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Analysis Method for Jet-Like Three-Particle Azimuthal Correlations

Nuclear Experiment 2008-11-26 v3 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Jet-like three-particle azimuthal correlations can discriminate various physical scenarios that have been proposed to explain the observed strong modification to two-particle azimuthal correlations. The three-particle correlation analysis is notoriously difficult in heavy-ion collisions due to the large combinatoric backgrounds. We describe the general idea behind the jet-like three-particle azimuthal correlation analysis, with emphasis put on the subtraction of the combinatoric backgrounds. We discuss in detail the various systematic effects in such an analysis.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0609016,
  title  = {Analysis Method for Jet-Like Three-Particle Azimuthal Correlations},
  author = {Jason G. Ulery and Fuqiang Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0609016},
  year   = {2008}
}

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This is the final published version in NIM A