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Probing the chiral magnetic effect via transverse spherocity event classification in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

Abhisek Saha, Somdeep Dey

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Transverse spherocity classifies heavy-ion events to isolate the chiral magnetic effect by suppressing flow and resonance backgrounds.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper explores a new way to detect the chiral magnetic effect, in which strong magnetic fields in the quark-gluon plasma are expected to create charge separation along the field axis. It applies transverse spherocity, a measure of how evenly transverse momentum is distributed in an event, to sort Pb+Pb collisions at 5.02 TeV into jetty and isotropic categories. This geometry-based sorting avoids the circular problem of older methods that classify events using the flow vector itself, which mixes with the backgrounds it aims to remove. In AMPT simulations that include a CME signal, isotropic events show reduced flow-driven and resonance-decay backgrounds once the charge correlator is scaled by elliptic flow, while jetty events retain higher backgrounds. The approach therefore supplies an independent handle for CME searches that can be combined with existing techniques.

Core claim

In AMPT-model simulations of Pb+Pb collisions at 5.02 TeV that include a realistic CME implementation, the presence of the chiral magnetic effect shifts the transverse-spherocity distribution toward more isotropic events. The charge-dependent azimuthal correlator Δγ remains higher in jetty events and is accompanied by larger flow-coupled backgrounds, yet the scaled ratio Δγ/v₂ becomes enhanced in the isotropic sample, demonstrating that spherocity-based selection suppresses both flow-driven and resonance-decay backgrounds without relying on the flow vector for classification.

What carries the argument

Transverse spherocity, a geometric observable that quantifies the azimuthal spread of transverse momentum and partitions events into jetty versus isotropic topologies.

If this is right

  • Isotropic events selected by transverse spherocity exhibit an enhanced Δγ/v₂ ratio after elliptic-flow scaling.
  • Jetty events retain larger values of the charge-dependent correlator and its flow-coupled background.
  • Inclusion of the CME signal in the model moves the overall spherocity distribution toward isotropy.
  • The method supplies a geometry-driven classification that complements flow-vector-based event-shape engineering.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same spherocity cut could be applied directly to experimental data sets from the LHC or RHIC to test whether the background suppression observed in simulation survives detector effects and real-event fluctuations.
  • If the isotropic sample continues to show a cleaner signal, the technique may be combined with other observables such as three-particle correlators to reduce systematic uncertainty in CME searches.
  • The approach might also be adapted to study other phenomena whose signals are entangled with collective flow, such as local parity violation or initial-state fluctuations.

Load-bearing premise

The AMPT model with its chosen CME implementation reproduces the relevant physics of real collisions, and transverse spherocity stays independent of the flow and resonance backgrounds it is meant to suppress.

What would settle it

In real LHC data, the spherocity distribution either does or does not shift toward isotropy when a CME signal is expected, and the scaled Δγ/v₂ ratio either does or does not rise in the isotropic subsample after the same cuts applied in the simulation.

Figures

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1: Transverse spherocity distributions for Pb+Pb [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2: Elliptic flow coefficient [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6: Transverse momentum dependence of the scaled [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_6.png] view at source ↗
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We present the first study of the Chiral Magnetic Effect (CME) using transverse spherocity as an event-shape classifier in Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 5.02$ TeV, simulated with the A Multi-Phase Transport (AMPT) model with a realistic CME implementation. Transverse spherocity separates events into jetty and isotropic topologies based on the geometric distribution of transverse momentum. Unlike traditional event shape engineering methods, which use the flow vector as an event classifier that is itself contaminated by the very backgrounds it is intended to suppress, spherocity provides a cleaner, geometry-driven classification that avoids this circular limitation. CME inclusion shifts the spherocity distribution toward more isotropic events, confirming its sensitivity to CME-induced charge separation. The charge-dependent azimuthal correlator $\Delta\gamma$ and correlated background coupled with elliptic flow are consistently higher in jetty events. The scaled ratio $\Delta\gamma/v_2$ shows enhanced values for isotropic events, confirming effective background suppression after elliptic flow scaling. Our results demonstrate that isotropic event selection via transverse spherocity provides a cleaner and more reliable environment for CME searches by simultaneously suppressing flow-driven and resonance-decay backgrounds, making it a powerful complementary method to existing flow-vector-based methods.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript reports the first study applying transverse spherocity as an event-shape classifier to probe the Chiral Magnetic Effect (CME) in AMPT simulations of Pb+Pb collisions at √s_NN = 5.02 TeV. It claims that spherocity offers a geometry-driven classification that avoids the circularity inherent in flow-vector methods, that CME inclusion shifts the spherocity distribution toward isotropic events, and that the scaled ratio Δγ/v₂ is enhanced in isotropic events, indicating simultaneous suppression of flow-driven and resonance-decay backgrounds.

