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Azimuthally differential pion femtoscopy relative to the second harmonic in Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV from ALICE Mohammad Saleh - Wayne State University
- n behalf of the ALICE Collaboration
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1 Azimuthally differential pion femtoscopy relative to the second harmonic in Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 2.76 TeV from ALICE Mohammad Saleh - Wayne State University on behalf of the ALICE Collaboration US LHC Users Association Meeting, Nov
US LHC Users Association Meeting, Nov 3, 2017
¨ Introduction ¨ ALICE at the LHC ¨ Azimuthal HBT:
¤second harmonic ¤third harmonic
¨ Summary
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arXiv:1702.01612
Hard collisions Initial state QGP: Quark Gluon Plasma and hydrodynamic expansion Hadron freeze-out
arXiv:1702.01612
Hard collisions Initial state QGP: Quark Gluon Plasma and hydrodynamic expansion Hadron freeze-out
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Centrality: V0 multiplicity, Centrality: 0-50%
¨
Main tracking device: Time Projection Chamber (TPC),
¨
Particle identification (PID): TPC (dE/dx) & TOF (time of flight), pions were used in this analysis TOF V0 TPC
CENTRALITY %
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¨ HBT: Hanbury Brown and Twiss, measured the angular diameter of
Sirius
¨ A very powerful tool to study the source space-time extension in
heavy-ion collisions
B(q) is the measured (mixed-event) pair distribution in relative momentum . A(q) is the measured (same-event) pair distribution in relative momentum
Fitting
C( q) = N[(1 − ) + K(qinv)(1 + G( q))]
N: normalization; K: Coulomb correction; λ: chaoticity
p1 − p2 q0 = E1 − E2 qinv =
q|2 − q2
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sideR2 side − q2 longR2 long − 2qoutqsideR2
pT,1 + pT,2)/2
kT
kT
Rout: source size along the pair transverse momentum direction Rside: source size perpendicular to pair transverse momentum direction Rlong: longitudinal size Ros: out-side cross term
¨ Gaussian parametrization of the source
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Initial source
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Initial elliptic source
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Stronger in-plane expansion elliptic flow (v2) Initial elliptic source
v2 plane (𝛀2)
¨ Final eccentricity can be measured by azimuthal HBT w.r.t
¤ It depends on initial eccentricity, lifetime and dynamics of the source
evolution
reaction plane
Initial source
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v2 plane (𝛀2)
reaction plane
𝛇2 > 0
Initial source
¨ Final eccentricity can be measured by azimuthal HBT w.r.t
¤ It depends on initial eccentricity, lifetime and dynamics of the source
evolution
Stronger in-plane expansion elliptic flow (v2) Initial elliptic source
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v2 plane (𝛀2)
reaction plane
Initial source
¨ Final eccentricity can be measured by azimuthal HBT w.r.t
¤ It depends on initial eccentricity, lifetime and dynamics of the source
evolution 𝛇2 > 0
𝛇2 < 0
in-plane
Stronger in-plane expansion elliptic flow (v2) Initial elliptic source
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v2 plane (𝛀2)
reaction plane
𝛇2 > 0
Initial source
𝛇2 < 0
in-plane
¨ Final eccentricity can be measured by azimuthal HBT w.r.t
¤ It depends on initial eccentricity, lifetime and dynamics of the source
evolution
Stronger in-plane expansion elliptic flow (v2) Initial elliptic source
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𝞆pair
v2 plane (𝛀2)
reaction plane
𝛇2 > 0
Initial source
𝛇2 < 0
in-plane
¨ Final eccentricity can be measured by azimuthal HBT w.r.t
¤ It depends on initial eccentricity, lifetime and dynamics of the source
evolution
Stronger in-plane expansion elliptic flow (v2) Initial elliptic source
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𝞆pair
v2 plane (𝛀2)
reaction plane
𝛇2 > 0
Initial source
𝛇2 < 0
in-plane
¨ Final eccentricity can be measured by azimuthal HBT w.r.t
¤ It depends on initial eccentricity, lifetime and dynamics of the source
evolution
Stronger in-plane expansion elliptic flow (v2) Initial elliptic source
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𝞆pair
v2 plane (𝛀2)
reaction plane
𝛇2 > 0
Initial source
𝛇2 < 0
in-plane
¨ Final eccentricity can be measured by azimuthal HBT w.r.t
¤ It depends on initial eccentricity, lifetime and dynamics of the source
evolution
Stronger in-plane expansion elliptic flow (v2) Initial elliptic source
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(rad)
EP,2
Ψ
ϕ
1 2 3)
2
(fm
2
R
10 20 30 40
/4 π /2 π /4 π 3 π
(rad)
EP,2
Ψ
ϕ
1 2 3)
2
(fm
side 2
R
10 20 30 40
= 2.76 TeV
NN
s ALICE 20-30% Pb-Pb
/4 π /2 π /4 π 3 π
¨ As the value of kT increases, the
radii decrease.
