STAR HardProbes PWG

[Nihar Sahoo <nihar AT rcf.rhic.bnl.gov>]

Hello Veronica,

For the sake of time, I am passing your talk to startalk.
Please address Yi and Isaac's remaining comments and get sign off from 
them.

Cheers
Nihar

On 2023-05-15 10:07, Nihar Sahoo via Star-hp-l wrote:
> Hello Veronica,
>
> I don't have any further comments. I sign off.
>
> Cheers
> Nihar
>
> On 2023-05-15 05:35, Veronica Verkest wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Thank you for all the suggestions and corrections. I have updated my
> > proceedings on Drupal after going through comments. I just have some
> > minor notes for Nihar and Isaac below my signature.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Veronica
> >
> > Nihar--
> >
> > > Title: "Heavy flavor and high pT results from STAR " ->  "Recent
> > > heavy
> > > flavor and high pT results at STAR"
> >
> > Should my proceedings have the same title as my talk at Moriond for
> > consistency? This was my understanding, but I can change it if we
> > think that would be better.
> >
> > Isaac--
> >
> > > Fig. 1: I would recommend -- since you don't discuss the jet pT
> > > dependence and the plots are currently pretty small -- using some
> > > Powerpoint/MS Paint/etc. magic to remove the 30-50 GeV panel in each
> > > figure (keeping the legend).
> >
> > I have strongly considered this, and you know I am great with "magic
> > image manipulation", but I struggled to figure out how to make it cute
> > while keeping the whole caption. I will work on this and if I have
> > something that looks better, I will update it.
> >
> > > 35. This wording here is unclear (to me). I think you're saying that
> > > pA allows us to test the null hypothesis (I haven't heard of a null
> > > experiment before) that actually some of the final state effects we
> > > see in AA are not due to QGP. This could be clarified in the text.
> >
> > Okay, fair. I have re-worded, using some of your words and I think it
> > is more explicit now.
> >
> > > 76. Should stick with either Figure or Fig. throughout.
> >
> > I did originally, but Yi reminded me that it is standard to write out
> > the full word when it is the first word of the sentence. Of course,
> > this is minor, anyway.
> >
> > > 70. The conclusion here that there are "clear CNM effects at
> > > low-p_{T}" is interesting since you were just talking about the
> > > possibility of hot nuclear matter effects on jets in small systems.
> > > Wouldn't that be a possible effect at low-pT contributing to the
> > > suppression we see? I understand that if you compare to models that
> > > only have CNM effects, this is good evidence to support the only-CNM
> > > claim, but in the text the models aren't mentioned so it seems like
> > > a conclusion coming straight from the data.
> >
> > I see what you are getting at here and have changed some text per your
> > suggestions. The p+Au section is about CNM, but it starts with a
> > detour to look at this modification and, specifically, whether it is
> > due to hot nuclear matter effects. I do not discuss the possibility of
> > CNM in my p+Au measurements, but I suggest the reason for possible
> > mis-classification of centrality, and--even more importantly--I
> > emphasize that the effects I observe in p+Au are not due to final
> > state effects. I think it is also worth noting that the jets in my
> > p+Au study are at higher pT values. Let me know if you still feel like
> > this could benefit from some revision.
> >
> > On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 6:37 PM Yi Yang <yiyang0429 AT gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Veronica,
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for the updated version. I don't have any further
> > > comments (I think after addressing Nihar and Issac's comments are
> > > good enough!).
> > >
> > > Regarding the conclusion, I think Issac's suggestion is a good one "
> > > "R_{pAu} for J/\psi is in agreement with RdAu as measured in PHENIX,
> > > and consistent with models which only include CNM effects.". You can
> > > consider using it!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Yi
> > >
> > > On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 11:09 AM Veronica Verkest
> > > <vverkest AT gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Yi,
> > >
> > > Thanks for another thorough revision--especially concerning
> > > conclusions about J/psi measurements and CNM effects, which are not
> > > as intuitive to me as jets. I also appreciate the attention to
> > > style/structure. I updated the PDF on Drupal and in addition to your
> > > revisions, I slightly modified the sentences on lines 38 and 87. The
> > > 4-page limit is not an issue, I just like to make our plots bigger
> > > when possible. In addition, the title page photo is optional, but it
> > > does not add as many lines as its height, per LaTeX styling.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Veronica
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 10:18 PM Yi Yang <yiyang0429 AT gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Veronica,
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for the updated version. I only have some follow up
> > > suggestions for your consideration.
> > > - L37: I wanted to say removing "cold nuclear matter", but I typed
> > > CNM. Please use CNM here. Sorry about that.
> > > - L71: I would use "showing clear CNM effect at low-pT".
> > > - L105: I understand there is a page limitation, but I would
> > > suggest putting the "clear CNM effect at low-pT for J/psi" in the
> > > conclusion.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Yi
> > >
> > > On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 4:56 AM Veronica Verkest
> > > <vverkest AT gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Yi –– I appreciate all the helpful feedback! I have implemented
> > > all of your changes and I have also changed the acknowledgements
> > > section to be more specific.
> > >
> > > I have uploaded this slightly revised version so that Nihar and
> > > Isaac can look it over at their convenience. There is a 4 page
> > > limit, so we cannot add quite too much more content anyway.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Veronica
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 3:38 PM Yi Yang <yiyang0429 AT gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Veronica,
> > >
> > > Thank you so much for the nice proceedings. I have some minor
> > > comments for your consideration.
> > > - L24: Fig. 1 --> Figure 1
> > > - L36: remove (CNM)
> > > - L43: image --> plot
> > > - L44: high-E_T --> high-transverse-energy (high-E_T)
> > > - L52: image --> plot
> > > - L54: p_T --> transverse momentum (pT)
> > > - Figure 3 actually indicates that CNM is observed at low pT < 3
> > > GeV region and it should be mentioned in the text.
> > > - L73: the description of the nuclear modification factor should
> > > move up to around L62, before talking about the RpA for J/psi.
> > > - L75: image --> plot
> > > - L75: jets --> J/psi
> > > - L77: need to define Npart
> > > - Figure 4: The left plot is RAA for J/psi, should be mentioned in
> > > the caption.
> > > - L79: since you specifically describe Upsilon here, should you
> > > describe J/psi as well somewhere before it?
> > > - L81: image --> plot
> > > - L90: Fig. 5 --> Figure 5
> > > - L104: should mention J/psi here
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Yi
> > >
> > > On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 12:26 AM Veronica Verkest via Star-hp-l
> > > <star-hp-l AT lists.bnl.gov> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > In the hustle of recent submissions, I just wanted to send a
> > > reminder about my Moriond proceedings (here:
> > > https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/node/63649). The due date is the
> > > 15th, which is Monday. I welcome and appreciate any feedback!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Veronica
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 7:36 PM webmaster--- via Star-hp-l
> > > <star-hp-l AT lists.bnl.gov> wrote:
> > > Dear Star-hp-l AT lists.bnl.gov members,
> > >
> > > Veronica Verkest (vverkest AT gmail.com) has submitted a material for a
> > > review,
> > > please have a look:
> > > https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/node/63649
> > >
> > > Deadline: 2023-03-25
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