RHIC polarimetry

Nakagawa, I. ; Alekseev, I. ; Bazilevsky, A. ; Bravar, A. ; Bunce, G. ; Dhawan, S. ; Eyser, K. O. ; Gill, R. ; Haeberli, W. ; Huang, H. ; et, al. (2008) RHIC polarimetry European Physical Journal - Special Topics, 162 (1). pp. 259-265. ISSN 1951-6355

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2008-00801-1

Abstract

Polarimeters were developed to measure the polarization of the proton beam at RHIC in relative scale through the asymmetry measurement of the elastic proton-carbon scattering. Recoil carbon ions with kinetic energy of 400 ≤ E ≤ 900 keV were detected by silicon strip detectors installed at 90° with respect to the beam. The absolute polarization is given by normalizing against another polarimeter implemented at RHIC, namely a polarized hydrogen gas jet polarimeter. In this report, the details of polarization measurements, data analysis, and systematic uncertainties are discussed based on the data taken during ∫s = 200 GeV operation of Run 05 at RHIC.

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