Contents

Physics of Particles and Nuclei

Vol. 52, No. 4, 2021

NICA: Theoretical Overview

J. Cleymans p. 497  abstract

Overview of the MPD Experiment

A. Kisiel for the MPD Collaboration p. 501  abstract

Review of the BM@N Physics and Upgrade Program

P. Senger for the BM@N Collaboration p. 506  abstract

Theoretical Studies of the Formation and Properties of Quark–Gluon Matter under Conditions of High Baryon Densities Attainable at the NICA Experimental Complex

I. Ya. Aref’eva p. 512  abstract

Polarization of Elementary Particles in Heavy-Ion Collisions as a Manifestation of Quantum Field Theory Anomalies

V. I. Zakharov, G. Yu. Prokhorov and O. V. Teryaev p. 522  abstract

Analytic Continuation in Lattice QC2D

A. Begun, V. G. Bornyakov, N. V. Gerasimeniuk, R. N. Rogalyov and V. A. Goy p. 529  abstract

Lattice Study of QCD Properties under Extreme Conditions: Temperature, Density, Rotation, and Magnetic Field

N. Yu. Astrakhantsev, V. V. Braguta, N. V. Kolomoyets, A. Yu. Kotov, D. D. Kuznedelev, A. A. Nikolaev and A. Roenko p. 536  abstract

Nonequilibrium Properties of Quark–Gluon Matter at NICA Energies

I. M. Dremin p. 542  abstract

Study of Signals of Hot and Dense Nuclear Matter in Heavy-Ion Collisions at NICA Energies Using Micro- and Macroscopic Models

E. E. Zabrodin, A. S. Botvina, L. V. Bravina, G. Kh. Eyyubova, Yu. B. Ivanov, G. G. Musulmanbekov, S. Yu. Sivoklokov, V. I. Zakharov and V. N. Zhezher p. 544  abstract

Tests of Fundamental Discrete Symmetries at the NICA Facility: Addendum to the Spin Physics Programme

I. A. Koop, A. I. Milstein, N. N. Nikolaev, A. S. Popov, S. G. Salnikov, P. Yu. Shatunov and Yu. M. Shatunov p. 549  abstract

Holographic Model for Light Quarks in Anisotropic Background

K. A. Rannu p. 555  abstract

A Way To Improve the String Tension Dependence on Temperature in Holographic Model

P. S. Slepov p. 560  abstract

Shear Viscosity of Nonequilibrium Scalar Field Theory

A. A. Radovskaya and A. G. Semenov p. 564  abstract

Stability of Shock Waves in Anisotropic Hydrodynamics

A. Kovalenko p. 569  abstract

Measurements of Centrality in Nucleus–Nucleus Collisions at the BM@N Experiment

F. Guber, M. Golubeva, A. Ivashkin, A. Izvestnyy, M. Kapishin, N. Karpushkin, S. Morozov and E. Zherebtsova for the BM@N collaboration p. 571  abstract

Measurements of Spectators with Forward Hadron Calorimeter in MPD/NICA Experiment

A. Ivashkin, M. Golubeva, F. Guber, N. Karpushkin, S. Morozov, S. Musin, A. Strizhak and V. Volkov p. 578  abstract

Initial States in Nucleus–Nucleus Collisions at Energies of the NICA Collider

I. Altsybeev, V. Abramovsky, E. Andronov, A. Baldin, G. Feofilov, D. Prokhorova, V. Sandul, A. Seryakov, F. Valiev and A. Zarochentsev p. 584  abstract

Properties of Spectator Matter in Nuclear Collisions at NICA

I. A. Pshenichnov, N. A. Kozyrev, R. S. Nepeivoda, A. O. Svetlichnyi and U. A. Dmitrieva p. 591  abstract

Simulation of Nuclear Fragments in Heavy Ion Collisions by Monte Carlo Generators

G. Musulmanbekov and V. Zhezher p. 598  abstract

Clusters of Cold Dense Nuclear Matter and Their Registration with the MPD Vertex Detector

V. V. Vechernin p. 604  abstract

Mott Dissociation and Kaon to Pion Ratio in the EPNJL Model

D. Blaschke, A. V. Friesen, Yu. L. Kalinovsky and A. E. Radzhabov p. 609  abstract

Investigation of Vorticity, Directed Flow and Freeze-Out in A + A Collisions at Energies of the NICA Collider

L. V. Bravina, M. I. Baznat, Yu. B. Ivanov and E. E. Zabrodin p. 615  abstract

Performance for Directed Flow Measurements of the MPD Experiment at NICA Collider

P. Parfenov, A. Taranenko, D. Idrisov, V. B. Luong, N. Geraksiev, A. Demanov, E. Kashirin, V. Kireyeu, D. Blau, A. Truttse and E. Volodihin for the MPD Collaboration p. 618  abstract

