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Hadron-string cascade versus hydrodynamics in Cu+Cu collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200$ GeV

Nuclear Theory 2009-11-11 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

Single particle spectra as well as elliptic flow in Cu+Cu collisions at sNN=200\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200 GeV are investigated within a hadronic cascade model and an ideal hydrodynamic model. Pseudorapidity distribution and transverse momentum spectra for charged hadrons are surprisingly comparable between these two models. However, a large deviation is predicted for the elliptic flow. The forthcoming experimental data will clarify the transport and thermalization aspects of matter produced in Cu+Cu collisions.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0506058,
  title  = {Hadron-string cascade versus hydrodynamics in Cu+Cu collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200$ GeV},
  author = {T. Hirano and M. Isse and Y. Nara and A. Ohnishi and K. Yoshino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0506058},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 5 figures; Version to appear in Phys.Rev.C