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J/$\psi$ elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\mathbf{\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}}$ = 5.02 TeV

The ALICE collaboration
Acharya, Shreyasi , Adamova, Dagmar , Adolfsson, Jonatan , Aggarwal, Madan Mohan , Aglieri Rinella, Gianluca , Agnello, Michelangelo , Agrawal, Neelima , Ahammed, Zubayer , Ahn, Sang Un , Aiola, Salvatore
Phys.Rev.Lett. 119 (2017) 242301, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.17182/hepdata.80235

Abstract (data abstract)
CERN-LHC. We report a precise measurement of the J/$\psi$ elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02$ TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The J/$\psi$ mesons are reconstructed at mid-rapidity ($|y| < 0.9$) 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 transverse momentum and centrality. A positive $v_2$ is observed in the transverse momentum range $2 < p_{\rm T} < 8$ GeV/$c$ in the three centrality classes studied and confirms with higher statistics our earlier results at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = 2.76$ TeV in semi-central collisions. At mid-rapidity, the J/$\psi$ $v_2$ is investigated as a function of transverse momentum in semi-central collisions and found to be in agreement with the measurements at forward rapidity. These results are compared to transport model calculations. The comparison supports the idea that at low $p_{\rm T}$ the elliptic flow of the J/$\psi$ originates from the thermalization of charm quarks in the deconfined medium, but suggests that additional mechanisms might be missing in the models.

  • Table 1

    Data from Figure 2 and 3

    10.17182/hepdata.80235.v1/t1

    Transverse momentum dependence of inclusive J/$\psi$ $v_2$ at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02$ TeV for the 20-40% centrality class (forward rapidity). The first...

  • Table 2

    Data from Figure 2

    10.17182/hepdata.80235.v1/t2

    Transverse momentum dependence of inclusive J/$\psi$ $v_2$ at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02$ TeV for the 20-40% centrality class (mid-rapidity). The first uncertainty...

  • Table 3

    Data from Figure 3

    10.17182/hepdata.80235.v1/t3

    Transverse momentum dependence of inclusive J/$\psi$ $v_2$ at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02$ TeV for the 5-20% centrality class (forward rapidity). The first...

  • Table 4

    Data from Figure 3

    10.17182/hepdata.80235.v1/t4

    Transverse momentum dependence of inclusive J/$\psi$ $v_2$ at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02$ TeV for the 40-60% centrality class (forward rapidity). The first...

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