Analysis of directed flow from three-particle correlations
Nuclear Theory
2009-11-07 v1 Nuclear Experiment
Abstract
We present a new method for analysing directed flow, based on a three-particle azimuthal correlation. It is less biased by nonflow correlations than two-particle methods, and requires less statistics than four-particle methods. It is illustrated on NA49 data.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0208014,
title = {Analysis of directed flow from three-particle correlations},
author = {N. Borghini and P. M. Dinh and J. -Y. Ollitrault},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0208014},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Contribution to Quark Matter 2002, Nantes, July 18-24, 2002