Some properties of two Nambu-Jona-Lasinio -type models with inputs from lattice QCD
IPNL, Universit´e de Lyon/Universit´e Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, 4 rue E.Fermi,F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, FranceWe investigate the phase diagram of the so-called Polyakov–Nambu–Jona-Lasinio (PNJL) model at ﬁnite temperature and nonzero chemicalpotential. The calculations are performed in the light and strange quarksectors (u, d, s), which includes the ’t Hooft instanton induced interactionterm that breaks the axial symmetry, and the quarks are coupled to the(spatially constant) temporal background gauge ﬁeld. On one hand, a spe-cial attention is payed to the critical end point (CEP). The strength of theﬂavor-mixing interaction alters the CEP location, since when it becomesweaker the CEP moves to low temperatures and can even disappear. Onthe other hand, we also explore the connection between QCD, a nonlocalNambu–Jona-Lasinio type model and the Landau gauge gluon propaga-tor. Possible links between the quenched gluon propagator and low energyhadronic phenomenology are investigated.PACS numbers: 11.10.Wx, 11.30.Rd, 12.40.-y

title: Gribov copies and gauge fixing in lattice gauge theories
abstract: We address the problem of the gauge fixing versus Gribov copies in lattice gauge theories. For the Landau gauge, results show that a suitable combination of evolutionary algorithms with traditional steepest descent methods identifies the global maximum of the optimisation function. We discuss the performance of the combined algorithm on small cubic lattices for SU(2) and SU(3).

title: Infrared gluon and ghost propagator exponents from lattice QCD
abstract: The compatibility of the pure power law infrared solution of QCD and lattice data for the gluon and ghost propagators in Landau gauge is discussed. For the gluon propagator, the lattice data are well described by a pure power law with an infrared exponent κ∼0.53, in the Dyson–Schwinger notation. κ is measured using a technique that suppresses finite volume effects. This value is consistent with a vanishing zero momentum gluon propagator, in agreement with the Gribov–Zwanziger confinement scenario. For the ghost propagator, the lattice data seem not to follow a pure power law, at least for the range of momenta accessed in our simulation.

title: Spectral densities from the lattice
abstract: We discuss a method to extract the K\"all\'{e}n-Lehmann spectral density of a particle (be it elementary or bound state) propagator by means of 4d lattice data. We employ a linear regularization strategy, commonly known as the Tikhonov method with Morozov discrepancy principle. An important virtue over the popular maximum entropy method is the possibility to also probe unphysical spectral densities, as, for example, of a confined gluon. We apply our proposal to the SU(3) glue sector.

title: Exploring the infrared Landau gauge propagators using large asymmetric lattices
abstract: We report on the infrared limit of the quenched lattice Landau gauge gluon and ghost propagators computed from large asymmetric lattices. In particular, the compatibility of the pure power law infrared solutions of the Dyson-Schwinger equations with the lattice data is investigated and the exponent $\kappa$ is measured. The gluon lattice data favour $\kappa \sim 0.52$, which would imply a vanishing zero momentum gluon propagator. For the subset of lattices where the ghost propagator was computed, the data is not compatible with a pure power law. Our data also show a decreasing running coupling in the infrared region. Furthermore, positivity violation for the gluon propagator is also verified.

title: Gauge fixing methods and Gribov copies effects in lattice QCD
abstract: We compare two Landau gauge fixing methods, aiming to find the global maximum of the gauge fixing functional. Moreover, a systematic effect of Gribov copies in the gluon and ghost propagators computed in Landau gauge is presented and discussed.

title: Chiral parameters in a QCD-motivated model with confined and massive gluons
abstract: A one parameter model of a confined-gluon propagator has been formulated by Frank and Roberts recently, which has a great success explaining π − and ρ −meson observables. We show, computing few chiral parameters, that a small variation of this model considering an infrared finite gluon propagator with a dynamically generated gluon mass, can also fit data related to the chiral symmetry breaking. This allows a direct interpretation for the unique parameter involved in the model as the gluon mass scale.

title: First beam operation of the CMS calorimeter trigger synchronization boards
abstract: The CMS experiment uses information from its electromagnetic and hadronic calorimeters and muon detectors to decide whether to readout the whole detector. For such a task to be successful, all trigger primitives pushed through the trigger decision tree must be flawlessly aligned in time for operation at 40 MHz. Both calorimeters in CMS use the Synchronization Link Board for this purpose. In this article we report on the results of tests of this board using realistic beam conditions, which demonstrate the soundness of the adopted architecture and synchronization principle.

title: Performance Study of the CMS Barrel Resistive Plate Chambers with Cosmic Rays
abstract: In October and November 2008, the CMS collaboration conducted a programme of cosmic ray data taking, which has recorded about 270 million events. The Resistive Plate Chamber system, which is part of the CMS muon detection system, was successfully operated in the full barrel. More than 98% of the channels were operational during the exercise with typical detection efficiency of 90%. In this paper, the performance of the detector during these dedicated runs is reported.

title: Compatibility of a model for the QCD-Pomeron and chiral-symmetry breaking phenomenologies
abstract: The phenomenology of a QCD-Pomeron model based on the exchange of a pair of non-perturbative gluons, i.e. gluon fields with a finite correlation length in the vacuum, is studied in comparison with the phenomenology of QCD chiral symmetry breaking, based on non-perturbative solutions of Schwinger-Dyson equations for the quark propagator including these non-perturbative gluon effects. We show that these models are incompatible, and point out some possibles origins of this problem.

title: Preliminary results on the empirical applicability of the Tsallis distribution in elastic hadron scattering
abstract: We show that the proton-proton elastic differential cross section data at dip position and beyond can be quite well described by a parametrization based on the Tsallis distribution, with only five free fit parameters. Extrapolation of the results obtained at 7 TeV to large momentum transfer, suggests that hadrons may not behave as a black-disk at the asymptotic energy region.