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Inclusive cross section and double helicity asymmetry for pi(0) production in p+p collisions at root s=200 GeV: Implications for the polarized gluon distribution in the proton
Physical Review D
  • Andrew Adare, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Nathan C. Grau, Iowa State University
  • John C. Hill, Iowa State University
  • John G. Lajoie, Iowa State University
  • Alexandre Lebedev, Iowa State University
  • Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University
  • H. Pei, Iowa State University
  • Marzia Rosati, Iowa State University
  • S. Skutnik, Iowa State University
  • Carla Vale, Iowa State University
  • et al.
  • PHENIX Collaboration, PHENIX Collaboration
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
9-1-2007
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.76.051106
Abstract
The PHENIX experiment presents results from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider 2005 run with polarized proton collisions at root s=200 GeV, for inclusive pi(0) production at midrapidity. Unpolarized cross section results are given for transverse momenta p(T)=0.5 to 20 GeV/c, extending the range of published data to both lower and higher p(T). The cross section is described well for p(T)< 1 GeV/c by an exponential in p(T), and, for p(T)> 2 GeV/c, by perturbative QCD. Double helicity asymmetries A(LL) are presented based on a factor of 5 improvement in uncertainties as compared to previously published results, due to both an improved beam polarization of 50%, and to higher integrated luminosity. These measurements are sensitive to the gluon polarization in the proton. Using one representative model of gluon polarization it is demonstrated that the gluon spin contribution to the proton spin is significantly constrained.
Comments

This article is published as Adare, A., S. Afanasiev, C. Aidala, N. N. Ajitanand, Y. Akiba, H. Al-Bataineh, J. Alexander et al. "Inclusive cross section and double helicity asymmetry for π 0 production in p+ p collisions at s= 200 GeV: Implications for the polarized gluon distribution in the proton." Physical Review D 76, no. 5 (2007): 051106.DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.76.051106. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Language
en
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Citation Information
Andrew Adare, Nathan C. Grau, John C. Hill, John G. Lajoie, et al.. "Inclusive cross section and double helicity asymmetry for pi(0) production in p+p collisions at root s=200 GeV: Implications for the polarized gluon distribution in the proton" Physical Review D Vol. 76 Iss. 5 (2007) p. 051106
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/craig-ogilvie/169/