{
  "id": "1011.6210",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2010-11-29T12:01:58.000Z",
  "updated": "2010-11-29T12:01:58.000Z",
  "title": "Measuring the thermalization time",
  "authors": [
    "Piotr Bozek",
    "Iwona Wyskiel-Piekarska"
  ],
  "comment": "Presented at the XL International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics, 21-25 September 2010, Antwerp (Belgium)",
  "categories": [
    "nucl-th",
    "hep-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "A new method of measuring the pressure anisotropy in the early stage of heavy-ion collisions is discussed. It is shown that the transverse momentum spectra, elliptic flow and interferometry radii are not sensitive to the early anisotropy. We propose the directed flow as a measure of the early transverse and longitudinal pressures. Calculations indicate that the transverse and longitudinal pressures equilibrate in less than 0.25 fm/c.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2010-11-29T12:01:58.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "thermalization time",
      "longitudinal pressures equilibrate",
      "transverse momentum spectra",
      "interferometry radii",
      "heavy-ion collisions"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "doi": "10.5689/UA-PROC-2010-09/52"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 878722,
      "adsabs": "2010arXiv1011.6210B"
    }
  }
}