Dielectron Azimuthal Anisotropy at mid-rapidity in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}} = 200 GeV

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Abstract

We report on the first measurement of the azimuthal anisotropy (v2v_2) of dielectrons (e+e−e^{+}e^{-} pairs) at mid-rapidity from sNN=200\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}} = 200 GeV Au+Au collisions with the STAR detector at RHIC, presented as a function of transverse momentum (pTp_T) for different invariant-mass regions. In the mass region Mee ⁣<1.1M_{ee}\!<1.1 GeV/c2c^2 the dielectron v2v_2 measurements are found to be consistent with expectations from π0π^{0}, ηη, ωω and ϕϕ decay contributions. In the mass region 1.1 ⁣<Mee ⁣<2.91.1\!<M_{ee}\!<2.9 GeV/c2c^2, the measured dielectron v2v_2 is consistent, within experimental uncertainties, with that from the ccˉc\bar{c} contributions.

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