Event-by-event Hydrodynamics for LHC

We perform an event-by-event hydrodynamic analysis for Pb-Pb collisions at the incident energy of sqrt(sNN) = 2.76TeV, also studying the effects of two equations of state under the same initial conditions and freeze-out scenario: one characterized by a critical point and the other based on Lattice Q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Machado, Meera Vieira
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:teses.usp.br:tde-24092015-150757
Acceso en línea:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/43/43134/tde-24092015-150757/
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Colisões de íons pesados
Event-by-event
Evento-por-evento
Heavy-ion collisions
Hidrodinâmica
Hydrodynamics
LHC
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Sumario:We perform an event-by-event hydrodynamic analysis for Pb-Pb collisions at the incident energy of sqrt(sNN) = 2.76TeV, also studying the effects of two equations of state under the same initial conditions and freeze-out scenario: one characterized by a critical point and the other based on Lattice QCD (Quantum Chromodynamics) calculations. The observables of interest are particle spectra in terms of pseudorapidity and transverse momentum, as well as flow harmonics, which are coefficients that carry information on the initial anisotropies of the system throughout its evolution. Those are computed and compared with experimental Large Hadron Collider (LHC) data. There are slight differences in the results for each equation of state, caused by their distinct features. Lastly, the LHC-based calculations are compared with previous works related to the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) experimental data. The main techniques of the latter are performed in this work, which results in differences between some aspects in the outcome for each collision type, from initial energy distributions to freeze-out temperatures.