Plane correlations in small colliding systems
Nuclear Theory
2015-06-24 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract
I propose event-plane correlations as a test of collectivity in small colliding systems: In d-Au and He-Au collisions, I predict a strong anti-correlation between elliptic and triangular flow, generated by the geometry of the light projectile. A significant anti-correlation is also predicted in central p-Pb collisions at the LHC, which is solely generated by fluctuations. Similar, but stronger correlation patterns are predicted in correlations involving dipolar flow.
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@article{arxiv.1503.00880,
title = {Plane correlations in small colliding systems},
author = {Li Yan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.00880},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Typo corrected in App B. More discussions with respect to correlations involving V1. Version to appear in Physical Review C