Azimuthal-angle dependence of charged-pion-interferometry measurements with respect to 2${}^{\mathrm{nd}}$- and $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$-order event planes in Au$+$Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{{}_{NN}}}=200$ GeV

Abstract

Charged-pion-interferometry measurements were made with respect to the 2${}^{\mathrm{nd}}$- and 3${}^{\mathrm{rd}}$-order event plane for Au$+$Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{{}_{NN}}}=200$ GeV. A strong azimuthal-angle dependence of the extracted Gaussian-source radii was observed with respect to both the 2${}^{\mathrm{nd}}$- and 3${}^{\mathrm{rd}}$-order event planes. The results for the 2${}^{\mathrm{nd}}$-order dependence indicate that the initial eccentricity is reduced during the medium evolution, but not reversed in the final state, which is consistent with previous results. In contrast, the results for the 3${}^{\mathrm{rd}}$-order dependence indicate that the initial triangular shape is significantly reduced and potentially reversed by the end of the medium evolution, and that the 3${}^{\mathrm{rd}}$-order oscillations are largely dominated by the dynamical effects from triangular flow.

386 authors, 8 pages, 4 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. Plain text data tables for the points plotted in figures for this and previous PHENIX publications are (or will be) publicly available at http://www.phenix.bnl.gov/papers.html

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