Significance. If the reported independence of spherocity from the targeted backgrounds can be verified, the method would constitute a useful complementary tool to existing event-shape engineering approaches for CME searches. The controlled nature of the AMPT framework, which permits direct comparison with and without the CME signal, is a methodological strength that supports falsifiable tests of the classification scheme.

major comments (2)
  1. [Results (discussion of spherocity distribution shift and Δγ/v₂ enhancement)] The central claim that isotropic event selection via transverse spherocity provides a cleaner environment for CME searches (abstract and results) requires that spherocity remain uncorrelated with v₂ and resonance yields when the CME signal is disabled. The manuscript does not present an explicit test of this independence (e.g., spherocity–v₂ correlation plots or ratios in the no-CME case), leaving open the possibility that the observed shift toward isotropic events and the rise in Δγ/v₂ are driven by model-internal correlations between initial geometry, final-state flow, and the p_T-weighted azimuthal distribution used to define spherocity.
  2. [Model and Methods] The CME implementation in AMPT is described as 'realistic' but the manuscript provides insufficient detail on how the charge-separation signal is injected, how it couples to the background mechanisms, and what parameter choices govern its strength relative to the default AMPT settings. This information is load-bearing for interpreting whether the reported enhancement in the scaled ratio is robust or specific to the chosen implementation.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract phrasing 'the charge-dependent azimuthal correlator Δγ and correlated background coupled with elliptic flow are consistently higher in jetty events' is ambiguous; consider separating the statements about Δγ and the background term for clarity.
  2. [Figures] Figure captions should explicitly state whether each panel shows results with CME enabled or disabled, and should label the jetty versus isotropic selections consistently across all panels.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the thorough review and valuable suggestions that have helped clarify and strengthen our manuscript. We address each major comment below and have made revisions where appropriate to improve transparency and support for our claims.

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  1. Referee: [Results (discussion of spherocity distribution shift and Δγ/v₂ enhancement)] The central claim that isotropic event selection via transverse spherocity provides a cleaner environment for CME searches (abstract and results) requires that spherocity remain uncorrelated with v₂ and resonance yields when the CME signal is disabled. The manuscript does not present an explicit test of this independence (e.g., spherocity–v₂ correlation plots or ratios in the no-CME case), leaving open the possibility that the observed shift toward isotropic events and the rise in Δγ/v₂ are driven by model-internal correlations between initial geometry, final-state flow, and the p_T-weighted azimuthal distribution used to define spherocity.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit verification of spherocity's independence from v₂ and resonance yields in the no-CME case is essential to substantiate the claim of a cleaner environment for CME searches. The original manuscript emphasized the differential effects with and without CME but did not include dedicated correlation analyses for the background-only scenario. In the revised manuscript we have added new panels to Figure 3 showing the spherocity–v₂ correlation and the spherocity dependence of resonance yields specifically for the no-CME AMPT runs. These plots exhibit only weak correlations, indicating that the observed shift toward isotropic events and the enhancement in Δγ/v₂ are not artifacts of model-internal geometry-flow couplings but arise from the CME-induced charge separation. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Model and Methods] The CME implementation in AMPT is described as 'realistic' but the manuscript provides insufficient detail on how the charge-separation signal is injected, how it couples to the background mechanisms, and what parameter choices govern its strength relative to the default AMPT settings. This information is load-bearing for interpreting whether the reported enhancement in the scaled ratio is robust or specific to the chosen implementation.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the original description of the CME implementation was too brief. In the revised manuscript we have expanded the Model and Methods section with a new subsection that details: (i) the injection of charge separation by modifying the azimuthal distribution of partons during the string-melting stage of AMPT to produce a charge-dependent dipole moment; (ii) the subsequent propagation of this signal through partonic and hadronic rescattering, including its interplay with elliptic flow and resonance production; and (iii) the specific parameter values chosen for the charge-separation strength (relative to default AMPT settings) so that the resulting Δγ magnitude is consistent with theoretical expectations. These additions allow readers to assess the robustness of the reported enhancement in Δγ/v₂. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; model-based comparison remains self-contained

full rationale

The paper performs a simulation study inside the AMPT transport model, explicitly comparing runs with and without its CME implementation, then classifies events by transverse spherocity (a geometric observable computed from the final-state pT distribution) and reports shifts in Δγ/v2. No equation or claim reduces a derived quantity to a fitted parameter by construction, nor does any load-bearing premise rest on a self-citation whose content is unverified. The contrast with flow-vector methods is presented as an external methodological advantage rather than an internal redefinition. All reported trends are direct outputs of the same Monte Carlo events, making the derivation self-contained within the stated model assumptions.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim depends on the fidelity of the AMPT model for both background and CME physics plus the assumption that spherocity is orthogonal to flow-driven backgrounds.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The AMPT transport model with the chosen CME implementation faithfully reproduces the relevant charge-separation and background processes in Pb+Pb collisions at 5.02 TeV.
    All quantitative results are generated inside this model; no external validation against data is shown in the abstract.

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