2026/01/23 by A. Mankolli, C. Shen, M. Luzum +57 · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Magnetic confinement fusion research #hep-ph #nucl-ex #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/7kjw-vfgp
published as Phys. Rev. C 114, 014905 Vol. 114, Iss. 1, July 2026
arxiv created 2026/07/29 · arxiv updated 2026/07/31
A comprehensive Bayesian analysis of the 3D dynamics of high-energy nuclear collisions is presented. We perform a systematic model-to-data comparison using simulations of large and small collision systems, and a broad range of measurements from the PHENIX, STAR, PHOBOS, and BRAHMS collaborations spanning nearly two decades of RHIC operations. In particular, we perform fully 3D multi-stage simulations including rapidity-dependent energy deposition with global energy conservation using the 3D Glauber model, along with relativistic viscous hydrodynamics with MUSIC. We calibrate the model on rapidity- and pT-differential observables and analyze the respective constraints on initial state and transport properties they provide. We emphasize the additional constraints provided by rapidity-dependent measurements, the differences in large and small system calibrations, and the tension exhibited by particular observables. We use our calibrated model to make predictions of observables in p-Au and 3He-Au collisions. Furthermore, we facilitate direct comparison of experimental measurements by highlighting the dependence of flow measurements on the rapidity of the regions of interest and reference, as well as the importance of the centrality selection. In particular, we examine the apparent differences between the STAR and PHENIX v2 and v3 measurements in small systems.