Study of Strongly Interacting Matter Properties at the Energies of the NICA Collider Using the Methods of Femtoscopy

L. Malinina, P. Batyuk, M. Cheremnova, Y. Khyzhniak, O. Kodolova, K. Mikhaylov, G. Nigmatkulov and G. Romanenko p. 624  abstract

BM@N Data Analysis Aimed at Studying SRC Pairs: One-Step Single Nucleon Knockout Measurement in Inverse Kinematics Out of a 48 GeV/c 12C Nucleus

M. Patsyuk, T. Atovullaev, A. Corsi, O. Hen, G. Johansson, J. Kahlbow, V. Lenivenko, S. Merts, V. Palichik, V. Panin, Y. Petukhov, E. Piasetzky, M. Rumyantsev, Yu. N. Uzikov and N. Voytishin p. 631  abstract

Methods for Elliptic Flow Measurements with the MPD Experiment at NICA

D. Idrisov, V. B. Luong, N. Geraksiev, A. Demanov, P. Parfenov, A. Taranenko, A. Truttse and E. Volodihin p. 637  abstract

Feasibility Study for the Net-Proton and Net-Kaon Event-by-Event Fluctuations Measurements with the MPD Detector

A. Mudrokh and V. Kolesnikov MPD collaboration p. 644  abstract

Packages for Data Storage and Femtoscopic Analysis

G. Nigmatkulov and P. Batyuk p. 648  abstract

Quasi-Elastic Knock-Out of Nucleon from Short-Range Correlated NN Pair in the Reaction 12C(p,2pN)10A

Yu. Uzikov p. 652  abstract

Factorial Moments in the NICA/MPD Experiment

O. Kodolova, M. Cheremnova, I. Lokhtin, A. Chernyshov, L. Malinina, K. Mikhaylov, P. Batyuk and G. Nigmatkulov p. 658  abstract

Electron Beam Test of the MPD Electromagnetic Calorimeter on the Pakhra Synchrotron

V. A. Baskov, S. A. Bulychjov, Yu. F. Krechetov, V. V. Kulikov, M. A. Martemianov, I. A. Mamonov, A. Yu. Semenov, I. A. Semenova and I. A. Tyapkin p. 663  abstract

Thermal Photon and Neutral Meson Measurements Using the Photon Conversion Method in the MPD Experiment at the NICA Collider

E. Kryshen, D. Ivanishchev, D. Kotov, M. Malaev, V. Riabov and Yu. Ryabov for the MPD Collaboration p. 669  abstract

Status of Simulation of MPD Electromagnetic Calorimeter

S. A. Bulychjov, V. V. Kulikov, M. A. Martemianov, M. A. Matsyuk, A. V. Skoblyakov and I. A. Tyapkin p. 675  abstract

Direct Photon Production in Heavy-Ion Collisions at NICA Energies

D. Blau and D. Peresunko p. 681  abstract

Neutral Mesons and Dielectrons

E. Kryshen, V. Riabov, I. Rufanov and A. Zinchenko for the MPD Collaboration p. 686  abstract

Event Reconstruction and Physics Signal Selection in the MPD Experiment at NICA

A. Zinchenko, J. Drnoyan, V. Kolesnikov, A. Mudrokh, I. Rufanov, V. Vasendina and D. Zinchenko p. 691  abstract

MPD Prospects for the Study of Strangeness Production at NICA Energies

V. Kolesnikov and A. Mudrokh p. 698  abstract

Study of Production Features, Modeling and Optimization of Algorithms for Reconstruction of Short-Lived Hadron Resonances in the MPD Experimental Setup at the NICA Collider

D. Ivanishchev, D. Kotov, M. Malaev, V. Riabov and Yu. Ryabov for the MPD Collaboration p. 703  abstract

Production of Hyperons, Strange Mesons and Search for Hypernuclei in Interactions of Carbon, Argon and Krypton Beams in the BM@N Experiment

M. Kapishin, K. Alishina, P. Batyuk, D. Baranov, I. Gabdrakhmanov, L. Kovachev, A. Maksymchuk, V. Plotnikov, I. Rufanov, Yu. Stepanenko, V. Vasendina, N. Zamiatin, A. Zinchenko and M. Zavertiaev p. 710  abstract

Evaluation of Prospects for Hypernuclei Studies with MPD at NICA

J. Drnoyan, V. Kolesnikov, A. Mudrokh, I. Rufanov, V. Vasendina and A. Zinchenko p. 720  abstract

Performance Evaluation of the Upgraded BM@N Setup for Strangeness Production Studies

A. Zinchenko, M. Kapishin, V. Kireyeu, I. Rufanov and V. Vasendina p. 725  abstract

Hyperons from Bi + Bi Collisions at MPD-NICA: Preliminary Analysis of Production at Generation, Simulation and Reconstruction Level

