Partonic effects on the elliptic flow at relativistic heavy ion collisions

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作者
Lin, ZW [1 ]
Ko, CM
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Inst Cyclotron, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[2] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Phys, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1103/PhysRevC.65.034904
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
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070202 ;
摘要
The elliptic flow in heavy ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider is studied in a multiphase transport model. By converting the strings in the high energy density regions into partons, we find that the final elliptic flow is sensitive to the parton scattering cross section. To reproduce the large elliptic flow observed in Au+Au collisions at roots = 130 A GeV requires a parton scattering cross section of about 6 mb. We also study the dependence of the elliptic flow on the particle multiplicity, transverse momentum, and particle mass.
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