Identified Particle Elliptic Flow in Au+Au Collisions at sNN=130GeV

C. Adler et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 182301 – Published 10 October 2001
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Abstract

We report first results on elliptic flow of identified particles at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at sNN=130GeV using the STAR TPC at RHIC. The elliptic flow as a function of transverse momentum and centrality differs significantly for particles of different masses. This dependence can be accounted for in hydrodynamic models, indicating that the system created shows a behavior consistent with collective hydrodynamical flow. The fit to the data with a simple model gives information on the temperature and flow velocities at freeze-out.

  • Received 5 July 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.182301

©2001 American Physical Society

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Vol. 87, Iss. 18 — 29 October 2001

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