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Jet vn in Heavy Ion Collisions at ALICE

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Abstract

The extreme temperature and density produced in a heavy ion collision leads to the formation of a phase of matter called the quark gluon plasma (QGP). When a parton within one of the colliding nuclei scatters off a parton in the other nucleus, it results in collimated sprays of particles known as jets. These jets can be identified from clusters of final state particles observed by ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) at the LHC (Large Hadron Collider). Due to the non-uniformity of the initial QGP state, these jets exhibit angular asymmetry, quantified by jet vn. Measuring jet vn reveals information about the energy loss of partons traveling through the QGP. Results from Pb-Pb collisions at 2.76 TeV and the status of measurements in Pb-Pb colisions at 5.02 TeV will be presented.

Authors

  • William Witt

    University of Tennessee