arXiv · 1802.03869
Beam energy and system dependence of rapidity-even dipolar flow
Abstract
New measurements of rapidity-even dipolar flow, v$^{even}_{1}$, are presented for several transverse momenta, $p_T$, and centrality intervals in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}~=~200,~39$ and $19.6$ GeV, U+U collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}~=~193$ GeV, and Cu+Au, Cu+Cu, d+Au and p+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}~=~200$~GeV. The v$^{even}_{1}$ shows characteristic dependencies on $p_{T}$, centrality, collision system and $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}$, consistent with the expectation from a hydrodynamic-like expansion to the dipolar fluctuation in the initial state. These measurements could serve as constraints to distinguish between different initial-state models, and aid a more reliable extraction of the specific viscosity $\eta/s$.
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Niseem Magdy. 2018-02-12. Beam energy and system dependence of rapidity-even dipolar flow. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817116002
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