Transverse single-spin asymmetry and cross section for π[superscript 0] and η mesons at large Feynman x in p[superscript ↑]+p collisions at √s=200 GeV
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Balewski, Jan T.; Betancourt, Michael Joseph; Corliss, Ross Cameron; Hays-Wehle, James Prewitt; Leight, William Axel; Redwine, Robert P.; Seele, J.; Steadman, Stephen G.; Surrow, Bernd; van Nieuwenhuizen, Gerrit Jan; ... Show more Show less
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Measurements of the differential cross section and the transverse single-spin asymmetry, A[subscript N], vs x[subscript F] for π[superscript 0] and η mesons are reported for 0.4<x[subscript F]<0.75 at an average pseudorapidity of 3.68. A data sample of approximately 6.3 pb[superscript -1] was analyzed, which was recorded during p[superscript ↑]+p collisions at √s=200 GeV by the STAR experiment at RHIC. The average transverse beam polarization was 56%. The cross section for π[superscript 0], including the previously unmeasured region of x[subscript F]>0.55, is consistent with a perturbative QCD prediction, and the η/π[superscript 0] cross-section ratio agrees with existing midrapidity measurements. For 0.55<x[subscript F]<0.75, the average A[subscript N] for η is 0.210±0.056, and that for π[superscript 0] is 0.081±0.016. The probability that these two asymmetries are equal is ∼3%.
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2012-09Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear ScienceJournal
Physical Review D
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American Physical Society
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Adamczyk, L. et al. “Transverse Single-spin Asymmetry and Cross Section for Π^{0} and η Mesons at Large Feynman x in P^{↑}+p Collisions at Sqrt[s]=200 GeV.” Physical Review D 86.5 (2012). © 2012 American Physical Society
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1550-7998
1089-4918