1. The freeze-out source shape: recent results from the STAR energy scan Mike Lisa (Ohio State University) for the STAR Collaboration

2. Outline ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 general motivation RHIC BES program asHBT a growing database of asHBT systematics (another) anomalous behaviour at SPS? new STAR data reconciling RHIC, SPS results? centrality cuts RP resolution correction schemes rapidity (underway) conclusion 2

3. RHIC energy scan: √s=7-40 GeV (2010~2012 (?)) ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Probe QCD phase diagram via statistics/fluctuations dynamic system response transport models (phase structure in EoS) bulk collectivity (low-p T measurements) Brachmann et al, PRC 2000 Kolb&Heinz 2000 3

4. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Central Au+Au @ 7.7 GeV event in STAR TPC 4

5. Collision Energies (GeV)5 7.7 11.5 17.3 27 39 ObservablesMillions of Events Needed v 2 (up to ~1.5 GeV/c) 0.3 0.2 0.1 v1v1 0.5 Azimuthally sensitive HBT443.5 33 PID fluctuations (K/) 1 11111 net-proton kurtosis5 55555 differential corr & fluct vs. centrality4 55555 n q scaling /K/p/ (m T -m 0 )/n<2GeV8.56554.5  to p T /n q =2 GeV/c5625181312 R CP up to p T ~4.5 GeV/c (at 17.3) 5.5 (at 27) & 6 GeV/c (at 39) 153324 untriggered ridge correlations 2713866 parity violation55555 http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/starnotes/public/sn0493 ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 20115

6. Collision Energies (GeV)5 7.7 11.5 17.3 19.6 27 39 Mevents taken (2010/11)~5~11~17~37~170 ObservablesMillions of Events Needed v 2 (up to ~1.5 GeV/c) 0.3 0.2 0.1 v1v1 0.5 Azimuthally sensitive HBT443.5 33 PID fluctuations (K/) 1 11111 net-proton kurtosis5 55555 differential corr & fluct vs. centrality (e.g. bal. fctn)4 55555 n q scaling /K/p/ (m T -m 0 )/n<2GeV8.56554.5  to p T /n q =2 GeV/c5625181312 R CP up to p T ~4.5 GeV/c (at 17.3) 5.5 (at 27) & 6 GeV/c (at 39) 153324 untriggered ridge correlations 2713866 parity violation55555 ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 20116 Status as of Oct 5 2011

7. 2 fm/c 4 fm/c 8 fm/c 6 fm/c 0 fm/c phi- the sexy direction ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 evolution from initial “known” shape depends on pressure anisotropy (“stiffness”) lifetime Both are interesting! We will measure a convolution over freezeout model needed P. Kolb, PhD 2002 7

8. 2 fm/c 4 fm/c 8 fm/c 6 fm/c 0 fm/c phi- the sexy direction ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 20118 O’Hara et al, Science 2002

9. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. MicroexplosionsFemtoexplosions √s ε10 17 J/m 3 5 GeV/fm 3 = 10 36 J/m 3 T10 6 K200 MeV = 10 12 K rate10 18 K/sec10 35 K/s Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. MicroexplosionsFemtoexplosions √s0.1 μJ 1 μJ ε10 17 J/m 3 5 GeV/fm 3 = 10 36 J/m 3 T10 6 K200 MeV = 10 12 K rate10 18 K/sec10 35 K/s 9

10. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. MicroexplosionsFemtoexplosions √s0.1 μJ 1 μJ ε10 17 J/m 3 5 GeV/fm 3 = 10 36 J/m 3 T10 6 K200 MeV = 10 12 K rate10 18 K/sec10 35 K/s energy quickly deposited transition to deconfined (plasma) phase hydrodynamic expansion cool back to confined (atomic) phase Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. 10

11. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. MicroexplosionsFemtoexplosions √s0.1 μJ 1 μJ ε10 17 J/m 3 5 GeV/fm 3 = 10 36 J/m 3 T10 6 K200 MeV = 10 12 K rate10 18 K/sec10 35 K/s energy quickly deposited transition to deconfined (plasma) phase hydrodynamic expansion cool back to confined (atomic) phase Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. 11

12. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. MicroexplosionsFemtoexplosions √s0.1 μJ 1 μJ ε10 17 J/m 3 5 GeV/fm 3 = 10 36 J/m 3 T10 6 K200 MeV = 10 12 K rate10 18 K/sec10 35 K/s Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. energy quickly deposited transition to deconfined (plasma) phase hydrodynamic expansion cool back to confined (atomic) phase probe EoS under extreme conditions (√s dep.) 12

13. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. MicroexplosionsFemtoexplosions √s0.1 μJ 1 μJ ε10 17 J/m 3 5 GeV/fm 3 = 10 36 J/m 3 T10 6 K200 MeV = 10 12 K rate10 18 K/sec10 35 K/s Extremely high pressures ( ∼ 10 TPa) and temperatures (5×10 5 K) have been produced using a single laser pulse (100 nJ, 800 nm, 200 fs) focused inside a sapphire crystal. The laser pulse creates an intensity over 10 14 W/cm 2 converting material within the absorbing volume of ∼ 0.2 μm 3 into plasma in a few fs. A pressure of ∼ 10 TPa, far exceeding the strength of any material, is created generating strong shock and rarefaction waves. This results in the formation of a nanovoid surrounded by a shell of shock-affected material inside undamaged crystal. Analysis of the size of the void and the shock-affected zone versus the deposited energy shows that the experimental results can be understood on the basis of conservation laws and be modeled by plasma hydrodynamics. Matter subjected to record heating and cooling rates of 10 18 K/s can, thus, be studied in a well-controlled laboratory environment. energy quickly deposited transition to deconfined (plasma) phase hydrodynamic expansion cool back to confined (atomic) phase probe EoS under extreme conditions (√s dep.) examine final shape/size of system MicroexplosionFemtoexplosion measure geometry infer momentum measure momentum infer geometry 13

14. measuring lengths ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 C(Q out ) C(Q side ) C(Q long ) 1/R SIDE big R S typical “Gaussian” fitting function 14

15. measuring shape ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 C(Q out ) C(Q side ) C(Q long ) 1/R SIDE big R S small R S 15

16. measuring shape ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 out side 16

17. measuring shape ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 out side R 2 out-side < 0 more info. six “HBT radii” 17

18. Azimuthal dependence of HBT radii at RHIC ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 STAR, PRL93 012301 (2004) Retiere&MAL PRC70 (2004) 044907 18

19. Azimuthal dependence of HBT radii at RHIC ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 STAR, PRL93 012301 (2004) “No-flow formula” estimated good within ~ 30% (low pT) Retiere&MAL PRC70 (2004) 044907 Mount et al, PRC84:014908,2011 19

20. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Welcome to the machine It’s a bit more complicated than using a microscope like the femtosecond laser guys do... 20

21. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 4 (8) 3D corr. functions Welcome to the machine 21

22. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 4 (8) 3D corr. functions 4 (8) RP-corrected CFs Welcome to the machine 22

23. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 4 (8) 3D corr. functions 4 (8) RP-corrected CFs 4 (8) sets of 4 (6) radii Welcome to the machine 23

24. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 4 (8) 3D corr. functions 4 (8) RP-corrected CFs 4 (8) sets of 4 (6) radii 7 (9) Fourier Coefficients Welcome to the machine 24

25. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 4 (8) 3D corr. functions 4 (8) RP-corrected CFs 4 (8) sets of 4 (6) radii 7 (9) Fourier Coefficients 1 eccentricity estimate Welcome to the machine 25

26. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 4 (8) 3D corr. functions 4 (8) RP-corrected CFs 4 (8) sets of 4 (6) radii 7 (9) Fourier Coefficients 1 eccentricity estimate Welcome to the machine see, e.g. E. Mount et al PRC84:014908,2011 ~30% 26

27. Generic expectation ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 2 fm/c 4 fm/c 8 fm/c 6 fm/c 0 fm/c lifetime, “push” 27

28. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 An excitation function begging for more 2 fm/c 4 fm/c 8 fm/c 6 fm/c 0 fm/c non-monotonic excitation function of bulk observable? interesting in proposed scan region but: tilt issue – need 1 st -order plane in scan!! RHIC scan 28

29. A pleasant daydream ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Focus on effect of EoS. Keep ε init and effective lifetime fixed ε ε init sound speed early “stiffness” 29

30. A pleasant daydream ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Focus on effect of EoS. Keep ε init and effective lifetime fixed ε ε init sound speed early “stiffness” 30

31. Related? ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Andronic arXiv:0911.4806 31

32. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 An excitation function begging for more 2 fm/c 4 fm/c 8 fm/c 6 fm/c 0 fm/c non-monotonic excitation function of bulk observable? interesting in proposed scan region but: tilt issue – need 1 st -order plane in scan!! reminiscent of (unobserved) non-monotonic v2(root(s)) RHIC scan Sollfrank, Kolb, Heinz, nucl-th/0061292 32

33. transport predictions (or “untuned postdictions”) ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 naive expectation: absent something special, monotonic decrease higher energy  more pressure  evolve to smaller ε F higher energy  longer lifetime  evolve to smaller ε F (hybrid models – special case) certainly no minimum Lisa et al, New J. Phys 2011 33

34. 10+ years of asHBT systematics ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 201134 2000 : E895/AGS PLB496 1 (2000)

35. 10+ years of asHBT systematics ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 201135 2000 : E895/AGS PLB496 1 (2000) 2004: STAR/RHIC 200 GeV PRL93 012301 (2004)

36. 10+ years of asHBT systematics ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 !? Something special? 36 2000 : E895/AGS PLB496 1 (2000) 2004: STAR/RHIC 200 GeV PRL93 012301 (2004) 2008: CERES/SPS PRC78 064901 (2008)

37. 10+ years of asHBT systematics ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 !? Something special? !? A real minimum? – speculation of P.T. (Lisa et al, New J. Phys 2011) 37 2000 : E895/AGS PLB496 1 (2000) 2004: STAR/RHIC 200 GeV PRL93 012301 (2004) 2008: CERES/SPS PRC78 064901 (2008) 2010 (WPCF Kiev): STAR/RHIC 62.4 GeV

