15 research outputs found
Correlations and fluctuations measured by the CMS experiment in pp and PbPb
Measurements of charged dihadron angular correlations are presented in
proton-proton (pp) and Lead-Lead (PbPb) collisions, over a broad range of
pseudorapidity and azimuthal angle, using the CMS detector at the LHC. In very
high multiplicity pp events at center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, a striking
"ridge"-like structure emerges in the two-dimensional correlation function for
particle pairs with intermediate pt of 1-3 GeVc, in the kinematic region
2.0<|\Delta\eta|<4.8 and small \Delta\phi, which is similar to observations in
heavy-ion collisions. Studies of this new effect as a function of particle
transverse momentum are discussed. The long-range and short-range dihadron
correlations are also studied in PbPb collision at a nucleon-nucleon
center-of-mass energy of 2.76 TeV, as a function of transverse momentum and
collision centrality. A Fourier analysis of the long-range dihadron
correlations is presented and discussed in the context of CMS measurements of
higher order flow coefficients.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figures, proceedings for Quark Matter 2011, Annecy,
France, May 23-28, 201
Femtoscopy of the system shape fluctuations in heavy ion collisions
Dipole, triangular, and higher harmonic flow that have an origin in the
initial density fluctuations has gained a lot of attention as they can provide
additional important information about the dynamical properties (e.g.
viscosity) of the system. The fluctuations in the initial geometry should be
also reflected in the detail shape and velocity field of the system at
freeze-out. In this talk I discuss the possibility to measure such fluctuations
by means of identical and non-identical particle interferometry.Comment: 4 pages, Proceedings of Quark Matter 2011 Conference, May 23 - May
28, Annecy, Franc
Charged particle directed flow in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt{s_NN} = 2.76 TeV measured with ALICE at the LHC
Charged particle directed flow at midrapidity, |eta|<0.8, and forward
rapidity, 1.7 < |eta|<5.1, is measured in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt{s_NN} = 2.76
TeV with ALICE at the LHC. Directed flow is reported as a function of collision
centrality, charged particle transverse momentum, and pseudo-rapidity. Results
are compared to measurements at RHIC and recent model calculations for LHC
energies.Comment: Talk given at the XXII International Conference on Ultrarelativistic
Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Quark Matter 2011), 23-28 May 2011, Annecy,
France; 4 pages, 3 figure
Flow fluctuations and long-range correlations: elliptic flow and beyond
These proceedings consist of a brief overview of the current understanding of
collective behavior in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. In particular, recent
progress in understanding the implications of event-by-event fluctuations have
solved important puzzles in existing data -- the "ridge" and "shoulder"
phenomena of long-range two-particle correlations -- and have created an
exciting opportunity to tightly constrain theoretical models with many new
observables.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figures, Proceedings for the 22nd International
Conference On Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Quark Matter
2011), Annecy, France, May 23 - 28, 2011; includes Fig. 2 which was omitted
from journal submission for lack of spac
Thermodynamics of deformed AdS model with a positive/negative quadratic correction in graviton-dilaton system
By solving the Einstein equations of the graviton coupling with a real scalar
dilaton field, we establish a general framework to self-consistently solve the
geometric background with black-hole for any given phenomenological holographic
models. In this framwork, we solve the black-hole background, the corresponding
dilaon field and the dilaton potential for the deformed AdS model with a
positive/negative quadratic correction. We systematically investigate the
thermodynamical properties of the deformed AdS model with a positive and
negative quadratic correction, respectively, and compare with lattice QCD on
the results of the equation of state, the heavy quark potential, the Polyakov
loop and the spatial Wilson loop. We find that the bulk thermodynamical
properties are not sensitive to the sign of the quadratic correction, and the
results of both deformed holographic QCD models agree well with lattice QCD
result for pure SU(3) gauge theory. However, the results from loop operators
favor a positive quadratic correction, which agree well with lattice QCD
result. Especially, the result from the Polyakov loop excludes the model with a
negative quadratic correction in the warp factor of .Comment: 26 figures,36 pages,V.3: an appendix,more equations and references
added,figures corrected,published versio
Higher Flow Harmonics in Heavy Ion Collisions from STAR
We report STAR measurements relating to higher flow harmonics including the
centrality dependence of two- and four-particle cumulants for harmonics 1 to 6.
Two-particle correlation functions vs. \Delta\eta and \Delta\phi are presented
for pT and number correlations. We find the power spectra (Fourier Transforms
of the correlation functions) for central collisions drop quickly for higher
harmonics. The \Delta\eta dependence of v3{2}2 and the pT and centrality
dependence of v2 and v3 are studied. Trends are conistent with expectations
from models including hot-spots in the initial energy density and an expansion
phase. We also present v3 and v2{2}2 - v2{4}2 vs. \surdsNN .Comment: 8 pages. Conference proceedings for Quark Matter 201