Sideward flow in Au+Au collisions between 2A and 8A GeV

Using the large acceptance Time Projection Chamber of experiment E895 at Brookhaven, measurements of collective sideward flow in Au+Au collisions at beam energies of 2A, 4A, 6A, and 8A GeV are presented in the form of in-plane transverse momentum and the first Fourier coefficient of azimuthal aniso...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Physical review letters 2000-06, Vol.84 (24), p.5488-5492
Main Authors: Liu, H, Ajitanand, NN, Alexander, J, Anderson, M, Best, D, Brady, FP, Case, T, Caskey, W, Cebra, D, Chance, J, Cole, B, Crowe, K, Das, A, Draper, J, Gilkes, M, Gushue, S, Heffner, M, Hirsch, A, Hjort, E, Huo, L, Justice, M, Kaplan, M, Keane, D, Kintner, J, Klay, J, Krofcheck, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANISOTROPY
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ENERGY RANGE
ORIENTATION
TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS
TRANSPORT
TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Using the large acceptance Time Projection Chamber of experiment E895 at Brookhaven, measurements of collective sideward flow in Au+Au collisions at beam energies of 2A, 4A, 6A, and 8A GeV are presented in the form of in-plane transverse momentum and the first Fourier coefficient of azimuthal anisotropy v(1). These measurements indicate a smooth variation of sideward flow as a function of beam energy. The data are compared with four nuclear transport models which have an orientation towards this energy range. All four exhibit some qualitative trends similar to those found in the data, although none show a consistent pattern of agreement within experimental uncertainties.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5488