Performance study for anisotropic flow measurements in the MPD (NICA) experiment with fixed target

TL;DR

This paper evaluates the measurement capabilities of the MPD experiment at NICA for anisotropic flow of charged hadrons in fixed-target mode, crucial for understanding strongly-interacting matter at high baryon densities.

Contribution

It provides a performance assessment of azimuthal flow measurements in the MPD experiment, highlighting its potential for studying dense nuclear matter.

Findings

Assessment of measurement accuracy for anisotropic flow

Identification of optimal conditions for flow measurement

Validation of MPD's capabilities in fixed-target mode

Abstract

Studying the properties of strongly-interacting matter at high relative baryon densities is one of the key scientific goals of the MPD (Multi-Purpose Detector) experiment at the NICA accelerator complex. The performance of measuring the azimuthal collective flow of identified charged hadrons at the MPD facility in fixed-target mode is studied in this work.