Flow analysis from multiparticle azimuthal correlations
Borghini N. (Service de Physique Nucléaire Théorique (PNT), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), C.P 229, B-1050 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE (BELGIUM)) Dinh P.M. (CEA, DSM, SPhT (Service de Physique Théorique), F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, FRANCE) Ollitrault J.-Y. (CEA, DSM, SPhT (Service de Physique Théorique), F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, FRANCE)
Abstract: We present a new method for analyzing directed and elliptic flow
in heavy ion collisions. Unlike standard methods, it separates the
contribution of flow to azimuthal correlations from contributions due
to other effects. The separation relies on a cumulant expansion of
multiparticle azimuthal correlations, and includes corrections for
detector inefficiencies. This new method allows the measurement of
the flow of identified particles in narrow phase-space regions, and
can be used in every regime, from intermediate to ultrarelativistic
energies.