Measurement of long-range angular correlation and quadrupole anisotropy of pions and (anti)protons in central d+d+Au collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}=200 GeV

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Apr 29, 2014
8 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 114 (2015) 19, 192301
  • Published: May 12, 2015
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Abstract: (APS)
We present azimuthal angular correlations between charged hadrons and energy deposited in calorimeter towers in central d+Au and minimum bias p+p collisions at sNN=200  GeV. The charged hadron is measured at midrapidity |η|<0.35, and the energy is measured at large rapidity (-3.7<η<-3.1, Au-going direction). An enhanced near-side angular correlation across |Δη|>2.75 is observed in d+Au collisions. Using the event plane method applied to the Au-going energy distribution, we extract the anisotropy strength v2 for inclusive charged hadrons at midrapidity up to pT=4.5  GeV/c. We also present the measurement of v2 for identified π± and (anti)protons in central d+Au collisions, and observe a mass-ordering pattern similar to that seen in heavy-ion collisions. These results are compared with viscous hydrodynamic calculations and measurements from p+Pb at sNN=5.02  TeV. The magnitude of the mass ordering in d+Au is found to be smaller than that in p+Pb collisions, which may indicate smaller radial flow in lower energy d+Au collisions.
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  • 25.75.Dw
  • hydrodynamics: viscosity
  • heavy ion: scattering
  • angular correlation
  • long-range
  • hadron: angular distribution
  • anisotropy
  • calorimeter
  • rapidity: correlation
  • flow