Study of Quark Gluon Plasma By Particle Correlations in Heavy Ion Collisions

by Li Yi

Introduction.- Quark Gluon Plasma - Heavy Ion Collisions.- Collective Flow.- Jet-medium Interactions.- Two-particle Δη-Δφ Correlation and the Ridge.- STAR Experiment.- Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider.- STAR Detector.- Higher Harmonics v3.- Two-Particle Q-Cumulant Method.- Data Sample and Analysis Cuts.- v3 Measurement Result.- Isolation of Flow and Nonflow Correlations.- Analysis Method.- Data Analysis.- Results and Discussion.- Summary.- 'Ridge' in d+Au.- Data Sample and Analysis Cuts.- Centrality Definition in d+Au Collisions.- Correlation Analysis.- Two-Particle Correlation at Mid-Rapidity.- Event-Selection Effect on Jetlike Correlated Yield.- Two Particle Δφ Correlation at Forward Rapidities.- Near-Side Long-Range Ridge Δη Dependence.- Fourier Coefficients.- Summary.- Conclusion.

100 pages, Paperback

Published August 29, 2016