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Directed flow of $\Lambda$, $\bar{\Lambda}$, $K^{\pm}$, $K_S^0$ and $\phi$ mesons from Beam Energy Scan Au+Au collisions using the STAR experiment

Nuclear Experiment 2017-03-08 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We report the results of v1v_1 and dv1/dydv_1/dy near mid-rapidity for Λ\Lambda, Λˉ\bar{\Lambda}, K±K^{\pm}, Ks0K_s^0 and ϕ\phi in Au+Au collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = 7.7, 11.5, 14.5, 19.6, 27 and 39~GeV using the STAR detector at RHIC. The dv1/dydv_1/dy of Λ\Lambda is found to be consistent with that of the proton and shows a change in sign near sNN=11.5\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = 11.5~GeV. The v1v_{1} slope for Λˉ\bar{\Lambda}, pˉ\bar{p} and ϕ\phi shows a similar trend for sNN\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} >> 14.5~GeV, while below 14.5~GeV, ϕ\phi v1v_{1} is consistent with zero but with a large uncertainty. The dv1/dydv_{1}/dy for net protons and net kaons is similar for sNN>\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} > 14.5~GeV, but they deviate at lower beam energies.

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@article{arxiv.1610.07423,
  title  = {Directed flow of $\Lambda$, $\bar{\Lambda}$, $K^{\pm}$, $K_S^0$ and $\phi$ mesons from Beam Energy Scan Au+Au collisions using the STAR experiment},
  author = {Subhash Singha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.07423},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

4 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Strangeness in Quark Matter 2016 proceedings