$K_S^0$ and $\Lambda$ elliptic flow from the Beam Energy Scan at RHIC

ORAL

Abstract

In 2010, the first phase of the RHIC Beam Energy Scan (BES) program was successfully completed, with data collected at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 39, 11.5 and 7.7 GeV. The main goal of the BES is the search for the critical point and phase boundary predicted by QCD. Collective flow reflects dynamical evolution in high-energy heavy ion collisions. In particular, the strange hadron elliptic flow is believed to reflect early collision dynamics [1]. In this talk we will present the elliptic flow results for $K_S^0$ and $\Lambda$ from the RHIC beam energy scan. \\[4pt] [1]. J. Adams, et al., (STAR Collaboration), Nucl. Phys. A757, 102 (2005).

Authors

  • Jie Zhao

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