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Directed Flow of $\Lambda$-Hyperons in 2-6 AGeV Au+Au Collisions

Nuclear Experiment 2019-08-17 v1

Abstract

Directed flow measurements for Λ\Lambda-hyperons are presented and compared to those for protons produced in the same Au+Au collisions (2, 4, and 6 AGeV; b<56b < 5 - 6 fm). The measurements indicate that Λ\Lambda-hyperons flow consistently in the same direction and with smaller magnitudes than those of protons. Such a strong positive flow [for Λ\Lambdas] has been predicted in calculations which include the influence of the Λ\Lambda-nucleon potential. The experimental flow ratio Λ\Lambda/p is in qualitative agreement with expectations (2/3\sim 2/3) from the quark counting rule at 2 AGeV but is found to decrease with increasing beam energy.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0101002,
  title  = {Directed Flow of $\Lambda$-Hyperons in 2-6 AGeV Au+Au Collisions},
  author = {P. Chung and N. N. Ajitanand and J. M. Alexander and M. Anderson and D. Best and F. P. Brady and T. Case and W. Caskey and D. Cebra and J. L. Chance and B. Cole and K. Crowe and A. Das and J. E. Draper and M. L. Gilkes and S. Gushue and M. Heffner and A. S. Hirsch and E. L. Hjort and L. Huo and M. Justice and M. Kaplan and D. Keane and J. C. Kintner and J. Klay and D. Krofcheck and R. A. Lacey and J. Lauret and M. A. Lisa and H. Liu and Y. M. Liu and R. McGrath and Z. Milosevich and G. Odyniec and D. L. Olson and S. Y. Panitkin and C. Pinkenburg and N. T. Porile and G. Rai and H. G. Ritter and J. L. Romero and R. Scharenberg and L. Schroeder and B. Srivastava and N. T. BStone and T. J. M. Symons and T. Wienold and R. Witt J. Whitfield and L. Wood and W. N. Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0101002},
  year   = {2019}
}

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5 pages including 4 Figs. Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett

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