Spin alignment of K*0(892) and (1020) mesons in Au+Au and p+p collisions at \sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = 200 GeV.
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| Title: | Spin alignment of K*0(892) and (1020) mesons in Au+Au and p+p collisions at \sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = 200 GeV. |
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| Authors: | J H Chen, for the, STAR Collaboration |
| Source: | Journal of Physics G: Nuclear & Particle Physics. Apr2008, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p44068-44068. 1p. |
| Subjects: | Collisions (Nuclear physics), Mesons, Polarization (Nuclear physics), Nuclear physics |
| Abstract: | We present the first spin alignment measurements for the vector mesons K*0(892) and ph(1020) at mid-rapidity in Au+Au and p+p collisions at \sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = 200 GeV. Vector mesons appear to be produced without a strong spin alignment constraining possible spin transfer processes from a large orbital angular momentum of the colliding system as expected in theoretical calculations. The diagonal spin density matrix elements are measured to be r00 = 0.32 ± 0.04 (stat) ± 0.09 (syst) for the K*0 (0.8 < pT < 5.0 GeV/c) and r00 = 0.34 ± 0.02 (stat) ± 0.03 (syst) for the ph (0.4 < pT < 5.0 GeV/c), with respect to the reaction plane in midcentral Au+Au collisions, and are found to be independent of collision centrality and transverse momentum. r00 with respect to the production plane is measured to be less than 2s deviation above 1/3 in both Au+Au and p+p collisions indicating the absence of polarization phenomena in the production dynamics for vector mesons in the measured kinematic region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Items | – Name: Title Label: Title Group: Ti Data: Spin alignment of K*0(892) and (1020) mesons in Au+Au and p+p collisions at \sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = 200 GeV. – Name: Author Label: Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22J+H+Chen%22">J H Chen</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22for+the%22">for the</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22STAR+Collaboration%22">STAR Collaboration</searchLink> – Name: TitleSource Label: Source Group: Src Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+Physics+G%3A+Nuclear+%26+Particle+Physics%22">Journal of Physics G: Nuclear & Particle Physics</searchLink>. Apr2008, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p44068-44068. 1p. – Name: Subject Label: Subjects Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Collisions+%28Nuclear+physics%29%22">Collisions (Nuclear physics)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Mesons%22">Mesons</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Polarization+%28Nuclear+physics%29%22">Polarization (Nuclear physics)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Nuclear+physics%22">Nuclear physics</searchLink> – Name: Abstract Label: Abstract Group: Ab Data: We present the first spin alignment measurements for the vector mesons K*0(892) and ph(1020) at mid-rapidity in Au+Au and p+p collisions at \sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = 200 GeV. Vector mesons appear to be produced without a strong spin alignment constraining possible spin transfer processes from a large orbital angular momentum of the colliding system as expected in theoretical calculations. The diagonal spin density matrix elements are measured to be r00 = 0.32 ± 0.04 (stat) ± 0.09 (syst) for the K*0 (0.8 < pT < 5.0 GeV/c) and r00 = 0.34 ± 0.02 (stat) ± 0.03 (syst) for the ph (0.4 < pT < 5.0 GeV/c), with respect to the reaction plane in midcentral Au+Au collisions, and are found to be independent of collision centrality and transverse momentum. r00 with respect to the production plane is measured to be less than 2s deviation above 1/3 in both Au+Au and p+p collisions indicating the absence of polarization phenomena in the production dynamics for vector mesons in the measured kinematic region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] – Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright Label: Group: Ab Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Physics G: Nuclear & Particle Physics is the property of IOP Publishing and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
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