3 papers
hep-ph2001
Thermalization and elliptic flow at RHIC
Nicolas Borghini, Phuong Mai Dinh, Jean-Yves Ollitrault
We discuss signatures of thermalisation in heavy ion collisions based on elliptic flow. We then propose a new method to analyse elliptic flow, based on multiparticle azimuthal corr…
nucl-ex2001
Flow analysis from cumulants: a practical guide
Nicolas Borghini, Phuong Mai Dinh, Jean-Yves Ollitrault
We have recently proposed a new method of flow analysis, based on a cumulant expansion of multiparticle azimuthal correlations. Here, we describe the practical implementation of th…
nucl-th2000
Collective flow and multiparticle azimuthal correlations
Nicolas Borghini, Phuong Mai Dinh, Jean-Yves Ollitrault
The measurement of azimuthal distributions in nucleus-nucleus collisions relies upon the assumption that azimuthal correlations between particles result solely from their correlati…