D-Meson Azimuthal Anisotropy in Midcentral Pb-Pb Collisions √SNN=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) D-Meson Azimuthal Anisotropy in Midcentral Pb-Pb Collisions √SNN=5.02 TeV PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 120 (10). 102301-. ISSN 0031-9007, 1079-7114

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Abstract

The azimuthal anisotropy coefficient v2 of prompt D0, D+, D∗+, and Ds+ mesons was measured in midcentral (30%-50% centrality class) Pb-Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair sNN=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<pT<24 GeV/c. The measured D-meson v2 has similar values as that of charged pions. The Ds+ v2, 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 Jun 2026 08:10
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.102301
Open Access URL: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/Phys...
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