Contributions to the event-by-event charge asymmetry dependence for the elliptic flow of π + and π - in heavy-ion collisions
Contributions to the event-by-event charge asymmetry dependence for the elliptic flow of π + and π - in heavy-ion collisions
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DOI:
10.1016/j.physletb.2013.08.003
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发表时间:
2013-03
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
A. Bzdak;P. Bożek
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作者:
A. Bzdak;P. Bożek
We discuss various contributions to the event-by-event charge asymmetry dependence of π+ and π− elliptic flow, recently measured by the STAR Collaboration at RHIC. It is shown that under general assumptions, the difference between v 2+ and v 2− at a given fluctuating value of an asymmetry parameter, A, is a linear function of A, as observed in the preliminary data. We discuss two mechanisms that are qualitatively consistent with the experimental data and result in a signal of the correct order of magnitude. Our subsequent hydrodynamic calculations, assuming local charge conservation at freeze-out, yield a qualitative and partial quantitative understanding of the observed signal, so offering a detailed test of the hydrodynamic model in heavy-ion collisions.