<i>D</i>-Meson Azimuthal Anisotropy in Midcentral Pb-Pb Collisions √<i>S<sub>NN</sub></i>=5.02 TeV



Acharya, S, Adamova, D, Adolfsson, J, Aggarwal, MM, Rinella, G Aglieri, Agnello, M, Agrawal, N, Ahammed, Z, Ahmad, N, Ahn, SU
et al (show 1026 more authors) (2018) <i>D</i>-Meson Azimuthal Anisotropy in Midcentral Pb-Pb Collisions √<i>S<sub>NN</sub></i>=5.02 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 120 (10). 102301-.

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Abstract

The azimuthal anisotropy coefficient v_{2} of prompt D^{0}, D^{+}, D^{*+}, and D_{s}^{+} mesons was measured in midcentral (30%-50% centrality class) Pb-Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02  TeV, with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The D mesons were reconstructed via their hadronic decays at midrapidity, |y|<0.8, in the transverse momentum interval 1<p_{T}<24  GeV/c. The measured D-meson v_{2} has similar values as that of charged pions. The D_{s}^{+} v_{2}, measured for the first time, is found to be compatible with that of nonstrange D mesons. The measurements are compared with theoretical calculations of charm-quark transport in a hydrodynamically expanding medium and have the potential to constrain medium parameters.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ALICE Collaboration
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 11 Feb 2019 14:26
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2023 21:00
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.102301
Open Access URL: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/Phys...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3032656