Inclusive cross section and double helicity asymmetry for π^0 production in p+p collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV: Implications for the polarized gluon distribution in the proton

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dc.creatorPHENIX Collaboration
dc.creatorAdare, A.
dc.date2007-04-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:56:44Z
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dc.descriptionThe PHENIX experiment presents results from the RHIC 2005 run with polarized proton collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV, for inclusive π^0 production at mid-rapidity. 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 five 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, and exclude maximal values for the gluon polarization.
dc.description375 authors, 7 pages, 3 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev. D, Rapid Communications. Plain text data tables for the points plotted in figures for this and previous PHENIX publications are (or will be) publicly available at http://www.phenix.bnl.gov/papers.html
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0704.3599
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0704.3599
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D76:051106,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.76.051106
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/205636
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleInclusive cross section and double helicity asymmetry for π^0 production in p+p collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV: Implications for the polarized gluon distribution in the proton
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