PHENIX first measurement of the J/ψ elliptic flow parameter υ2 in Au+Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV

Recent results indicate that the J/ψ suppression pattern differs with rapidity showing a larger suppression at forward rapidity. J/ψ suppression mechanisms based on energy density (such as color screening, interaction with co-movers, etc.) predict the opposite trend. On the other hand, it is expected that more c(bar c) pairs should be available to form quarkonia at mid-rapidity via recombination. Some models provide a way to differentiate J/ψ production from initially produced c(bar c) pairs and final state recombination of uncorrelated pairs, via the rapidity and transverse momentum dependence of the elliptic flow (υ2). During 2007 data taking at RHIC, a large sample of Au+Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV was collected. The statistics has been increased compared to previous 2004 data set, thus allowing a more precise measurement of the J/ψ production at both mid and forward rapidity. Furthermore, the PHENIX experiment benefited from the addition of a new detector, which improves the reaction plane resolution and allows us to measure the J/ψ υ2. Comparing this measurement to the positive D-mesons υ2 (through non-photonic electron decays) will help constraining the J/ψ production mechanisms and getting a more precise picture of the proportion of J/ψ coming from direct production or charm quark coalescence. Details on how the J/ψ υ2 is measured at mid-rapidity rapidities are presented. The J/ψ υ2 as a function of transverse momentum are compared to existing models