J/Psi Elliptic Flow in Pb-Pb Collisions at sqrt(sNN) = 2.76 TeV - IN2P3 - Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules
Journal Articles Physical Review Letters Year : 2013

J/Psi Elliptic Flow in Pb-Pb Collisions at sqrt(sNN) = 2.76 TeV

E. Abbas
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Laurent Aphecetche
Guillaume Batigne
B. Cheynis
B. Erazmus
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Magali Estienne
Marie Germain
Maxime Guilbaud
Gines Martinez Garcia
Philippe Pillot
C. Roy
Alexandre Shabetai
Diego Stocco

Abstract

We report on the first measurement of inclusive J/Psi elliptic flow, v2, in heavy-ion collisions at the LHC. The measurement is performed with the ALICE detector in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(sNN) = 2.76 TeV in the rapidity range 2.5 < y < 4.0. The dependence of the J/Psi v2 on the collision centrality and on the J/Psi transverse momentum is studied in the range 0 <= pT < 10 GeV/c. For semi-central Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(sNN) = 2.76 TeV, an indication of non-zero v2 is observed with a maximum value of v2 = 0.116+/-0.046(stat.)+/-0.029(syst.) for J/Psi in the transverse momentum range 2 <= pT < 4 GeV/c. The elliptic flow measurement complements the previously reported ALICE results on the inclusive J/Psi nuclear modification factor and favors the scenario of a significant fraction of J/Psi production from charm quarks in a deconfined partonic phase.

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in2p3-00804625 , version 1 (26-03-2013)

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E. Abbas, Laurent Aphecetche, A. Baldisseri, Guillaume Batigne, A.A.E. Bergognon, et al.. J/Psi Elliptic Flow in Pb-Pb Collisions at sqrt(sNN) = 2.76 TeV. Physical Review Letters, 2013, 111, pp.162301. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.162301⟩. ⟨in2p3-00804625⟩
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