Run

Abstract: We present a search for prompt gamma-ray counterparts to compact binary coalescence gravitational wave (GW) candidates from Advanced LIGO's first observing run (O1). As demonstrated by the multimessenger observations of GW170817/GRB 170817A, electromagnetic and GW observations provide complementary information about the astrophysical source, and in the case of weaker candidates, may strengthen the case for an astrophysical origin. Here we investigate low-significance GW candidates from the O1 compact binary coalescence searches using the Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GBM), leveraging its all sky and broad energy coverage. Candidates are ranked and compared to background to measure the significance. Those with false alarm rates (FARs) of less than 10−5 Hz (about one per day, yielding a total of 81 candidates) are used as the search sample for gamma-ray follow-up. No GW candidates were found to be coincident with gamma-ray transients independently identified by blind searches of the GBM data. In addition, GW candidate event times were followed up by a separate targeted search of GBM data. Among the resulting GBM events, the two with the lowest FARs were the gamma-ray transient GW150914-GBM presented in Connaughton et al. and a solar flare in chance coincidence with a GW candidate.