Understanding flow response using linear and cubic corrections in heavy-ion collisions

2 Dec 2016, 14:00
1h 30m
Salão dos Conselhos (UFLA)

Salão dos Conselhos

UFLA

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Dr Fernando Gardim (Federal University of Alfenas)

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We study the relation between elliptic flow, v2 and the initial eccentricity, ε2, in heavy-ion collisions,using hydrodynamic simulations. Significant deviations from linear eccentricity scaling are seen in more peripheral collisions. We identify the mechanism responsible for these deviations as a cubic response, which we argue is a generic property of the hydrodynamic response to the initial density profile. The cubic response increases elliptic flow fluctuations, thereby improving agreement of initial condition models with experimental data.

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Dr Fernando Gardim (Federal University of Alfenas)

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