38. 10+ years of asHBT systematics ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 !? Something special? !? A real minimum? – speculation of P.T. (Lisa et al, New J. Phys 2011) !!!? A real sharp minimum at the “special” kink/horn/step energy? 38 2000 : E895/AGS PLB496 1 (2000) 2004: STAR/RHIC 200 GeV PRL93 012301 (2004) 2008: CERES/SPS PRC78 064901 (2008) 2010 (WPCF Kiev): STAR/RHIC 62.4 GeV 2011 (QM Annecy): STAR/RHIC 7.7, 11.5, 39 GeV arXiv:1107.1527

39. 10+ years of asHBT systematics ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 2000 : E895/AGS PLB496 1 (2000) 2004: STAR/RHIC 200 GeV PRL93 012301 (2004) 2008: CERES/SPS PRC78 064901 (2008) 2010 (WPCF Kiev): STAR/RHIC 62.4 GeV 2011 (QM Annecy): STAR/RHIC 7.7, 11.5, 39 GeV arXiv:1107.1527 2011 (WPCF Tokyo) STAR/RHIC 19.6 GeV 2011 (WPCF Tokyo) PHENIX/RHIC 200 GeV Soon: ALICE/LHC !? Something special? !? A real minimum? – speculation of P.T. (Lisa et al, New J. Phys 2011) !!!? A real sharp minimum at the “special” kink/horn/step energy? Uh-oh 39 PHENIX – WPCF 2011 (10-30%)

40. the beauty of a single, collider detector ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 Au+Au 39 GeVAu+Au 7.7 GeVAu+Au 200 GeV Identical techniques, systematics, acceptance... BUT: cannot get complacent Important measurement, and cross-checks are important, if we take data at all seriously. 40

41. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 can CERES and STAR be reconciled? at this point, the energies measured are too close to reasonably expect such a difference. What else could it be? different reaction-plane resolution correction technique? different centrality? different fitting parameters? different rapidity range? New J. Phys. 13 065006 (2011) 41

42. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 4 (8) sets of 4 (6) radii 7 (9) Fourier Coefficients 1 eccentricity estimate Welcome to the machine 4 (8) 3D corr. functions 4 (8) RP-corrected CFs Reaction-plane resolution correction: STAR: RP resolution correction done bin-by-bin to correlation functions CERES: correction done to HBT radius parameters (similar to v2) (question to CERES: was finite bin-width also accounted for? (Δ/2)/sin(Δ/2)) ~5% effect) R. Wells PhD thesis (2002): methods yielded similar results in that case Reaction-plane resolution correction: STAR: RP resolution correction done bin-by-bin to correlation functions CERES: correction done to HBT radius parameters (similar to v2) (question to CERES: was finite bin-width also accounted for? (Δ/2)/sin(Δ/2)) ~5% effect) R. Wells PhD thesis (2002): methods yielded similar results in that case 42

43. RP resolution correction ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 very small effect in STAR analysis Similar at other energies No guarantee this will be true for any other experiment, but probably not the issue correcting CFs correcting radii 43

44. Centrality ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 201144 0% 10% 20%30%40%50% E895 CERES STAR

45. Centrality ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 201145 0% 10% 20%30%40%50% E895 CERES STAR

46. Centrality ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 201146 0% 10% 20%30%40%50% E895 CERES STAR

47. Centrality ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 201147 0% 10% 20%30%40%50% E895 CERES STAR

48. Centrality ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 201148 0% 10% 20%30%40%50% E895 CERES STAR

49. Fitting techniques ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 6 radii: symmetry [Phys. Rev. C66, 044903 (2002)] : vanish at y=0 no 1 st -order oscillations at any y, using 2 nd -order RP no symmetry rule against λ, oscillation, but keeping it fixed reduces #parameters small effect (maybe more than gut intuition?) 49

50. ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 can CERES and STAR be reconciled? at this point, the energies measured are too close to reasonably expect such a difference. What else could it be? different reaction-plane resolution correction technique? different centrality? different fitting parameters? different rapidity range?  presently under investigation in data (models may help, too) New J. Phys. 13 065006 (2011) 50

51. summary & outlook ma lisa - Workshop On Fluctuations, Correlations and RHIC Low Energy Runs - Brookhaven National Lab - Oct 2011 asHBT in HIC: probe for non-trivial structure on the QCD phase diagram unique, valuable information, but nontrivial analysis... models show significant sensitivity to important physics growing systematics of asHBT over the past decade intriguing possible minimum in ε(√s) not supported by preliminary STAR BES other than CERES point, slow gradual decrease of eccentricity with √s any possible structure would be remarkably narrow remarkable agreement with prediction of UrQMD PHENIX pions at 200 GeV agree with STAR PHENIX also reports kaons! outlook rapidity study in STAR in continuing attempt to understand CERES and develop systematic errors 1 st -order, 3 rd -order studies in STAR & PHENIX ongoing asHBT studies in ALICE 51