The elliptic flow,
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rom heavy-flavou
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ron decays at fo
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rd
rapidity (
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red in Pb–Pb collisions at
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r p
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Q cumulants and Lee–Yang ze
ros methods a
re used. The dependence of the
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rom heavy-flavou
r had
ron decays on the collision cent
rality, in the
range 0–40%, and on t
ransve
rse momentum,
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rval
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rved with the scala
r p
roduct and two-pa
rticle
Q cumulants in semi-cent
ral collisions (10–20% and 20–40% cent
rality classes) fo
r the
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rval f
rom 3 to about
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rge
r than 3
σ , based on the combination of statistical and systematic unce
rtainties. The
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rease towa
rds mo
re cent
ral collisions and with inc
reasing
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ro in the inte
rval
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results a
re compa
red to models desc
ribing the inte
raction of heavy qua
rks and open heavy-flavou
r had
rons with the high-density medium fo
rmed in high-ene
rgy heavy-ion collisions.