De. Kahana et al., FLOW AT BROOKHAVEN AGS ENERGY (11.6 GEV NUCLEON) - A BAROMETER FOR HIGH-DENSITY EFFECTS/, Physical review. C. Nuclear physics, 56(1), 1997, pp. 481-485
Preliminary data on transverse energy ''flow'' and event asymmetries r
eported by the E877(814) Collaborations are compared to ARC (a relativ
istic cascade) model calculations for Au + Au at full AGS Brookhaven (
Alternating Gradient Synchroton) beam energy. ARC triple differential
cross sections for protons and pions are presented. Proton flow is pro
duced in ARC, with the maximum (P-x)similar to 120 MeV/c. For central
events [P-x] for the pions is near zero, consistent with experiment. T
he comparison with data provides a constraint on the size of flow at t
he highest energy available, to be put beside that at Bevalac energy.
This sets the stage for examining flow at intermediate energies, now b
eing measured by E895, for signs of baryon rich plasma.