https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2005-10292-x
Quark-Gluon-Plasma Thermalization
NeXSPheRIO results on elliptic flow at RHIC and connection with thermalization
1
Instituto de Fısica, USP, C. P. 66318, 05315-970, São Paulo-SP, Brazil
2
Instituto de Fısica, UFRJ, C. P. 68528, 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
3
CTA/ITA, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes 50, CEP 12228-900, São José dos Campos-SP, Brazil
* e-mail: grassi@if.usp.br
Received:
11
November
2005
Accepted:
2
January
2006
Published online:
30
August
2006
Elliptic flow at RHIC is computed event by event with NeXSPheRIO. Reasonable agreement with experimental results on v 2(η) is obtained. Various effects are studied as well: reconstruction of impact parameter direction, freeze-out temperature, equation of state (with or without crossover), emission mechanism.
PACS: 24.10.Nz Hydrodynamic models – / 25.75.Ld Collective flow – / 25.75.-q Relativistic heavy-ion collisions –
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