Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
2012-03-22
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
10 pages, 14 figures. Updated with a hybrid method for event plane correlation measurement, fixed typos and added several figu
Scientific paper
A method is proposed to measure the relative azimuthal angle distributions involving two or more event planes of different order in heavy ion collisions using a Fourier analysis technique. The analysis procedure is demonstrated for correlations involving two and three event planes (Phi_n, Phi_m and Phi_h). The Fourier coefficients of these distributions are found to coincide with previously proposed correlators, such as cos(6Phi_2-6Phi_3) and cos(Phi_1+2Phi_2-3Phi_3) etc, hence the method provides a natural framework for studying these correlators at the same time. Using a Monte Carlo Glauber model to simulate Au+Au collisions with fluctuating initial geometry, we are able to identify several new two- or three-plane correlators that have sizable magnitudes and should be measured experimentally.
Jia Jiangyong
Mohapatra Soumya
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