Initial eccentricity in deformed {sup 197}Au+{sup 197}Au and {sup 238}U+{sup 238}U collisions at {radical}(s{sub NN})=200 GeV at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

Journal Article · Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2009 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVC.80.054903· OSTI ID:21296513

Filip, Peter ^[1]; Lednicky, Richard ^[2]; Masui, Hiroshi; Nu, Xu ^[3]

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1. Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 84511 Bratislava (Slovakia)
2. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, RU-141980 Dubna (Russian Federation)
3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94705 (United States)

Initial eccentricity and eccentricity fluctuations of the interaction volume created in relativistic collisions of deformed {sup 197}Au and {sup 238}U nuclei are studied using optical and Monte Carlo (MC) Glauber simulations. It is found that the nonsphericity noticeably influences the average eccentricity in central collisions, and eccentricity fluctuations are enhanced from deformation. Quantitative results are obtained for Au+Au and U+U collisions at energy {radical}(s{sub NN})=200 GeV.

• OSTI ID: 21296513
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 80, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.80.054903; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ATOM-ATOM COLLISIONS
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BROOKHAVEN RHIC
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FLUCTUATIONS
GEV RANGE 100-1000
GOLD 197
INTERACTIONS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
OPTICAL MODELS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SIMULATION
URANIUM 238