Midrapidity φ production in Au+Au collisions at √SNN = 130 GeV

We present the first measurement of midrapidity vector meson phi production in Au+Au collisions at RHIC (roots(NN)=130 GeV) from the STAR detector. For the 11% highest multiplicity collisions, the slope parameter from an exponential fit to the transverse mass distribution is T=379+/-50(stat)+/-45(syst) MeV, the yield dN/dy=5.73+/-0.37(stat)+/-0.69(syst) per event, and the ratio N-phi/Nh- is found to be 0.021+/-0.001(stat)+/-0.004(syst). The measured ratio N-phi/N-h(-) and T for the phi meson at midrapidity do not change for the selected multiplicity bins.