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Azimuthal anisotropy and correlations in the hard scattering regime at RHIC
(2003)
- Azimuthal anisotropy (v2) and two-particle angular correlations of high pT charged hadrons have been measured in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[sNN]=130 GeV for transverse momenta up to 6 GeV/c, where hard processes are expected to contribute significantly. The two-particle angular correlations exhibit elliptic flow and a structure suggestive of fragmentation of high pT partons. The monotonic rise of v2(pT) for pT<2 GeV/c is consistent with collective hydrodynamical flow calculations. At pT>3 GeV/c, a saturation of v2 is observed which persists up to pT=6 GeV/c.
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Azimuthal anisotropy at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider: the first and fourth harmonics
(2004)
- We report the first observations of the first harmonic (directed flow, v1) and the fourth harmonic (v4), in the azimuthal distribution of particles with respect to the reaction plane in Au+Au collisions at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Both measurements were done taking advantage of the large elliptic flow (v2) generated at RHIC. From the correlation of v2 with v1 it is determined that v2 is positive, or in-plane. The integrated v4 is about a factor of 10 smaller than v2. For the sixth (v6) and eighth (v8) harmonics upper limits on the magnitudes are reported.
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Azimuthal anisotropy of K0S and Lambda + Lambda -bar production at midrapidity from Au+Au collisions at sqrt[sNN]=130 GeV
(2002)
- We report STAR results on the azimuthal anisotropy parameter v2 for strange particles K0S, Lambda , and Lambda -bar at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[sNN]=130 GeV at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The value of v2 as a function of transverse momentum, pt, of the produced particle and collision centrality is presented for both particles up to pt~3.0 GeV/c. A strong pt dependence in v2 is observed up to 2.0 GeV/c. The v2 measurement is compared with hydrodynamic model calculations. The physics implications of the pt integrated v2 magnitude as a function of particle mass are also discussed.
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Azimuthally sensitive Hanbury Brown-Twiss interferometry in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[sNN]=200 GeV
(2004)
- We present the results of a systematic study of the shape of the pion distribution in coordinate space at freeze-out in Au+Au collisions at BNL RHIC using two-pion Hanbury Brown-Twiss (HBT) interferometry. Oscillations of the extracted HBT radii versus emission angle indicate sources elongated perpendicular to the reaction plane. The results indicate that the pressure and expansion time of the collision system are not sufficient to completely quench its initial shape.
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Bestimmung der transversalen Expansion in einer Schwerionenreaktion durch die Analyse von Zweiteilchenkorrelationen
(1998)
- In dieser Arbeit wurde die transversale Flußgeschwindigkeit einer Schwerionenreaktion direkt bestimmt. Dazu modifizierte man den herkömmlichen Yano-Koonin-Podgoretskii Formalismus, der zur Bestimmung der longitudinalen Expansion bereits erfolgreich eingesetzt wurde. Die transversale Expansion wurde in verschiedenen kinematischen Bereichen bestimmt. Einzelne Quellabschnitte erreichen Geschwindigkeiten bis zu b = 0.8. Das entspricht den Werten, die man durch indirekte Verfahren für den transversalen Fluß bestimmte. In den Intervallen mittlerer longitudinaler Paarrapidität entspricht die Yano-Koonin-Podgoretskii Rapidität der mittleren Paarrapidität. Dieses Verhalten erwartet man von einer Quelle, die ein boostinvariantes Expansionsverhalten besitzt. Die HBT-Radien, die im Zuge der Analyse der Korrelationsfunktion bestimmt wurden, entsprechen in der Größenordnung denen, die bei der Untersuchung der longitudinalen Expansion bestimmt wurden. Lediglich der Parameter R0 zeigt ein abweichendes Verhalten, indem er für geringere Rapiditäten kleinere Werte annimmt, dieser Parameter ist jedoch mit einem großen Fehler belastet. Die Konsistenz des Formalismus bezüglich verschieden gewählter transversaler Richtungen wurde überprüft. Trotz erheblicher Unterschiede in den transversalen Rapiditätsverteilungen wurden in vier verschiedenen Richtungen vergleichbare Resultate gemessen. Um einen größeren Impulsbereich abzudecken wurden die Messungen in zwei verschiedenen Magnetfeldkonfigurationen durchgeführt, in den Bereichen wo die Parameter der Korrelationsfunktion im beiden bestimmt werden konnten, ergaben sich vergleichbare Werte.
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Centrality Dependence of High-pT Hadron Suppression in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[sNN]=130 GeV
(2002)
- Inclusive transverse momentum distributions of charged hadrons within 0.2<pT<6.0 GeV/c have been measured over a broad range of centrality for Au+Au collisions at sqrt[sNN]=130 GeV. Hadron yields are suppressed at high pT in central collisions relative to peripheral collisions and to a nucleon-nucleon reference scaled for collision geometry. Peripheral collisions are not suppressed relative to the nucleon-nucleon reference. The suppression varies continuously at intermediate centralities. The results indicate significant nuclear medium effects on high-pT hadron production in heavy-ion collisions at high energy.
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Coherent rho 0 production in ultraperipheral heavy-ion collisions
(2002)
- The STAR Collaboration reports the first observation of exclusive rho 0 photoproduction, AuAu-->AuAu rho 0, and rho 0 production accompanied by mutual nuclear Coulomb excitation, AuAu-->Au [star] Au [star] rho 0, in ultraperipheral heavy-ion collisions. The rho 0 have low transverse momenta, consistent with coherent coupling to both nuclei. The cross sections at sqrt[sNN]=130 GeV agree with theoretical predictions treating rho 0 production and Coulomb excitation as independent processes.
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Cross sections and transverse single-spin asymmetries in forward neutral-pion production from proton collisions at sqrt[s] = 200 GeV
(2004)
- Measurements of the production of forward high-energy pi 0 mesons from transversely polarized proton collisions at sqrt[s]=200 GeV are reported. The cross section is generally consistent with next-to-leading order perturbative QCD calculations. The analyzing power is small at xF below about 0.3, and becomes positive and large at higher xF, similar to the trend in data at sqrt[s] <= 20 GeV. The analyzing power is in qualitative agreement with perturbative QCD model expectations. This is the first significant spin result seen for particles produced with pT>1 GeV/c at a polarized proton collider.
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Disappearance of back-to-back high-pT hadron correlations in central Au+Au collisions at sqrt[sNN]=200 GeV
(2003)
- Azimuthal anisotropy (v2) and two-particle angular correlations of high pT charged hadrons have been measured in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[sNN]=130 GeV for transverse momenta up to 6 GeV/c, where hard processes are expected to contribute significantly. The two-particle angular correlations exhibit elliptic flow and a structure suggestive of fragmentation of high pT partons. The monotonic rise of v2(pT) for pT<2 GeV/c is consistent with collective hydrodynamical flow calculations. At pT>3 GeV/c, a saturation of v2 is observed which persists up to pT=6 GeV/c.
