Publication : t10/314

NeXSPheRIO results on elliptic flow and directed flow for Au plus Au and Cu plus Cu collisions at RHIC

Andrade R.P.G. (Instituto de Física, Universidade São Paulo, CEP 05508-090 Cidade Universitaria, São Paulo - Brasil)
Vezzoni Ramos Dos Reis A. (Instituto de Física, Universidade São Paulo, CEP 05508-090 Cidade Universitaria, São Paulo - Brasil)
Grassi F. (Instituto de Física, Universidade São Paulo, CEP 05508-090 Cidade Universitaria, São Paulo - Brasil)
Hama Y. (Instituto de Física, Universidade São Paulo, CEP 05508-090 Cidade Universitaria, São Paulo - Brasil)
Qian W.L. (Instituto de Física, Universidade São Paulo, CEP 05508-090 Cidade Universitaria, São Paulo - Brasil)
Kodama T. (Intituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro C.P. 68528, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-972, BRAZIL)
Ollitrault J.-Y. (CEA, IPhT (Institut de Physique Théorique), F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
Abstract:
Hydrodynamics has been rather successful at describing results obtained in relativistic nuclear collisions at RHIC. Here we show results obtained with NeXSPheRIO on Au+Au collisions and the less studied Cu+Cu collisions. We study elliptic flow and its connection with eccentricity suggested by PHOBOS, as well as present elliptic flow fluctuations. We also show results for directed flow and compare with PHOBOS and STAR data.
Année de publication : 2010
Revue : Pramana J. Phys. 84 1657-1661 (2010)
Conférence - Communication : par Frederique Grassi; Quark Matter 2008: 20th International Conference On Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus Nucleus Collisions (QM 2008) ; Jaipur, India ; 2008-02-04 / 2008-02-10
DOI : 10.1007/s12648-010-0153-5
Langue : Anglais

 

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