Azimuthal Harmonics in Small and Large Collision Systems at RHIC Top Energies
Jan 23, 20198 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.Lett. 122 (2019) 17, 172301
- Published: May 1, 2019
e-Print:
- 1901.08155 [nucl-ex]
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Abstract: (APS)
The first (v1fluc), second (v2), and third (v3) harmonic coefficients of the azimuthal particle distribution at midrapidity are extracted for charged hadrons and studied as a function of transverse momentum (pT) and mean charged particle multiplicity density ⟨Nch⟩ in U+U (sNN=193 GeV), Au+Au, Cu+Au, Cu+Cu, d+Au, and p+Au collisions at sNN=200 GeV with the STAR detector. For the same ⟨Nch⟩, the v1fluc and v3 coefficients are observed to be independent of the collision system, while v2 exhibits such a scaling only when normalized by the initial-state eccentricity (ϵ2). The data also show that ln(v2/ϵ2) scales linearly with ⟨Nch⟩-1/3. These measurements provide insight into initial-geometry fluctuations and the role of viscous hydrodynamic attenuation on vn from small to large collision systems.- 25.75.-q
- 25.75.Gz
- 25.75.Ld
- Nuclear Physics
- charged particle: multiplicity
- hydrodynamics: viscosity
- multiplicity: density
- Brookhaven RHIC Coll
- transverse momentum
- initial state
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