Speaker
Description
The Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) produced in relativistic heavy ion collisions exhibits a nearly perfect fluid behavior. This behavior is observed as strong azimuthal correlations between the produced particles. Measurement of $J/\psi$ azimuthal correlations can provide key information about the charm quark dynamics in the QGP. Strong elliptic flow of $J/\psi$ has been observed in Pb+Pb collisions at the LHC and attributed to $J/\psi$ production through coalescence of charm quarks that flow with the medium. At RHIC, the $J/\psi$ flow measurements at mid-rapidity are presently inconclusive, while measurements of the nuclear modification factors at mid- and forward rapidity hint that coalescence may play a role in central collisions. The PHENIX experiment at RHIC has a unique coverage at forward rapidity $(1.2\leq|\eta|\leq2.2)$ and a large sample of $J/\psi\rightarrow\mu^++\mu^-$ decays collected in 2014 in Au+Au collisions at 200 GeV. We will present a statistically improved measurement of $J/\psi$ elliptic flow at RHIC at forward rapidity.
| Category | Experiment |
|---|---|
| Collaboration (if applicable) | PHENIX |
