Interpreting Near-side Correlations
Nuclear Experiment
2008-11-19 v1
Abstract
Recent data from heavy ion collisions at RHIC show strong near-side correlations extending over several units of rapidity. This ridge-like correlation exhibits an abrupt onset with collision centrality. In this talk, I argue that the centrality and beam-energy dependence of these near-angle correlations could provide access to information about the Quark Gluon Plasma phase boundary and the Equation of State of nuclear matter. A beam-energy-scan at RHIC will better reveal the true source of these correlations and should be a high priority at RHIC.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0811.2959,
title = {Interpreting Near-side Correlations},
author = {Paul Sorensen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.2959},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
5 pages, 5 figures, proceedings for the 2008 Hard Probes conference in Galacia Spain