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  • 2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For creative experimentation and leadership in the study of hadronic matter under extreme conditions including measurements and analysis leading to the discovery of the stronglyinteracting Quark Gluon Plasma sQGP

Overview

R. Seto is a researcher primarily affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their work is situated within the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Nuclear and High Energy Physics. This specialization is reflected in their research on particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, as well as high-energy particle collisions.

Their recent publication record includes work published in the journal Physics Letters B. One notable paper authored by Seto is titled "Erratum: Disappearance of partonic collectivity in √ sNN = 3 GeV Au+Au collisions at RHIC [Phys. Lett. B 827, 137003 (2022)]", released in 2025. This paper is part of the ongoing discourse in the high-energy physics community and contributes to understanding partonic behavior in heavy-ion collisions.

Throughout their career, Seto has collaborated with various researchers, including:

  • D. Isenhower
  • J.L. Drachenberg
  • M. Daugherity
  • L. Adamczyk
  • L. Fulek

These collaborations underscore a network of peers working on related topics in nuclear and particle physics.

Seto's primary research topics cover:

  • High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Their contributions to the field have been recognized by the American Physical Society, which awarded them the title of Fellow in 2012. The citation highlights Seto's role in creative experimentation and leadership, particularly in studying hadronic matter under extreme conditions, including measurements and analysis related to the discovery of the strongly interacting Quark Gluon Plasma (sQGP).

Best Publications

  • Formation of dense partonic matter in relativistic nucleus–nucleus collisions at RHIC: Experimental evaluation by the PHENIX Collaboration

    K. Adcox;S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;C. Aidala

  • Suppression of hadrons with large transverse momentum in central Au + Au collisions at √sNN = 130 GeV

    K. Adcox;S. S. Adler;N. N. Ajitanand;Y. Akiba

  • PHENIX detector overview

    K. Adcox;S.S. Adler;M. Aizama;N.N. Ajitanand

  • Identified charged particle spectra and yields in Au + Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Elliptic flow of identified hadrons in [formula presented] collisions at [formula presented]

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Suppressed π0 Production at Large Transverse Momentum in Central Au + Au Collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Energy loss and flow of heavy quarks in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • J/psi production versus centrality, transverse momentum, and rapidity in Au+Au collisions at root S-NN=200 GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N.N. Ajitanand

  • Scaling properties of azimuthal anisotropy in Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions at sNN=200GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Suppressedπ0Production at Large Transverse Momentum in CentralAu+AuCollisions atsNN=200GeV

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • J/ψProduction versus Centrality, Transverse Momentum, andRapidity inAu+AuCollisions atsNN=200GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Enhanced Production of Direct Photons in Au plus Au Collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV and Implications for the Initial Temperature

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Absence of suppression in particle production at large transverse momentum in √sNN = 200 GeV d + Au collisions

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Detailed measurement of the e+e- pair continuum in p+p and Au+Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV and implications for direct photon production

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Suppression Pattern of Neutral Pions at High Transverse Momentum in Au plus Au Collisions at root S-NN=200 GeV and Constraints on Medium Transport Coefficients

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N.N. Ajitanand

  • Nuclear modification of electron spectra and implications for heavy quark energy loss in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Measurements of higher order flow harmonics in Au+Au collisions at √sNN=200GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Global polarization of Λ hyperons in Au + Au collisions at sNN =200 GeV

    Jaroslav Adam;Keith Krueger;Xin Li;Mariusz Przybycien

  • Heavy-quark production in p + p and energy loss and flow of heavy quarks in Au + Au collisions at √sNN=200 GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • The PHENIX Collaboration

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

Frequent Co-Authors

W. A. Zajc
W. A. Zajc Columbia University
M. J. Tannenbaum
M. J. Tannenbaum Brookhaven National Laboratory
D. P. Morrison
D. P. Morrison Brookhaven National Laboratory
E. O'Brien
E. O'Brien Brookhaven National Laboratory
Ryugo S. Hayano
Ryugo S. Hayano University of Tokyo
P. L. McGaughey
P. L. McGaughey Los Alamos National Laboratory
S. Nagamiya
S. Nagamiya Japan Atomic Energy Agency
C. A. Aidala
C. A. Aidala University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
T. C. Awes
T. C. Awes Oak Ridge National Laboratory
R. Pak
R. Pak Brookhaven National Laboratory

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