Glauber-based evaluations of the odd moments of the initial eccentricity relative to the even order participant plates
Monte Carlo simulations are used to compute the centrality dependence of the odd moments of the initial eccentricity {var_epsilon}{sub n+1}, relative to the even-order (n) participant planes {Psi}{sub n} in Au + Au collisions. The results obtained for two models of the eccentricity - the Glauber and the factorized Kharzeev-Levin-Nardi (fKLN) models - indicate magnitudes which are essentially zero. They suggest that a possible correlation between the orientations of the odd and even participant planes ({Psi}{sub n+1} and {Psi}{sub n}, respectively) does not have a significant influence on the calculated eccentricities. An experimental verification test for correlations between the orientations of the odd and even participant planes is also proposed.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - OFFICE OF SCIENCE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1034061
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-96358-2011-JA; PRVCAN; R&D Project: PO 003; KB0201021; TRN: US1200724
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics), Vol. 84, Issue 2; ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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