J/psi Elliptic Flow in Pb-Pb Collisions at root s(NN)=5.02 TeV


Acharya S., Adamova D., Adolfsson J., Aggarwal M. M., Rinella G. A., Agnello M., ...More

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, vol.119, no.24, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 119 Issue: 24
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.242301
  • Journal Name: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We report a precise measurement of the J/psi elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The J/psi mesons are reconstructed at midrapidity (|y| < 0.9) in the dielectron decay channel and at forward rapidity (2.5 < y < 4.0) in the dimuon channel, both down to zero transverse momentum. At forward rapidity, the elliptic flow v(2) of the J/psi is studied as a function of the transverse momentum and centrality. A positive v(2) is observed in the transverse momentum range 2