1. Spin alignment measurements of the K*(0)(892) and phi(1020) vector mesons in heavy ion collisions at root S-NN=200 GeV
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ABELEV, BI, AGGARWAL, MM, AHAMMED, Z, ANDERSON, BD, ARKHIPKIN, D, AVERICHEV, GS, BAI, Y, BALEWSKI, J, BARANNIKOVA, O, BARNBY, LS, BAUDOT, J, GARCIA-SOLIS, E, GHAZIKHANIAN, V, GHOSH, P, GORBUNOV, YN, GORDON, A, GREBENYUK, O, GROSNICK, D, GRUBE, B, GUERTIN, SM, GUIMARAES, KSFF, BAUMGART, S, GUPTA, A, GUPTA, N, GURYN, W, HAAG, B, HALLMAN, TJ, HAMED, A, HARRIS, JW, HE, W, HEINZ, M, HEPPELMANN, S, BEAVIS, DR, HIPPOLYTE, B, HIRSCH, A, HOFFMAN, AM, HOFFMANN, GW, HOFMAN, DJ, HOLLIS, RS, HUANG, HZ, HUGHES, EW, HUMANIC, TJ, IGO, G, BELLWIED, R, IORDANOVA, A, JACOBS, P, JACOBS, WW, JAKL, P, JIN, F, JONES, PG, JUDD, EG, KABANA, S, KAJIMOTO, K, KANG, K, BENEDOSSO, F, KAPITAN, J, KAPLAN, M, KEANE, D, KECHECHYAN, A, KETTLER, D, KHODYREV, VY, KIRYLUK, J, KISIEL, A, KLEIN, SR, KNOSPE, AG, BETTS, RR, KOCOLOSKI, A, KOETKE, DD, KOLLEGGER, T, KOPYTINE, M, KOTCHENDA, L, KOUCHPIL, V, KRAVTSOV, P, KRAVTSOV, VI, KRUEGER, K, KUHN, C, BHARDWAJ, S, KUMAR, A, KUMAR, L, KURNADI, P, LAMONT, MAC, LANDGRAF, JM, LANGE, S, LAPOINTE, S, LAUE, F, LAURET, J, LEBEDEV, A, BHASIN, A, LEDNICKY, R, LEE, CH, LEVINE, MJ, LI, C, LI, Y, LIN, G, LIN, X, LINDENBAUM, SJ, LISA, MA, LIU, F, BHATI, AK, LIU, H, LIU, J, LIU, L, LJUBICIC, T, LLOPE, WJ, LONGACRE, RS, LOVE, WA, LU, Y, LUDLAM, T, LYNN, D, BICHSEL, H, MA, GL, MA, JG, MA, YG, MAHAPATRA, DP, MAJKA, R, MANGOTRA, LK, MANWEILER, R, MARGETIS, S, MARKERT, C, MATIS, HS, BIELCIK, J, MATULENKO, YA, MCSHANE, TS, MESCHANIN, A, MILLANE, J, MILLER, ML, MINAEV, NG, MIODUSZEWSKI, S, MISCHKE, A, MITCHELL, J, MOHANTY, B, BIELCIKOVA, J, MOROZOV, DA, MUNHOZ, MG, NANDI, BK, NATTRASS, C, NAYAK, TK, NELSON, JM, NEPALI, C, NETRAKANTI, PK, NG, MJ, NOGACH, LV, BIRITZ, B, NURUSHEV, SB, ODYNIEC, G, OGAWA, A, OKADA, H, OKOROKOV, V, OLSON, D, PACHR, M, PAL, SK, PANEBRATSEV, Y, PAWLAK, T, BLAND, LC, PEITZMANN, T, PEREVOZTCHIKOV, V, PERKINS, C, PERYT, W, PHATAK, SC, PLANINIC, M, PLUTA, J, POLJAK, N, PORILE, N, POSKANZER, AM, BOMBARA, M, POTEKHIN, M, POTUKUCHI, BVKS, PRINDLE, D, PRUNEAU, C, PRUTHI, NK, PUTSCHKE, J, QATTAN, IA, RANIWALA, R, RANIWALA, S, RAY, RL, BONNER, BE, RIDIGER, A, RITTER, HG, ROBERTS, JB, ROGACHEVSKIY, OV, ROMERO, JL, ROSE, A, ROY, C, RUAN, L, RUSSCHER, MJ, RYKOV, V, BOTJE, M, SAHOO, R, SAKREJDA, I, SAKUMA, T, SALUR, S, SANDWEISS, J, SARSOUR, M, SCHAMBACH, J, SCHARENBERG, RP, SCHMITZ, N, SEGER, J, BOUCHET, J, SELYUZHENKOV, I, SEYBOTH, P, SHABETAI, A, SHAHALIEV, E, SHAO, M, SHARMA, M, SHI, SS, SHI, XH, SICHTERMANN, EP, SIMON, F, BRAIDOT, E, SINGARAJU, RN, SKOBY, MJ, SMIRNOV, N, SNELLINGS, R, SORENSEN, P, SOWINSKI, J, SPINKA, HM, SRIVASTAVA, B, STADNIK, A, STANISLAUS, TDS, BRANDIN, AV, STASZAK, D, STOCK, R, STRIKHANOV, M, STRINGFELLOW, B, SUAIDE, AAP, SUAREZ, MC, SUBBA, NL, SUMBERA, M, SUN, XM, SUN, Z, BUELTMANN, S, SURROW, B, SYMONS, TJM, DE