Measurements of Multiparticle Correlations in <i>d</i> plus Au Collisions at 200, 62.4, 39, and 19.6 GeV and <i>p</i> plus Au Collisions at 200 GeV and Implications for Collective Behavior


Aidala C., Akiba Y., Alfred M., Andrieux V., Aoki K., Apadula N., ...Daha Fazla

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, cilt.120, sa.6, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 120 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.062302
  • Dergi Adı: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Recently, multiparticle-correlation measurements of relativistic p/d(3)He + Au, p + Pb, and even p + p collisions show surprising collective signatures. Here, we present beam-energy-scan measurements of two, four-, and six-particle angular correlations in d + Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200, 62.4, 39, and 19.6 GeV. We also present measurements of two-and four-particle angular correlations in p + Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200 GeV. We find the four-particle cumulant to be real valued for d + Au collisions at all four energies. We also find that the four-particle cumulant in p + Au has the opposite sign as that in d + Au. Further, we find that the six-particle cumulant agrees with the four-particle cumulant in d + Au collisions at 200 GeV, indicating that nonflow effects are subdominant. These observations provide strong evidence that the correlations originate from the initial geometric configuration, which is then translated into the momentum distribution for all particles, commonly referred to as collectivity.