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Dialogue and Collaboration in the Creation of New Works for Clarinet
No full textThis PhD thesis explores dialogue-based, “intimate” collaboration through the creation of new works for clarinet. It borrows from Grounded Theory in order to facilitate an analysis through which emergent themes within a dialogue-based
collaboration are discovered. The aim has not been to insist on one model of collaboration, but to discover methods for improving one’s collaborative skills and to identify ways in which one benefits from a focus on dialogue in
collaboration. Furthermore, it aims to suggest that through collaboration one can make discoveries about the instrument: original contributions to clarinet technique are made within this thesis. The literature from which the research draws inspiration to further collaborative “technique” is cross-disciplinary and wide-ranging: it draws from social theory, collaborative creative writing, dance, the visual arts and of course, music. Added to this is a select discussion of collaboration throughout the repertoire of the clarinet. Finally, this consists of practice-based research. Seven new pieces for clarinet accompany the text
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CHARGED PARTICLE MULTIPLICITIES AT BRAHMS.
No full textThis report presents the measurement of charged particle multiplicity densities dN/d{eta} in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions as function of {eta} and the centrality of the collisions. This distributions were extracted from data collected by the BRAHMS collaboration during the first RHK run with gold ions at {radical}s{sub NN} = 130A {center_dot} GeV. The analysis method is described and, results are compared to some model predictions
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BRAHMS: Conceptual design report. Forward angle and midrapidity hadron spectrometers at RHIC
No full textThe Broad RAnge Hadron Magnetic Spectrometers experiment (BRAHMS) is designed to measure charged hadrons over a wide range of rapidity and transverse momentum for all available beams and energies. This conceptual design report describes the BRAHMS detector and how it will be installed and operated at RHIC. Chapter 2 presents an overview of the physics program to be achieved with the BRAHMS Experiment. This is followed in Chapter 3 by an overview of the detector systems, a description which is close to earlier designs but changed to reflect updates. The magnet design is reviewed in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 describes the requirements that the BRAHMS Experiment sets for the intersection region. The arguments for the proposed positioning of the two magnet arms are presented. The needed support buildings and their possible placements are discussed. Chapter 6 examines the requirements on the elements of the forward arm, and demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed combination of magnets and tracking detectors. Most of the detectors are small TPC`s, and several features of a prototoye TPC and the testing thereof are describes. The particle identification in BRAHMS is achieved by time-of-flight techniques and Cerenkov counters. This is describes in Chapter 7. The global detectors, i.e., the beam-beam counters and the multiplicity detector, are described next in Chapter 8. The concept for a centrality detector based on silicon strips is presented; a backup scheme employs an array of proportional gas counters. Considerations on data aquisition and triggers, as given next in Chapter 9, are fairly conventional and shoud not pose any major problems for development. The cost estimate for the experiment is given last; the total budget for BRAHMS is within the original goal
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THE NAIVE PARTON MODEL AND BRAHMS MEASUREMENTS.
No full textThe Naive Parton Model is revisited in conjunction with some data collected with BRAHMS spectrometers at RHIC
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BRAHMS OVERVIEW
No full textA brief review of BRAHMS measurements of bulk particle production in RHIC Au+Au collisions at {radical}s{sub NN} 200GeV is presented, together with some discussion of baryon number transport. Intermediate p{sub T} measurements in different collision systems (Au+Au, d+ Au and p+p) are also discussed in the context of jet quenching and saturation of the gluon density in Au ions at RHIC energies. This report also includes preliminary results for identified particles at forward rapidities in d+Au and Au+Au collisions
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FORWARD PHYSICS AND BRAHMS RESULTS.
No full textWe report here the BRAHMS measurements of particle production in d+Au and p+p collisions at RHIC. The results presented here are compared to previous p+A measurements at lower energies in fixed target mode. Some preliminary results on abundances of identified particles at high rapidity are also presented
Collapse of flow: probing the order of the phase transition
No full textWe discuss the present collective flow signals for the phase transition to the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) and the collective flow as a barometer for the equation of state (EoS). We emphasize the importance of the flow excitation function from 1 to 50A GeV: here the hydrodynamicmodel has predicted the collapse of the v1-flow at ~ 10A GeV and of the v2-flow at ~ 40A GeV. In the latter case, this has recently been observed by the NA49 collaboration. Since hadronic rescattering models predict much larger flow than observed at this energy, we interpret this observation as potential evidence for a first order phase transition at high baryon density pB
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BRAHMS RESULTS IN THE CONTEXT OF SATURATION AND QUANTUM EVOLUTION.
No full textWe report BRAHMS results from RHIC d+Au and p+p collisions at {radical}S{sub NN} = 200GeV. A remarkable change in the nuclear modification factor R{sub dAu} is seen as the pseudorapidity of the detected charged hadrons changes from zero at mid-rapidity to 3.2 at the most forward angle studied during the 2003 run. For pseudorapidity {eta} > 1 the suppression of the R{sub cp} factor is more pronounced in the sample of central events in contrast to the behavior at mid-rapidity where the central events show higher enhancement compared to a semi-central sample. These results are consistent with a saturated Au wave function strongly affected by quantum evolution at higher values of rapidity
Modelling MECA scenarios using Brahms and KAoS
No full textIn this report we present a simulation of a MECA scenario, powered by Brahms and KAoS. To achieve this, the KAoS/Brahms bridge is developed, which allows agents in a Brahms multi-agent system to query KAoS policies. With the KAoS/Brahms bridge at hand, the MECA project is used as context for a scenario modelled in Brahms. The scenario is scripted to contain various situations in which Brahms’ work practice approach interacts with KAoS’ topdown specification of rules. The outcome of these interactions directly influences the outcome of the scenario as a whole. By including an actual human being in the simulation, the scenario can also be used to assess man-machine interaction between this human subject and the other agents. The human subject can assume the role of one of the actors, while the other actors remain simulated. By using a graphical user interface, the human is able to influence the simulation.MMIElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
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