¤ Space-momentum correlation
=collective flow
c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 <
0.4 < 0.5 <
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(rad)
EP,2
Ψ
ϕ
1 2 3)
2
(fm
side 2
R
10 20 30 40
= 2.76 TeV
NN
s ALICE 20-30% Pb-Pb
/4 π /2 π /4 π 3 π
(rad)
EP,2
Ψ
ϕ
1 2 3)
2
(fm
2
R
10 20 30 40
/4 π /2 π /4 π 3 π
c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < ¨
Rout and Rside oscillate out-of-phase
∆ϕ = ϕpair − ΨEP,2
v2 plane ¨ As the value of kT increases, the
radii decrease.
¤ Space-momentum correlation
=collective flow Rside Rout
c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 <
0.4 < 0.5 <
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(rad)
EP,2
Ψ
ϕ
1 2 3)
2
(fm
2
R
10 20 30 40
/4 π /2 π /4 π 3 π
(rad)
EP,2
Ψ
ϕ
1 2 3)
2
(fm
side 2
R
10 20 30 40
= 2.76 TeV
NN
s ALICE 20-30% Pb-Pb
/4 π /2 π /4 π 3 π
¨
Rout and Rside oscillate out-of-phase
∆ϕ = ϕpair − ΨEP,2
v2 plane ¨ As the value of kT increases, the
radii decrease.
¤ Space-momentum correlation
=collective flow Rside Rout
c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 <
0.4 < 0.5 <
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Initial source
2
side 2
EP,2
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Final eccentricity is smaller than the initial eccentricity, but remains positive (still out-of-plane extended)
init
ε
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
2 side,0
R /
2 side,2
R 2
0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
final
ε =
init
ε
Hydro ALICE Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 < STAR Au-Au 200 GeV c < 0.6 GeV/
T
k 0.15 < PHENIX Au-Au 200 GeV c < 2.0 GeV/
T
k 0.2 <
f i n a l
ε =
i n i t
ε
c Hydro ALICE Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 < PHENIX Au-Au 200 GeV c < 2.0 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < PHENIX Au-Au 200 GeV
𝛇final > 0
Final source 0 < 𝛇final (LHC) < 𝛇final (RHIC) < 𝛇initial
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Initial source
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3+1D hydro calculations from: P. Bozek, “Phys. Rev. C89,258,044904(2014)
Final source
The lines connect the hydro points
The 3+1D hydro calculations agree qualitatively but predict a more isotropic final source
init
ε
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
2 side,0
R /
2 side,2
R 2
0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
final
ε =
init
ε
Hydro ALICE Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 <
final
ε =
init
ε
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𝛇final > 0
Initial source
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¨ Azimuthal HBT w.r.t v2 plane:
¤ Final eccentricity is smaller than the initial eccentricity, but remains positive (still
¤ The 3+1D hydro calculations for final eccentricity agree qualitatively but predict a
more isotropic final source CERN Courier, April issue PRL publication
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¨ Average radii are larger for more central collisions
¨ Rout, Rside, and
Rlong have clear centrality and kT dependence
¨ 3+1D Hydro
agrees qualitatively with ALICE data points
Centrality(%)
10 20 30 40
)
2
(fm
2
R
10 20 30 40 50
ALICE Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 <
Centrality(%)
10 20 30 40
)
2
(fm
2 side,0
R
10 20 30 40
Centrality(%)
10 20 30 40
)
2
(fm
2 long,0
R
20 40 60 80
Centrality(%)
10 20 30 40
)
2
(fm
2
R
0.5 − 0.5 1 1.5
3+1D Hydro Pb-Pb 2.76 TeV c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 <
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For non-expanding source: triangular flow (v3) Triangular flow leads to Radii oscillations
Final source shape Initial geometry no Rside oscillations should be observed w.r.t 𝛀3
Radii oscillations will confirm the collective nature of triangular flow
AMPT model: B. Zhang, C. M. Ko, B. -A. Li, Z. -w. Lin, Phys. Rev. C61, 067901 (2000)
Expected by
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Amplitudes of the relative radii oscillations for Rout agree qualitatively with hydro while Rside and Ros agree quantitatively
*3+1D hydro calculations from: P. Bozek, “Phys. Rev. C89,258,044904(2014)
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Toy model shows in-phase oscillations of Rout and Rside for kT > 0.6 GeV
Toy model: C. J. Plumberg, C. Shen, and U. Heinz, Phys. Rev. C 88 (2013)
Toy Model
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Triangular flow dominated case (𝛇3=0)
Centrality %
10 20 30 40 50
)
2
(fm
side,3 2
R
1 − 0.5 − 0.5
Centrality %
10 20 30 40 50
)
2
(fm
2
R
1 − 0.5 − 0.5
Initial triangular deformation is washed-out, or even reversed.
c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 < c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 < c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 < c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 < c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 < c < 0.3 GeV/
T
k 0.2 < c < 0.4 GeV/
T
k 0.3 < c < 0.5 GeV/
T
k 0.4 < c < 0.7 GeV/
T
k 0.5 < = 2.76 TeV
NN
s Pb-Pb ALICE Preliminary
0.005 0.01
0.05 0.1 a3 ρ
3
Centrality
0-5% 5-10% 10-20% 20-30% 30-40% 40-50%
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