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Elliptic Flow Analysis in the sPHENIX Detector using Python
- 1 Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong
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Abstract
Elliptic flow (v_2) and triangular flow (v_3) provide critical insights into the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) formed in heavy-ion collisions. Using data from the sPHENIX detector, this study examines the hydrodynamic properties of QGP. The analysis involves plotting distributions of transverse momentum (p_T), pseudorapidity (η), azimuthal angle (ϕ), and charge, calculating delta phi (Δϕ) distributions, fitting harmonic functions, and conducting event mixing to reduce statistical uncertainties. This paper presents a detailed method and findings of v_2 and v_3 as functions of p_T, validated against theoretical models.
Keywords
Elliptic flow, triangular flow, quark-gluon plasma (QGP).
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Lin,Y. (2024). Elliptic Flow Analysis in the sPHENIX Detector using Python. Theoretical and Natural Science,53,10-18.
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