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Title: Importance of the Bulk Viscosity of QCD in Ultrarelativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. McGill Univ., Montreal, QC (Canada). Dept of Physics
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics

In this study, we investigate the consequences of a nonzero bulk viscosity coefficient on the transverse momentum spectra, azimuthal momentum anisotropy, and multiplicity of charged hadrons produced in heavy ion collisions at LHC energies. The agreement between a realistic 3D hybrid simulation and the experimentally measured data considerably improves with the addition of a bulk viscosity coefficient for strongly interacting matter. Lastly, this paves the way for an eventual quantitative determination of several QCD transport coefficients from the experimental heavy ion and hadron-nucleus collision programs.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1335418
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1233955
Report Number(s):
BNL-112018-2016-JA; R&D Project: 08870; KB0301020
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 115, Issue 13; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 235 works
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