Beam energy dependence of the linear and mode-coupled flow harmonics in Au+Au collisions

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Nov 21, 2022
8 pages
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  • Phys.Lett.B 839 (2023) 137755
  • Published: Apr 10, 2023
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Abstract: (Elsevier B.V.)
The linear and mode-coupled contributions to higher-order anisotropic flow are presented for Au+Au collisions at sNN = 27, 39, 54.4, and 200 GeV and compared to similar measurements for Pb+Pb collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The coefficients and the flow harmonics' correlations, which characterize the linear and mode-coupled response to the lower-order anisotropies, indicate a beam energy dependence consistent with an influence from the specific shear viscosity (η/s). In contrast, the dimensionless coefficients, mode-coupled response coefficients, and normalized symmetric cumulants are approximately beam-energy independent, consistent with a significant role from initial-state effects. These measurements could provide unique supplemental constraints to (i) distinguish between different initial-state models and (ii) delineate the temperature (T) and baryon chemical potential (μB) dependence of the specific shear viscosity ηs(T,μB).
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  • 11 pages, 4 figures
  • Collectivity
  • Correlation
  • Shear viscosity
  • flow: anisotropy
  • potential: chemical
  • temperature dependence
  • experimental results
  • correlation
  • shear viscosity
  • 25.75.-Ld