Bjorken initial energy density estimation in Xe-Xe collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 5.44$ TeV using ALICE
Abstract
The Bjorken initial energy density () has been estimated in different centrality classes in Xe-Xe collisions using Bjorken formula. Three different cases have been considered. In Case I, we have fixed the formation time () and varied the area of overlap region (). In Case II, we have fixed both and and we have varied both and in Case III. We observed that the is first increasing and then decreasing while going from central to peripheral collisions in Case I whereas it is decreasing in Case II and III, as expected. The value for top central and mid central collisions in Case II and for all centrality classes in Case III are greater than 1 , indicating the possibility of QGP medium formation respectively. The results of the Pb-Pb at and 5.02 TeV are compared. In Case II, it is observed that in the centrality class (0-5)%, the value in Xe-Xe collisions at TeV is 34.66% less than in Pb-Pb collisions at TeV and 57.12% less than at 5.02 TeV. This may be interpreted as, the system size in Xe-Xe collisions at TeV is 34.66% smaller than in Pb-Pb collisions at TeV and 57.12% smaller than at 5.02 TeV. Similarly in Case III in the centrality class (0-5)%, the value in Xe-Xe collisions at TeV is 3.22% more than in Pb-Pb collisions at TeV and 32.18% less than at 5.02 TeV. This may be interpreted as, the system size in Xe-Xe collisions at TeV is 3.22% bigger than in Pb-Pb collisions at TeV and 32.18% smaller than at 5.02 TeV. The results obtained in the Case III seems more suitable than Case II.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2508.08843,
title = {Bjorken initial energy density estimation in Xe-Xe collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 5.44$ TeV using ALICE},
author = {Mohammad Asif Bhat and Akankshya Nayak and P. K. Sahu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.08843},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
09 pages, 11 figures