First results of W−(+) boson production in high-energy polarized p⃗+ p⃗ collisions at RHIC

by Bernd Surrow (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Monday 12 Jul 2010, 14:15 → 15:45 Europe/Berlin

Seminar room 3344 (TUM - Physics Department)

The STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory is carrying out a spin physics program in high-energy polarized proton-proton collisions at √s = 200−500GeV to gain a deeper insight into the spin structure and dynamics of the proton. Recent STAR results on the first measurement of W−/W+ boson production in polarized p⃗+ p⃗ collisions will be shown along with a discussion of future prospects involving the STAR Forward GEM Tracker.