Naslov
Measurement of parity-violating spin asymmetries in W± production at midrapidity in longitudinally polarized p+p collisions

Autori
Adare, A. ; ... ; Makek, Mihael ; ... ; Zou, L.

Kolaboracija
PHENIX Collaboration

Izvornik
Physical review. D. (2470-0010) 93 (2016), 5; 051103(R), 8

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Ključne riječi
RHIC ; PHENIX, p+p collision ; W boson ; spin ; asymmetry

Sažetak
We present midrapidity measurements from the PHENIX experiment of large parity-violating single-spin asymmetries of high transverse momentum electrons and positrons from W±/Z decays, produced in longitudinally polarized p + p collisions at center of mass energies of √s = 500 and 510 GeV. These asymmetries allow direct access to the antiquark polarized parton distribution functions due to the parity- violating nature of the W-boson coupling to quarks and antiquarks. The results presented are based on data collected in 2011, 2012, and 2013 with an integrated luminosity of 240 pb(-1), which exceeds previous PHENIX published results by a factor of more than 27. These high Q(2) data probe the parton structure of the proton at W mass scale and provide an important addition to our understanding of the antiquark parton helicity distribution functions at an intermediate Bjorken x value of roughly M-W / √s = 0.16.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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