Partonic effects on the elliptic flow at relativistic heavy ion collisions Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • 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 [Formula Presented] 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. 2002 The American Physical Society.

published proceedings

  • Physical Review C

author list (cited authors)

  • Lin, Z., & Ko, C. M.

citation count

  • 270

complete list of authors

  • Lin, Zi-wei||Ko, CM

publication date

  • March 2002