Energy and system size dependence of charged particle elliptic flow and v2/ɛ scaling
Abstract
We report measurements of charged particle elliptic flow at mid-rapidity in Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions at \sqrt{s_{NN}}=62 and 200 GeV. Using correlations between main STAR TPC and forward TPCs ensures minimal bias due to non-flow effects. We further investigate the effect of flow fluctuations on v2/ɛ scaling studying initial geometry eccentricity fluctuations in the Monte Carlo Glauber model. It is found that accounting for the effect of flow fluctuations improves v2/ɛ scaling.
- Publication:
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Journal of Physics G Nuclear Physics
- Pub Date:
- August 2007
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:nucl-ex/0701038
- Bibcode:
- 2007JPhG...34S.883V
- Keywords:
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- Nuclear Experiment
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, Quark Matter 2006 proceedings