Transverse energy distributions in participant number model for ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions

1991 ◽  
Vol 338 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Shanta ◽  
S. K. Gupta
1993 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 565-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J. DEAN ◽  
A.S. UMAR ◽  
M.R. STRAYER

The 3+1 dimensional string-parton model is used to calculate energy densities and temperatures of produced mesons during relativistic heavy-ion collisions. We compare maximum energy densities with the experimental estimates obtained from the Bjørken formula. Although the string-parton model reproduces transverse energy distributions, dET/dη, the dynamical energy densities of the produced mesons are three to four times smaller than estimates based on the Bjørken formula with a formation time of 1 fm/c. We discuss various time scales which contribute to this discrepancy and suggest a modified interpretation of the Bjørken formula.


2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (29) ◽  
pp. 1250168 ◽  
Author(s):  
RANJITA K. MOHAPATRA ◽  
P. S. SAUMIA ◽  
AJIT M. SRIVASTAVA

We show that flow anisotropies in relativistic heavy-ion collisions can be analyzed using a certain technique of shape analysis of excursion sets recently proposed by us for CMBR fluctuations to investigate anisotropic expansion history of the universe. The technique analyzes shapes (sizes) of patches above (below) certain threshold value for transverse energy/particle number (the excursion sets) as a function of the azimuthal angle and rapidity. Modeling flow by imparting extra anisotropic momentum to the momentum distribution of particles from HIJING, we compare the resulting distributions for excursion sets at two different azimuthal angles. Angles with maximum difference in the two distributions identify the event plane, and the magnitude of difference in the two distributions relates to the magnitude of momentum anisotropy, i.e. elliptic flow.


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