Centrality dependence of two-particle number and transverse momentum correlations in 200 gev au+au collisions at rhic

<p>We present plots of the pattern of particle formation in sqrt{s_NN}=200 GeV Au+Au heavy ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) using three different two-particle correlation measurements of number and transverse momentum as a function of relative azimuth, pseudorapidity and centrality. All three observables show the onset of a ``ridge" feature of enhanced correlations in pseudorapidity with increasing centrality. The plots of real data are compared to plots of simulations using RQMD data and data from a simple ``cluster'' model. The intent of the analysis is to analyze the role of radial flow in the onset of the ridge, and to offer canonical representations of the observables.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics and Astronomy

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Tarini, Laurence Henry

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sergei Voloshin

• heavy ion collisions
• quark gluon plasma
• RHIC
• ridge
• STAR
• two-particle correlations
• Nuclear

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/333

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wayne.edu:oa_dissertations-1332