Disappearance of elliptic flow: A new probe for the nuclear equation of state

P. Danielewicz; Roy A. Lacey; P. B. Gossiaux; C. Pinkenburg; P. Chung; J. M. Alexander; R. L. McGrath

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.2438

Disappearance of elliptic flow: A new probe for the nuclear equation of state

P. Danielewicz
, Roy A. Lacey
, P. B. Gossiaux
, C. Pinkenburg
, P. Chung
, J. M. Alexander
, R. L. McGrath

Chemistry

Michigan State University
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Stony Brook University

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Abstract

Using a relativistic hadron transport model, we investigate the utility of the elliptic flow excitation function as a probe for the stiffness of nuclear matter and for the onset of a possible quark-gluon-plasma phase transition at alternating-gradient synchrotron energies 1 ≲ E_beam ≲ 11 A GeV. The excitation function shows a strong dependence on the nuclear equation of state, and exhibits characteristic signatures which could signal the onset of the transition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2438-2441
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	81
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.2438
State	Published - Sep 21 1998

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