The PHOBOS Glauber Monte Carlo
Abstract
``Glauber'' models are used to calculate geometric quantities in the initial state of heavy ion collisions, such as impact parameter, number of participating nucleons and initial eccentricity. The four RHIC experiments have different methods for Glauber Model calculations, leading to similar results for various geometric observables. In this document, we describe an implementation of the Monte Carlo based Glauber Model calculation used by the PHOBOS experiment. The assumptions that go in the calculation are described. A user's guide is provided for running various calculations.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- May 2008
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.0805.4411
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0805.4411
- Bibcode:
- 2008arXiv0805.4411A
- Keywords:
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- Nuclear Experiment
- E-Print:
- Code available at http://www.hepforge.org/downloads/tglaubermc