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Centrality Dependence of Two-Particle Correlations in Heavy Ion Collisions
Data from the PHOBOS detector have been used to study two-particle
correlations over a broad range of pseudorapidity. A simple cluster model
parameterization has been applied to inclusive two-particle correlations over a
range of centrality for both Cu+Cu and Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=200GeV.
Analysis of the data for Au+Au has recently been extended to more peripheral
collisions showing that the previously-observed rise in cluster size with
decreasing system size eventually reaches a maximum value. Model studies have
been used to quantify the significant effect of limited detector acceptance on
the extracted cluster parameters. In the case of Au+Au, correlations between a
trigger particle with pT>2.5GeV and inclusive associated particles have also
been studied. These reveal the presence of a `ridge' at small relative
azimuthal angle which extends with roughly constant amplitude out to the
largest relative pseudorapidity studied. The large phase-space coverage of the
PHOBOS detector has enabled a quantitative understanding of the so-called
`ZYAM' parameter used in the subtraction of the contribution of elliptic flow
to these triggered correlations.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures - To appear in the conference proceedings for
Quark Matter 2009, March 30 - April 4, Knoxville, Tennessee (version 2: No
changes from version 1 other than removing line numbers, version 3: Added
full author list and reformatted slightly to keep same number of pages
Latest results from the PHOBOS experiment
Over the past years PHOBOS has continued to analyze the large datasets
obtained from the first five runs of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)
at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The two main analysis streams have been
pursued. The first one aims to obtain a broad and systematic survey of global
properties of particle production in heavy ion collisions. The second class
includes the study of fluctuations and correlations in particle production.
Both type of studies have been performed for a variety of the collision
systems, covering a wide range in collision energy and centrality. The uniquely
large angular coverage of the PHOBOS detector and its ability to measure
charged particles down to very low transverse momentum is exploited. The latest
physics results from PHOBOS, as presented at Quark Matter 2008 Conference, are
contained in this report.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figures, presented at the 20th International Conference on
Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, "Quark Matter 2008", Jaipur,
India, Feb.4-10, 200
Lessons from PHOBOS
In June 2005 the PHOBOS Collaboration completed data taking at RHIC. In five
years of operation PHOBOS recorded information for Au+Au at =
19.6, 62.4, 130, and 200 GeV, Cu+Cu at 22.4, 62.4 and 200 GeV, d+Au at 201 GeV,
and p+p at 200 and 410 GeV, altogether more than one billion collisions. Using
these data we have studied the energy and centrality dependence of the global
properties of charged particle production over essentially the full 4
solid angle and (for pions near mid rapidity) charged particle spectra down to
transverse momenta below 30 MeV/c. We have also studied correlations of
particles separated in pseudorapidity by up to 6 units. We find that the global
properties of heavy ion collisions can be described in terms of a small number
of simple dependencies on energy and centrality, and that there are strong
correlations between the produced particles. To date no single model has been
proposed which describes this rich phenomenology. In this talk I summarize what
the data is explicitly telling us.Comment: 8 pages, 15 figure
Elliptic flow fluctuations in 200 GeV Au+Au collisions at RHIC
We present first results on event-by-event elliptic flow fluctuations in
Au+Au collisions at 200 GeV obtained with the PHOBOS detector. Over the
measured range in centrality, large relative fluctuations of 40--50% are found.
The elliptic flow fluctuations are well described as being proportional to
fluctuations in the shape of the initial collision region, as estimated
event-by-event with the participant eccentricity using Glauber Monte Carlo.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, QM 2006 proceedings; v2: Corrected a few typo
Collision geometry fluctuations and triangular flow in heavy-ion collisions
We introduce the concepts of participant triangularity and triangular flow in
heavy-ion collisions, analogous to the definitions of participant eccentricity
and elliptic flow. The participant triangularity characterizes the triangular
anisotropy of the initial nuclear overlap geometry and arises from
event-by-event fluctuations in the participant-nucleon collision points. In
studies using a multi-phase transport model (AMPT), a triangular flow signal is
observed that is proportional to the participant triangularity and corresponds
to a large third Fourier coefficient in two-particle azimuthal correlation
functions. Using two-particle azimuthal correlations at large pseudorapidity
separations measured by the PHOBOS and STAR experiments, we show that this
Fourier component is also present in data. Ratios of the second and third
Fourier coefficients in data exhibit similar trends as a function of centrality
and transverse momentum as in AMPT calculations. These findings suggest a
significant contribution of triangular flow to the ridge and broad away-side
features observed in data. Triangular flow provides a new handle on the initial
collision geometry and collective expansion dynamics in heavy-ion collisions.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figures, correction after publication, Fig8b has been
corrected: The pt selection in AMPT calculation has been changed to match the
selection in STAR dat
Accounting Policy and Institutional Pressures: the Case of Estonia
The purpose of current paper is to analyzeinfluence of institutional pressures in development of Estonianaccounting policy. The system has been analyzed from theviewpoint of three theories: coercive, normative and mimeticinstitutional pressures
Universal parameterization of initial-state fluctuations and its applications to event-by-event anisotropy
We propose Elliptic Power and Power parameterizations for the probability
distribution of initial state anisotropies in heavy-ion collisions. By assuming
a linear eccentricity scaling, the new parameterizations can also be applied to
fluctuations of harmonic flow. In particular, we analyze flow multi-particle
cumulants and event-by-event distributions, both of which are recently measured
at the LHC.Comment: 4 pages and 3 figures, proceedings of the XXIV Quark Matter
conference, May 19-24 2014, Darmstadt (Germany
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