Hydrodynamic Flow at RHIC

2001/04/30 by Peter F. Kolb · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #nucl-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1556/aph.15.2002.3-4.11

published as Heavy Ion Phys. 15 (2002) 279-289 · 10 pages, Proceedings of the 17th Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics, Park City, Utah, 2001

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Abstract

We review the apparently hydrodynamic behaviour of low transverse momentum particles (p_T < 1.5 GeV/c) produced in central and semicentral (b < 7 fm) heavy ion collisions at RHIC. We investigate the impact parameter dependence of various observables, elaborating on radial and elliptic flow and particle multiplicities. We also discuss possible ambiguities in the initialization of the hydrodynamic system and present observables that should allow for their resolution.

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