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Transverse momentum-flow correlations in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

Nuclear Theory 2016-04-27 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

The correlation between the transverse momentum and the azimuthal asymmetry the flow is studied. A correlation coefficient is defined between the average transverse momentum of hadrons emitted in an event and the square of the elliptic or triangular flow coefficient. The hydrodynamic model predicts a positive correlation of the transverse momentum with the elliptic flow, and almost no correlation with the triangular flow in Pb-Pb collisions at LHC energies. In p-Pb collisions the new correlation observable is very sensitive to the mechanism of energy deposition in the first stage of the collision.

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@article{arxiv.1601.04513,
  title  = {Transverse momentum-flow correlations in relativistic heavy-ion collisions},
  author = {Piotr Bozek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.04513},
  year   = {2016}
}