A. Ayala, E. Cuautle, I. Domínguez, M. Rodríguez-Cahuantzi, I. Maldonado and M. E. Tejeda-Yeomans p. 730  abstract

MPD ITS Physical Simulations with Focus on Charmed Mesons

V. P. Kondratiev, N. A. Maltsev and Yu. A. Murin p. 737  abstract

The Inner Tracking System for the MPD Setup of the NICA Collider

Yu. A. Murin and C. Ceballos for the MPD-ITS Collaboration p. 742  abstract

Development of Data Concentration Method and Its Implementation in a Radiation-Tolerant CMOS Application Specific Integrated Circuit

E. Atkin, D. Azarov, D. Normanov, P. Ivanov, V. Samsonov, A. Serazetdinov and V. Shumikhin p. 752  abstract

PAKHRA Synchrotron Beams for Calibration of NICA Detectors

V. A. Baskov, A. I. L’vov and V. V. Polyansky p. 757  abstract

Laser Setup for Quality Assurance of the BM@N Silicon Tracking Modules

P. Kharlamov and M. Shitenkov p. 761  abstract

Silicon Detector Quality Control Demonstrator at LPI Moscow: Status and Perspectives

O. D. Dalkarov, P. Yu. Nechaeva and M. A. Negodaev p. 766  abstract

Electromagnetic Calorimeter for the SPD Experiment

V. N. Azorskyi, N. O. Graphov, O. P. Gavrischuk, A. I. Maltsev and V. V. Tereshenko p. 772  abstract

Simulations of a Laser Calibration System and Electron Drift Velocity Determination for the MPD TPC

A. Bychkov and O. Rogachevsky p. 779  abstract

Electron Identification from $dE{\text{/}}dx$ Measurements in the MPD TPC

I. Rufanov and A. Zinchenko p. 783  abstract

Development of a Vector Finder Toolkit for Track Reconstruction in MPD ITS

D. Zinchenko, A. Zinchenko and E. Nikonov p. 788  abstract

Software for Tracks and Primary Vertex Reconstruction for the SPD Experiment

V. F. Andreev, S. A. Gerassimov and A. R. Terkulov p. 793  abstract

SPD Range (Muon) System

V. M. Abazov, G. D. Alexeev, G. A. Golovanov, S. A. Kutuzov, A. A. Piskun, I. K. Prokhorov, A. G. Samartsev, A. N. Skachkova, V. V. Tokmenin, A. Y. Verkheev, L. S. Vertogradov and N. I. Zhuravlev p. 797  abstract

Development of Information Systems for Online and Offline Data Processing in the NICA Experiments

K. Gertsenberger, I. Alexandrov, I. Filozova, E. Alexandrov, A. Moshkin, A. Chebotov, M. Mineev, D. Pryahina, G. Shestakova, A. Yakovlev, A. Nozik and P. Klimai p. 801  abstract

Development and Software Implementation of Optimal Algorithms for Event Reconstruction, Evaluation of the Quality of Event Reconstruction and Simulation of Detector Components in the BM@N Experiment

A. V. Driuk, A. A. Iufriakova, N. E. Kakhanovskaya, K. I. Mashitsin, S. P. Merts, S. A. Nemnyugin and V. A. Roudnev p. 808  abstract

Software Development and Computing for the MPD Experiment

O. V. Rogachevsky, A. V. Bychkov, A. V. Krylov, V. A. Krylov, A. A. Moshkin and V. V. Voronyuk p. 817  abstract

Web Interactive 3D Event Display for the MPD Experiment at the NICA Collider

A. Krylov, O. Rogachevsky, V. Krylov, A. Bychkov, V. Voronyuk and A. Moshkin p. 821  abstract

Front-End Electronics for BM@N STS

M. Shitenkov, D. Dementev, A. Voronin, I. Kovalev, I. Kudryashov, A. Kurganov and Yu. Murin p. 826  abstract

Fast Data-Driven Readout System for the Wide Aperture Silicon Tracking System of the BM@N Experiment

D. Dementev, M. Guminski, I. Kovalev, M. Kruszewski, I. Kudryashov, A. Kurganov, P. Miedzik, Yu. Murin, K. Pozniak, C. J. Schmidt, M. Shitenkow, A. G. Voronin and W. M. Zabolotny p. 830  abstract

Integration of Distributed Heterogeneous Computing Resources for the MPD Experiment with DIRAC Interware

N. Kutovskiy, V. Mitsyn, A. Moshkin, I. Pelevanyuk, D. Podgayny, O. Rogachevsky, B. Shchinov, V. Trofimov and A. Tsaregorodtsev p. 835  abstract

Development of a Geometry Database and Related Services for the NICA Experiments

E. P. Akishina, E. I. Alexandrov, I. N. Alexandrov, I. A. Filozova, K. V. Gertsenberger and V. V. Ivanov p. 842  abstract