Flow Phenomena at AGS Energies

1997/04/07 by J. P. Wessels, Wessels, J. P.
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #nucl-ex

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.nucl-ex/9704004

12 pages (LaTeX), 8 figures included in text Talk at the Workshop 'QCD Phase Transitions', Hirschegg, Austria, January 13-18, 1997. Text slightly modified and corrected references

arxiv created 1997/04/07 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

In this talk some of the latest data on directed sideward, elliptic, radial, and longitudinal flow at AGS energies will be reviewed. A method to identify the reaction plane event by event and the measurement of its resolution will be discussed. The distributions of global observables (transverse energy E_T and charged particle multiplicity N_c), as well as those of identified particles will be shown. Finally, the data will be put in context with measurements at other beam energies. These systematics will then be discussed in terms of possible signatures of the QCD phase transition.

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