Azimuth Quadrupole Systematics in Au-Au Collisions
Abstract
We have measured -dependent two-particle number correlations on azimuth and pseudorapidity for eleven centralities of and 200~GeV Au-Au collisions at STAR. 2D fits to these angular correlations isolate the azimuth quadrupole amplitude, denoted , from localized same-side correlations. Event-plane measurements within the STAR TPC acceptance can be expressed as a sum of the azimuth quadrupole and the quadrupole component of the same-side peak. can be transformed to reveal quadrupole spectra which are approximately described by a fixed transverse boost and universal L\'evy form nearly independent of centrality. A parametrization of can be factored into centrality and -dependent pieces with a simple dependence above 0.75 GeV/c. Results from STAR are compared to published data and model predictions.
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@article{arxiv.1008.4793,
title = {Azimuth Quadrupole Systematics in Au-Au Collisions},
author = {David Kettler},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.4793},
year = {2011}
}
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Conference proceedings for Hot Quarks 2010