Triangular flow in event-by-event ideal hydrodynamics in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=200A$ GeV
Abstract
The first calculation of triangular flow in Au+Au collisions at GeV from an event-by-event (3+1)-d transport+hydrodynamics hybrid approach is presented. As a response to the initial triangularity of the collision zone, is computed in a similar way to the standard event-plane analysis for elliptic flow . It is found that the triangular flow exhibits weak centrality dependence and is roughly equal to elliptic flow in most central collisions. We also explore the transverse momentum and rapidity dependence of and for charged particles as well as identified particles. We conclude that an event-by-event treatment of the ideal hydrodynamic evolution starting with realistic initial conditions generates the main features expected for triangular flow.
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@article{arxiv.1008.0625,
title = {Triangular flow in event-by-event ideal hydrodynamics in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=200A$ GeV},
author = {Hannah Petersen and Guang-You Qin and Steffen A. Bass and Berndt Müller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.0625},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
5 pages, 7 figures, two figures and discussion added, centrality dependence of e2 and e3 added, version accepted by PRC