Muhammad Ajaz

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ajaz

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2013 in Physics Letters B
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BABetty Abelev
Betty Abelev
JAJaroslav Adam
Jaroslav Adam
DADagmar Adamova
Dagmar Adamova
AAAndrew Marshall Adare
Andrew Marshall Adare
MAMadan Aggarwal
Madan Aggarwal
MZMaksym Zyzak
Maksym Zyzak
See paper for full list of authors - 22 pages, 5 figures, author list from page 16; submitted to PLBAngular correlations between charged trigger and associated particles are measured by the ALICE detector in p-Pb collisions at a nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV for transverse momentum ranges within 0.5 < pT,assoc < pT,trig < 4 GeV/c. The correlations are measured over two units of pseudorapidity and full azimuthal angle in different intervals of event multiplicity, and expressed as associated yield per trigger particle. Two long-range ridge-like structures, one on the near side and one on the away side, are observed when the per-trigger yield obtained in low-multiplicity events is subtracted from the one in high-multiplicity events. The excess on the near-side is qualitatively similar to that recently reported by the CMS collaboration, while the excess on the away-side is reported for the first time. The two-ridge structure projected onto azimuthal angle is quantified with the second and third Fourier coefficients as well as by near-side and away-side yields and widths. The yields on the near side and on the away side are equal within the uncertainties for all studied event multiplicity and pT bins, and the widths show no significant evolution with event multiplicity or pT. These findings suggest that the near-side ridge is accompanied by an essentially identical away-side ridge

15 October 2013 in Physical Review C
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BAB. Abelev
B. Abelev
JAJ. Adam
J. Adam
DAD. Adamová
D. Adamová
AAA. M. Adare
A. M. Adare
MAM. M. Aggarwal
M. M. Aggarwal
MZM. Zyzak
M. Zyzak
In this paper measurements are presented of π±, K±, p, and p¯ production at midrapidity (|y|<0.5), in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN=2.76 TeV as a function of centrality. The measurement covers the transverse-momentum (pT) range from 100, 200, and 300 MeV/c up to 3, 3, and 4.6 GeV/c for π, K, and p, respectively. The measured pT distributions and yields are compared to expectations based on hydrodynamic, thermal and recombination models. The spectral shapes of central collisions show a stronger radial flow than measured at lower energies, which can be described in hydrodynamic models. In peripheral collisions, the pT distributions are not well reproduced by hydrodynamic models. Ratios of integrated particle yields are found to be nearly independent of centrality. The yield of protons normalized to pions is a factor ∼1.5 lower than the expectation from thermal models.

15 October 2013 in Physical Review C
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BAB. Abelev
B. Abelev
JAJ. Adam
J. Adam
DAD. Adamová
D. Adamová
AAA. M. Adare
A. M. Adare
MAM. M. Aggarwal
M. M. Aggarwal
MZM. Zyzak
M. Zyzak
This publication describes the methods used to measure the centrality of inelastic Pb-Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 2.76 TeV per colliding nucleon pair with ALICE. The centrality is a key parameter in the study of the properties of QCD matter at extreme temperature and energy density, because it is directly related to the initial overlap region of the colliding nuclei. Geometrical properties of the collision, such as the number of participating nucleons and the number of binary nucleon-nucleon collisions, are deduced from a Glauber model with a sharp impact parameter selection and shown to be consistent with those extracted from the data. The centrality determination provides a tool to compare ALICE measurements with those of other experiments and with theoretical calculations.

1 January 2014 in Physics Letters B
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BAB. Abelev
B. Abelev
JAJ. Adam
J. Adam
DAD. Adamová
D. Adamová
AAA.M. Adare
A.M. Adare
MAM.M. Aggarwal
M.M. Aggarwal
MZM. Zyzak
M. Zyzak
See paper for full list of authors - 23 pages, 7 captioned figures, 5 tables, author from page 19 to page 23In this Letter, comprehensive results on {\pi}+-, K+-, K^0_S, p(antiproton) and {\Lambda} anti-{\Lambda} production at mid-rapidity (0 < y_cms < 0.5) in p-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 5.02 TeV, measured by the ALICE detector at the LHC, are reported. The transverse momentum distributions exhibit a hardening as a function of event multiplicity, which is stronger for heavier particles. This behavior is similar to what has been observed in pp and Pb--Pb collisions at the LHC. The measured pT distributions are compared to results at lower energy and with predictions based on QCD-inspired and hydrodynamic models

1 October 2013 in Physics Letters B
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BAB. Abelev
B. Abelev
JAJ. Adam
J. Adam
DAD. Adamová
D. Adamová
AAA.M. Adare
A.M. Adare
MAM.M. Aggarwal
M.M. Aggarwal
MZM. Zyzak
M. Zyzak
See paper for full list of authors - 26 pages, 4 captioned figures, 2 tables, Author from page 20 to page 23Angular correlations between unidentified charged trigger particles and various species of charged associated particles (unidentified particles, pions, kaons, protons and antiprotons) are measured by the ALICE detector in p-Pb collisions at a nucleon--nucleon centre-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV in the transverse-momentum range 0.3 < p_T < 4 GeV/c. The correlations expressed as associated yield per trigger particle are obtained in the pseudorapidity range |eta_lab|<0.8. Fourier coefficients are extracted from the long-range correlations projected onto the azimuthal angle difference and studied as a function of $\pt$ and in intervals of event multiplicity. In high-multiplicity events, the second-order coefficient for protons, v_2^p, is observed to be smaller than that for pions, v_2^pi, up to about p_T = 2 GeV/c. To reduce correlations due to jets, the per-trigger yield measured in low-multiplicity events is subtracted from that in high-multiplicity events. A two-ridge structure is obtained for all particle species. The Fourier decomposition of this structure shows that the second-order coefficients for pions and kaons are similar. The v_2^p is found to be smaller at low p_T and larger at higher p_T than v_2^pi, with a crossing occurring at about 2 GeV. This is qualitatively similar to the elliptic-flow pattern observed in heavy-ion collisions. A mass ordering effect at low transverse momenta is consistent with expectations from hydrodynamic model calculations assuming a collectively expanding system

25 November 2013 in Physical Review Letters
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BAB. Abelev
B. Abelev
JAJ. Adam
J. Adam
DAD. Adamová
D. Adamová
AAA. M. Adare
A. M. Adare
MAM. M. Aggarwal
M. M. Aggarwal
MZM. Zyzak
M. Zyzak
The ALICE measurement of KS0 and Λ production at midrapidity in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN=2.76  TeV is presented. The transverse momentum (pT) spectra are shown for several collision centrality intervals and in the pT range from 0.4  GeV/c (0.6  GeV/c for Λ) to 12  GeV/c. The pT dependence of the Λ/KS0 ratios exhibits maxima in the vicinity of 3  GeV/c, and the positions of the maxima shift towards higher pT with increasing collision centrality. The magnitude of these maxima increases by almost a factor of three between most peripheral and most central Pb-Pb collisions. This baryon excess at intermediate pT is not observed in pp interactions at s=0.9  TeV and at s=7  TeV. Qualitatively, the baryon enhancement in heavy-ion collisions is expected from radial flow. However, the measured pT spectra above 2  GeV/c progressively decouple from hydrodynamical-model calculations. For higher values of pT, models that incorporate the influence of the medium on the fragmentation and hadronization processes describe qualitatively the pT dependence of the Λ/KS0 ratio.