STAR spin physics working group

Physics Topics:

• Overview
• Gluon spin in nucleon
• Up/down quark/anti-quark spin in nucleon
• Transversity structure function h1(x)
• Single transverse spin inclusive asymmetry
• Parity Violating new physics

RHIC polarization information:

Software for spin physics:

Simulation data bank for spin physics:

Papers/Documents:

• Extracing the Proton u_bar content from pp->direct photon and jet cross sections - R.G.Badalians and S.Heppelmann
• Endcap EMC proposal
• Note on Polarized RHIC Bunch Arrangement - D.Underwood
• Draft of NSF proposal for the endcap EMC : ftp from IUCF
• BNL/RHIC PAC proposal for the endcap EMC : ftp from IUCF or bnl_proposal.ps and bnl_proposal_app.ps
• EMC FDR : Scientific Motivation Section
• RHIC spin review at the SPIN98 - S. Vigdor
• How Could CP-Invariance abd Physics Beyond SM Be Tested in Polarized Proton Collisions at RHIC? - Vladimir Rykov

Transparencies:

• Higher-Order Contributions to Prompt Photon Yields -Leslie C. Bland
• Proposal to Construct an Endcap EMC for Spin Physics atSTAR - J. Sowinski
• Polarization Studies with W's in STAR
• SPIN 2002 presentations

Spin physics related STAR Notes:

• Gluon spin : SN0077 | SN0264 | SN0331 | SN0339
• W+/- : SN0168 | SN0210 | SN0264
• Jet analysis : SN0183 | SN0196 | SN0339
• Photon : SN0304 SN0305 SN0379
• Heavy flavor : SN0244 SN0330
• Luminosity monitor : SN0320 | SN0328
• Trigger : SN0276
• Detectors : SN0080 | SN0169 | SN0237 | SN0245 | SN0260

Some plots:

• Useful Plots
• Does TPC works at high luminosity PP enviroment?
• Jet analysis with/without EMC

Mailing List : starspin-l@bnl.gov

• Archive of starspin-l@bnl.gov
• Send mail to starspin-l@bnl.gov
• How to subscribe to the list

Links :

• RHIC | STAR | Group Documents | High-PT | EMC
• RHIC Spin Collaboration | Discussion Page
• RHIC Spin Workshop at BNL on 27 and 28 April, 1998
• Phenix Spin Library
• Kathy's collection of D0 papers relevant to RHIC/STAR

If you have any interest in joining this group, please send mail to

• Geary Eppley (eppley@physics.rice.edu )