We introduce a method to study anisotropic flow parameter v n as a collective probe to Quark Gluon Plasma in relativistic heavy ion collisions. The emphasis is put on the use of the Fourier expansion of initial spatia...We introduce a method to study anisotropic flow parameter v n as a collective probe to Quark Gluon Plasma in relativistic heavy ion collisions. The emphasis is put on the use of the Fourier expansion of initial spatial azimuthal distributions of participant nucleons in the overlapped region. The coefficients ε n of Fourier expansion are called the spatial anisotropy parameter for the n-th harmonic. We propose that collective dynamics can be studied by v n /ε n . In this paper, we will discuss in particular the second (n = 2) and the fourth (n = 4) harmonics.展开更多
基金Supported by Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (kjcx2-yw-a14)NSFC (11005083)+3 种基金Sub-topics of 973 for Ministry of Science and Technology (2008CB817707)Key Laboratory of Quark and Lepton Physics (Huazhong Normal University)Ministry of Education, China (QLPL2009P01)Guided Project B, Educational Commission of Hubei Province of China (B20101103)
文摘We introduce a method to study anisotropic flow parameter v n as a collective probe to Quark Gluon Plasma in relativistic heavy ion collisions. The emphasis is put on the use of the Fourier expansion of initial spatial azimuthal distributions of participant nucleons in the overlapped region. The coefficients ε n of Fourier expansion are called the spatial anisotropy parameter for the n-th harmonic. We propose that collective dynamics can be studied by v n /ε n . In this paper, we will discuss in particular the second (n = 2) and the fourth (n = 4) harmonics.