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Main Author: Tomasik, Boris
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.19758
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author Tomasik, Boris
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contents Extensions of the blast-wave model for the description of non-central collisions are reviewed and the physics behind them is explained and illustrated. It is shown how the second-order anisotropy in expansion velocity together with the anisotropy in the shape or the density profile of the fireball determine the elliptic flow of the produced hadrons. Ambiguities and limitations of the models are discussed and different models are compared among themselves and with example data. It is concluded that model results should always be compared to $v_2(p_t)$ from several identified species in order to receive meaningful results about the freeze-out stage of the fireball and that even such a comparison may not be conclusive as the models may not be able to reproduce all relevant data.
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spellingShingle On elliptic flow and the blast-wave model
Tomasik, Boris
Nuclear Theory
Extensions of the blast-wave model for the description of non-central collisions are reviewed and the physics behind them is explained and illustrated. It is shown how the second-order anisotropy in expansion velocity together with the anisotropy in the shape or the density profile of the fireball determine the elliptic flow of the produced hadrons. Ambiguities and limitations of the models are discussed and different models are compared among themselves and with example data. It is concluded that model results should always be compared to $v_2(p_t)$ from several identified species in order to receive meaningful results about the freeze-out stage of the fireball and that even such a comparison may not be conclusive as the models may not be able to reproduce all relevant data.
title On elliptic flow and the blast-wave model
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.19758