Identified Particle Elliptic Flow inAu+AuCollisions atsNN=130GeV

Abstract
We report first results on elliptic flow of identified particles at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at sNN=130GeV using the STAR TPC at RHIC. The elliptic flow as a function of transverse momentum and centrality differs significantly for particles of different masses. This dependence can be accounted for in hydrodynamic models, indicating that the system created shows a behavior consistent with collective hydrodynamical flow. The fit to the data with a simple model gives information on the temperature and flow velocities at freeze-out.
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