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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59652
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/71225
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
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dc.format.mediumElectronic Resourceen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeDissertation
dcterms.abstractThe harmonic flow coefficients vn with n=2,3,4 are measured for neutral pions and inclusive charged hadrons in Au-Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 62 and 39 GeV with the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). These vn coefficients characterize the anisotropy of particle productions in the azimuth at different angular scale, which are sensitive to the transport properties and initial spatial asymmetries of the hot and dense medium created in these collisions. Significant values of vn are observed for neutral pions (for n = 2) and inclusive charge hadron (for n = 2, 3, 4) at both collision energies, spanning broad ranges of transverse momentum pT and collision centrality. These results are compared to measurements at other beam energies from RHIC, and to the recent results at sqrt(s_NN) = 2760 GeV from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The magnitudes of the vn are found to be similar over the range of sqrt(s_NN) =39-2760 GeV. However, the v2 values for inclusive charge hadron are found to decrease significantly for collisions at sqrt(s_NN) < 39 GeV, and essentially reaches 0 at sqrt(s_NN) around 3 GeV. These results provide important input for studying the transport properties and the initial geometry profiles of the hot and dense matter created in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 62 and 39 GeV. They also serve as important components in the beam energy scan of vn, which might help locate the critical point of the QCD phase diagram.
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dcterms.contributorKharzeev, Dmitrien_US
dcterms.contributorLacey, Roy , Jia, Jiangyongen_US
dcterms.contributorDrees, Axelen_US
dcterms.contributorFernandez-Serra, Maria Victoriaen_US
dcterms.contributorRuan, Lijuanen_US
dcterms.creatorGONG, XIAOYANG
dcterms.dateAccepted2013-05-22T17:34:32Z
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dcterms.dateSubmitted2013-05-22T17:34:32Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2015-04-24T14:46:34Z
dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Physicsen_US
dcterms.extent218 pg.en_US
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dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59652
dcterms.identifierGONG_grad.sunysb_0771E_11141en_US
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/71225
dcterms.issued2012-12-01
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectAu+Au Collisions, Azimuthal Anisotropy, Energy Scan, Inclusive Charge Hadron, Neutral Pion
dcterms.subjectPhysics
dcterms.titleAzimuthal Anisotropy Measurement of Neutral Pion and Inclusive Charge Hadron Production in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 62 and 39 GeV
dcterms.typeDissertation


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