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Event by event di-hadron correlations in Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV collisions from the ALICE experiment

The large multiplicities at the LHC may permit flow harmonics to be determined on an event by event basis in Pb-Pb collisions. We extract these harmonics from event by event di-hadron correlations. Within a fine centrality bin, we find the correlation function varies substantially on an event by eve...

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Autor principal: Timmins, Anthony R.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/446/1/012031
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1510383
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description The large multiplicities at the LHC may permit flow harmonics to be determined on an event by event basis in Pb-Pb collisions. We extract these harmonics from event by event di-hadron correlations. Within a fine centrality bin, we find the correlation function varies substantially on an event by event basis, indicating large fluctuations in the initial conditions for a given impact parameter. Such large fluctuations lead to some events being highly triangular or highly elliptical, where the angular correlation function is completely dominated by the respective second and third Fourier harmonics. We will show unfolded $v_{2}$ distributions for various centralities, and implications for our understanding of the initial conditions.
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spelling cern-15103832023-03-14T19:41:45Zdoi:10.1088/1742-6596/446/1/012031http://cds.cern.ch/record/1510383engTimmins, Anthony R.Event by event di-hadron correlations in Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV collisions from the ALICE experimentNuclear Physics - ExperimentThe large multiplicities at the LHC may permit flow harmonics to be determined on an event by event basis in Pb-Pb collisions. We extract these harmonics from event by event di-hadron correlations. Within a fine centrality bin, we find the correlation function varies substantially on an event by event basis, indicating large fluctuations in the initial conditions for a given impact parameter. Such large fluctuations lead to some events being highly triangular or highly elliptical, where the angular correlation function is completely dominated by the respective second and third Fourier harmonics. We will show unfolded $v_{2}$ distributions for various centralities, and implications for our understanding of the initial conditions.The large multiplicities at the LHC may permit flow harmonics to be determined on an event-by-event basis in Pb-Pb collisions. We extract these harmonics from event-by-event di-hadron correlations. Within a fine centrality bin, we find the correlation function varies substantially on an event-by-event basis beyond expectations from statistical fluctuations. This implies large fluctuations in the initial conditions occur for a given impact parameter. Such large fluctuations lead to some events being highly triangular or highly elliptical, where the angular correlation function is completely dominated by the respective second and third Fourier harmonics. We will show unfolded v2 distributions for various centralities, and implications for our understanding of the initial conditions.The large multiplicities at the LHC may permit flow harmonics to be determined on an event by event basis in Pb-Pb collisions. We extract these harmonics from event by event di-hadron correlations. Within a fine centrality bin, we find the correlation function varies substantially on an event by event basis, indicating large fluctuations in the initial conditions for a given impact parameter. Such large fluctuations lead to some events being highly triangular or highly elliptical, where the angular correlation function is completely dominated by the respective second and third Fourier harmonics. We will show unfolded $v_{2}$ distributions for various centralities, and implications for our understanding of the initial conditions.arXiv:1301.6084oai:cds.cern.ch:15103832013-01-28
spellingShingle Nuclear Physics - Experiment
Timmins, Anthony R.
Event by event di-hadron correlations in Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV collisions from the ALICE experiment
title Event by event di-hadron correlations in Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV collisions from the ALICE experiment
title_full Event by event di-hadron correlations in Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV collisions from the ALICE experiment
title_fullStr Event by event di-hadron correlations in Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV collisions from the ALICE experiment
title_full_unstemmed Event by event di-hadron correlations in Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV collisions from the ALICE experiment
title_short Event by event di-hadron correlations in Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV collisions from the ALICE experiment
title_sort event by event di-hadron correlations in pb-pb 2.76 tev collisions from the alice experiment
topic Nuclear Physics - Experiment
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/446/1/012031
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1510383
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