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Title

Flow in Au+Au collisions at RHIC

Author(s)

Tonjes, M. B.;  Back, B. B.;  Baker, M. D.;  Ballintijn, M.;  Barton, D. S.;  Betts, R. R.;  Bickley, A. A.;  Bindel, R.;  Budzanowski, A.;  Busza, W.;  Carroll, A.;  Decowski, M. P.;  Garcia, E.;  George, N.;  Gulbrandsen, K.;  Gushue, S.;  Halliwell, C.;  Hamblen, J.;  Heintzelman, G. A.;  Henderson, C.;  Hofman, D. J.;  Hollis, R. S.;  Holynski, R.;  Holzman, B.;  Iordanova, A.;  Johnson, E.;  Kane, J. L.;  Katzy, J.;  Khan, N.;  Kucewicz, W.;  Kulinich, P.;  Kuo, C. M.;  Lin, W. T.;  Manly, S.;  McLeod, D.;  Mignerey, A. C.;  Nouicer, R.;  Olszewski, A.;  Pak, R.;  Park, I. C.;  Pernegger, H.;  Reed, C.;  Remsberg, L. P.;  Reuter, M.;  Roland, C.;  Roland, G.;  Rosenberg, L.;  Sagerer, J.;  Sarin, P.;  Sawicki, P.;  Skulski, W.;  Steinberg, P.;  Stephans, G. S. F.;  Sukhanov, A.;  Tang, J. L.;  Trzupek, A.;  Vale, C.;  Van Nieuwenhuizen, G. J.;  Verdier, R.;  Wolfs, F. L. H.;  Wosiek, B.;  Wozniak, K.;  Wuosmaa, A. H.;  Wyslouch, B.

Abstract

The study of flow can provide information on the initial state dynamics and the degree of equilibration attained in heavy-ion collisions. This contribution presents results for both elliptic and directed flow as determined from data recorded by the PHOBOS experiment in Au+Au runs at RHIC at sqrt[SSN] = 19.6, 130 and 200 GeV. The PHOBOS detector provides a unique coverage in pseudorapidity for measuring flow at RHIC. The systematic dependence of flow on pseudorapidity, transverse momentum, centrality and energy is discussed.

Publication type

Journal article

Source

Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, Vol. 30, no. 8 (Aug 2004), pp. S1243-S1246

Publication year

2004

FOR Code(s)

0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics

Keyword(s)

Flow;  Heavy-ion collisions;  PHOBOS

Publisher

Institute of Physics Publishing

ISSN

0954-3899

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/30/8/099

Copyright

Copyright © 2004 IOP Publishing. The accepted manuscript is reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.

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