Indications of Conical Emission of Charged Hadrons at RHIC
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Three-particle azimuthal correlation measurements with a high transverse momentum trigger particle are reported for pp, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at 200 GeV by the STAR experiment. The acoplanarities in pp and d+Au indicate initial state kT broadening. Larger acoplanarity is observed in Au+Au collisions. The central Au+Au data show an additional effect signaling conical emission of correlated charged hadrons.Note:
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- p p: colliding beams
- nucleus nucleus: colliding beams
- scattering: heavy ion
- deuteron
- gold
- transverse momentum: high
- trigger
- angular correlation: (3particle)
- planarity
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