Spin-dependent Forward Particle Correlations in p+p Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=200$ GeV

Abstract

The STAR collaboration has reported precision measurements of the transverse single spin asymmetries for the production of the ${\pi }^0$ mesons from polarized proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=200$ GeV. These measurements were obtained using modular forward detectors. The Forward Meson Spectrometer (FMS), covering a region of $2.5<\eta <4.0$, and its engineering prototype, provide increased acceptance, as needed for spin-dependent correlation studies that could disentangle contributions to the forward $pi^0$ asymmetries. We report on the status of the analysis.

arXiv comment4 pages, 2 figures, to be published in the proceedings of the 18th International Spin Physics Symposium (SPIN2008), October 6-11, 2008, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

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