Search

In this work, charm production in the {\sc dpmjet} hadronic jet simulation is compared to experimental data. Since the major application of {\sc dpmjet} is the simulation of cosmic ray-induced air showers, the version of the code integrated in the CORSIKA simulation package has been used for the comparison. Wherever necessary, adjustments have been made to improve agreement between simulation and data. With the availability of new muon/neutrino detectors that combine a large fiducial volume with large amounts of shielding, investigation of prompt muons and neutrinos from cosmic ray interactions will be feasible for the first time. Furthermore, above $\gtrsim 100$ TeV charmed particle decay becomes the dominant background for diffuse extraterrestrial neutrino flux searches. A reliable method to simulate charm production in high-energy proton-nucleon interactions is therefore required., Comment: 10 pages, to be published in JCAP

Charge fluctuations observed in early fixed-target proton-proton experiments are consistent with string models. In central heavy ion events the picture can change in two ways: strings can interact and find new ways to hadronize or they can be effectively inactivated to lose their dynamical role as ordering mechanism. Widely different charge fluctuations can be expected. The dispersion of the charges in a central rapidity box is an advantageous measure. In an explicit Dual-Parton-Model calculation using the DPMJET code and a randomized modification to simulated charge equilibrium, various energies and different nuclear sizes were considered. Local fluctuations were found to be a serious problem. However, for large enough detection regions charged particle fluctuations can provide a clear signal reflecting the basic dynamics of central heavy ion processes., Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, Talk given at the Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics, Alushta, Ukraine, Sept. 2002

Comparing quantities to analyze charged fluctuations in heavy ion experiments the dispersion of the charges in a central rapidity box was found to be best suited. Various energies and different nuclear sizes are considered in an explicit Dual-Parton-Model calculation using the DPMJET code and a randomized modification to simulated charge equilibrium. For large enough detection regions charged particle fluctuations can provide a signal of the basic dynamics of heavy ion processes., Comment: Talk given by Bopp at the Cracow Epiphany Conference On Quarks And Gluons In Extreme Conditions, 3 - 6 January 2002, Cracow, Poland

We compare the dispersion of the charges in a central rapidity box according to the Dual Parton Model with the predictions of statistical models. Significant deviations are found in heavy ion collisions at RHIC and LHC energies. Hence the charged particle fluctuations should provide a clear signal of the dynamics of heavy ion processes. They should allow to directly measure the degree of thermalization in a quantitative way., Comment: 11 pages, 11 figures, to be published in EJPC

A new version of the Monte Carlo event generator DPMJET is presented. It is a code system based on the Dual Parton Model and unifies all features of the DTUNUC-2, DPMJET-II and PHOJET 1.12 event generators. DPMJET-III allows the simulation of hadron-hadron, hadron-nucleus, nucleus-nucleus, photon-hadron, photon-photon and photon-nucleus interactions from a few GeV up to the highest cosmic ray energies., Comment: 6 pages, Talk given at the Conference ``Monte Carlo 2000'', Lisbon, Portugal, 23-26 Oct. 2000

Comparing proposed quantities to analyze charged particle fluctuations in heavy ion experiments we find the dispersion of the charges in a central rapidity box as best suited. Various energies and different nuclear sizes were considered in an explicit Dual-Parton-Model calculation using the DPMJET code. A definite deviation from predictions of recently considered statistical models was obtained. Hence the charged particle fluctuations should provide a clear signal of the dynamics of heavy ion processes. They should allow to directly measure the degree of thermalization in a quantitative way.

The report from the working group on '\gamma\gamma Event Generators' of the LEP 2 workshop, Comment: 42 pages, tared, gzipped, uuencoded. To be published in the proceedings of the LEP 2 Workshop