The effect of triangular flow on di-hadron azimuthal correlations in relativistic heavy ion collisions
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Using the AMPT model for relativistic heavy ion collisions, we have studied the di-hadron azimuthal angular correlations triggered by emitted jets in Au+Au collisions at center of mass energy GeV and impact parameter fm. A double-peak structure for the associated particles at the away side of trigger particles is obtained after subtracting background correlations due to the elliptic flow. Both the near-side peak and the away-side double peaks in the azimuthal angular correlations are, however, significantly suppressed (enhanced) in events of small (large) triangular flow, which are present as a result of fluctuations in the initial collision geometry. After subtraction of background correlations due to the triangular flow, the away-side double peaks change into a single peak with broad shoulders on both sides. The away side of the di-hadron correlations becomes essentially a single peak after further subtraction of higher-order flows.Note:
- 5 pages, 5 figures, version accepted by Rapid Communication in Physical Review C
- 24.10.Lx
- 12.38.Mh
- 25.75.-q
- heavy ion: scattering
- parton: angular correlation
- impact parameter
- elliptic flow
- string
- gold
- dihadron: angular correlation
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