Eccentricity fluctuations and elliptic flow at RHIC
| dc.creator | Bhalerao, Rajeev S. | |
| dc.creator | Ollitrault, Jean-Yves | |
| dc.date | 2006-07-07 | |
| dc.date | 2006-08-17 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T11:07:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T11:07:31Z | |
| dc.description | Fluctuations in nucleon positions can affect the spatial eccentricity of the overlap zone in nucleus-nucleus collisions. We show that elliptic flow should be scaled by different eccentricities depending on which method is used for the flow analysis. These eccentricities are estimated semi-analytically. When $v_2$ is analyzed from 4-particle cumulants, or using the event plane from directed flow in a zero-degree calorimeter, the result is shown to be insensitive to eccentricity fluctuations. | |
| dc.description | 5 pages, 3 eps figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0607009 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0607009 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys.Lett.B641:260-264,2006 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2006.08.055 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/189869 | |
| dc.subject | Nuclear Theory | |
| dc.title | Eccentricity fluctuations and elliptic flow at RHIC | |
| dc.type | text |