TOLEDO, AS, TAKAHASHI, J, TANG, AH, TANG, Z, TARNOWSKY, T, THEIN, D, THOMAS, JH, TIAN, J, BURTON, TP, TIMMINS, AR, TIMOSHENKO, S, TOKAREV, M, TRAINOR, TA, TRAM, VN, TRATTNER, AL, TRENTALANGE, S, TRIBBLE, RE, TSAI, OD, ULERY, J, BYSTERSKY, M, ULLRICH, T, UNDERWOOD, DG, VAN BUREN, G, VAN DER KOLK, N, VAN LEEUWEN, M, MOLEN, AMV, VARMA, R, VASCONCELOS, GMS, VASILEVSKI, IM, VASILIEV, AN, CAI, XZ, VIDEBAEK, F, VIGDOR, SE, VIYOGI, YP, VOKAL, S, VOLOSHIN, SA, WADA, M, WAGGONER, WT, WANG, F, WANG, G, WANG, JS, CAINES, H, WANG, Q, WANG, X, WANG, XL, WANG, Y, WEBB, JC, WESTFALL, GD, WHITTEN, C, WIEMAN, H, WISSINK, SW, WITT, R, SANCHEZ, MCD, WU, J, WU, Y, XU, N, XU, QH, XU, Z, YEPES, P, YOO, IK, YUE, Q, ZAWISZA, M, ZBROSZCZYK, H, CALLNER, J, ZHAN, W, ZHANG, H, ZHANG, S, ZHANG, WM, ZHANG, Y, ZHANG, ZP, ZHAO, Y, ZHONG, C, ZHOU, J, ZOULKARNEEV, R, CATU, O, ZOULKARNEEVA, Y, ZUO, JX, CEBRA, D, CENDEJAS, R, CERVANTES, MC, CHAJECKI, Z, CHALOUPKA, P, CHATTOPADHYAY, S, CHEN, HF, CHEN, JH, CHEN, JY, CHENG, J, CHERNEY, M, CHIKANIAN, A, CHOI, KE, CHRISTIE, W, CHUNG, SU, CLARKE, RF, CODRINGTON, MJM, COFFIN, JP, CORMIER, TM, COSENTINO, MR, CRAMER, JG, CRAWFORD, HJ, DAS, D, DASH, S, DAUGHERITY, M, DE MOURA, MM, DEDOVICH, TG, DEPHILLIPS, M, DEREVSCHIKOV, AA, DE SOUZA, RD, DIDENKO, L, DIETEL, T, DJAWOTHO, P, DOGRA, SM, DONG, X, DRACHENBERG, JL, DRAPER, JE, DU, F, DUNLOP, JC, MAZUMDAR, MRD, EDWARDS, WR, EFIMOV, LG, ELHALHULI, E, ELNIMR, M, EMELIANOV, V, ENGELAGE, J, EPPLEY, G, ERAZMUS, B, ESTIENNE, M, EUN, L, FACHINI, P, FATEMI, R, FEDORISIN, J, FENG, A, FILIP, P, FINCH, E, FINE, V, FISYAK, Y, GAGLIARDI, CA, GAILLARD, L, GANGADHARAN, DR, and GANTI, MS
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Physics, Nuclear ,Z(0) Decays ,Quark-Gluon Plasma ,Hyperon Polarization ,Magnetic-Moment ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,K&P Interactions ,Protons ,Hadron-Production ,Signature ,Pp ,Nuclear Experiment ,High-Energies - Abstract
We present the first spin alignment measurements for the K*(0)(892) and phi(1020) vector mesons produced at midrapidity with transverse momenta up to 5 GeV/c at root s(NN) = 200 GeV at RHIC. The diagonal spin-density matrix elements with respect to the reaction plane in Au+Au collisions are rho(00) = 0.32 +/- 0.04 (stat) +/- 0.09 (syst) for the K*(0) (0.8 < p(T) < 5.0 GeV/c) and rho(00) = 0.34 +/- 0.02 (stat) +/- 0.03 (syst) for the phi (0.4 < p(T) < 5.0 GeV/c) and are constant with transverse momentum and collision centrality. The data are consistent with the unpolarized expectation of 1/3 and thus no evidence is found for the transfer of the orbital angular momentum of the colliding system to the vector-meson spins. Spin alignments for K-*0 and phi in Au+Au collisions were also measured with respect to the particle's production plane. The phi result, rho(00) = 0.41 +/- 0.02 (stat) +/- 0.04 (syst), is consistent with that in p+p collisions, rho(00) = 0.39 +/- 0.03 (stat) +/- 0.06 (syst), also measured in this work. The measurements thus constrain the possible size of polarization phenomena in the production dynamics of vector mesons.
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- 2008