Elliptic flow from a transversally thermalized fireball

Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-

  Heinz, U ^a   Wong, S M H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85035298778     PISSN: 05562813     EISSN: 1089490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.66.014907     Document Type: Article

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