{
  "id": "nucl-th/0607009",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2006-07-07T12:48:38.000Z",
  "updated": "2006-08-17T19:42:09.000Z",
  "title": "Eccentricity fluctuations and elliptic flow at RHIC",
  "authors": [
    "Rajeev S. Bhalerao",
    "Jean-Yves Ollitrault"
  ],
  "comment": "5 pages, 3 eps figures",
  "journal": "Phys.Lett.B641:260-264,2006",
  "doi": "10.1016/j.physletb.2006.08.055",
  "categories": [
    "nucl-th"
  ],
  "abstract": "Fluctuations in nucleon positions can affect the spatial eccentricity of the overlap zone in nucleus-nucleus collisions. We show that elliptic flow should be scaled by different eccentricities depending on which method is used for the flow analysis. These eccentricities are estimated semi-analytically. When $v_2$ is analyzed from 4-particle cumulants, or using the event plane from directed flow in a zero-degree calorimeter, the result is shown to be insensitive to eccentricity fluctuations.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2006-08-17T19:42:09.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "24.10.Nz",
      "25.75.Ld"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "elliptic flow",
      "eccentricity fluctuations",
      "zero-degree calorimeter",
      "overlap zone",
      "nucleon positions"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 5,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 721064
    }
  }
}