Identified Particle Elliptic Flow inAu+AuCollisions atsNN=130GeV

Authors:
  • CAC. Adler
    C. Adler
  • ZAZ. Ahammed
    Z. Ahammed
  • CAC. Allgower
    C. Allgower
  • JAJ. Amonett
    J. Amonett
  • BAB. D. Anderson
    B. D. Anderson
  • MAM. Anderson
    M. Anderson
  • GAG. S. Averichev
    G. S. Averichev
  • JBJ. Balewski
    J. Balewski
  • OBO. Barannikova
    O. Barannikova
  • JBJ. Baudot
    J. Baudot
  • SBS. Bekele
    S. Bekele

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.
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