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Yi Gu

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Polarization and cross section of midrapidity J/ψ production in p+p collisions at s=510  GeV

2020

The PHENIX experiment has measured the spin alignment for inclusive J/ψ→e+e- decays in proton-proton collisions at s=510 GeV at midrapidity. The angular distributions have been measured in three different polarization frames, and the three decay angular coefficients have been extracted in a full two-dimensional analysis. Previously, PHENIX saw large longitudinal net polarization at forward rapidity at the same collision energy. This analysis at midrapidity, complementary to the previous PHENIX results, sees no sizable polarization in the measured transverse momentum range of 0.0

Quantum chromodynamicsPhysicsRange (particle radiation)010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear TheoryPolarization (waves)01 natural sciences7. Clean energyNuclear physicsCross section (physics)0103 physical sciencesTransverse momentumRapidityNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsSpin-½Physical Review D
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Cross section and longitudinal single-spin asymmetry AL for forward W±→μ±ν production in polarized p+p collisions at s=510  GeV

2018

We have measured the cross section and single-spin asymmetries from forward W±→μ±ν production in longitudinally polarized p+p collisions at s=510 GeV using the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The cross sections are consistent with previous measurements at this collision energy, while the most forward and backward longitudinal single spin asymmetries provide new insights into the sea quark helicities in the proton. The charge of the W bosons provides a natural flavor separation of the participating partons. © 2018 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.

QuarkPhysicsProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsmedia_common.quotation_subjectHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyParton01 natural sciences7. Clean energyAsymmetryNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentPHENIX detectorNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsRelativistic Heavy Ion ColliderBosonSpin-½media_commonPhysical Review D
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Search for dark photons from neutral meson decays inp+pandd+Aucollisions atsNN=200 GeV

2015

The standard model (SM) of particle physics is spectacularly successful, yet the measured value of the muon anomalous magnetic moment (g−2)μ deviates from SM calculations by 3.6σ. Several theoretical models attribute this to the existence of a “dark photon,” an additional U(1) gauge boson, which is weakly coupled to ordinary photons. The PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider has searched for a dark photon, U, in π0,η→γe+e− decays and obtained upper limits of O(2×10−6) on U−γ mixing at 90% C.L. for the mass range 30<mU<90 MeV/c2. Combined with other experimental limits, the remaining region in the U−γ mixing parameter space that can explain the (g−2)μ deviation from its SM…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsGauge bosonMuonAnomalous magnetic dipole momentMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsDalitz plot01 natural sciences7. Clean energyDark photonStandard ModelNuclear physics0103 physical sciences010306 general physicsRelativistic Heavy Ion ColliderPhysical Review C
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Nonperturbative-transverse-momentum effects and evolution in dihadron and direct photon-hadron angular correlations in p+p collisions at s=510  GeV

2017

Dihadron and isolated direct photon-hadron angular correlations are measured in $p$$+$$p$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=510$ GeV. Correlations of charged hadrons of $0.7<p_T<10$ GeV/$c$ with $\pi^0$ mesons of $4<p_T<15$ GeV/$c$ or isolated direct photons of $7<p_T<15$ GeV/$c$ are used to study nonperturbative effects generated by initial-state partonic transverse momentum and final-state transverse momentum from fragmentation. The nonperturbative behavior is characterized by measuring the out-of-plane transverse momentum component $p_{\rm out}$ perpendicular to the axis of the trigger particle, which is the high-$p_T$ direct photon or $\pi^0$. Nonperturbative evolution effects are extracted from …

PhysicsParticle physicsPhotonMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsScatteringHadronDrell–Yan processDeep inelastic scattering01 natural sciencesRoot mean squareNuclear physicsFactorization0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsPhysical Review D
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Measurements of Elliptic and Triangular Flow in High-MultiplicityHe3+AuCollisions atsNN=200  GeV

2015

We present the first measurement of elliptic ($v_2$) and triangular ($v_3$) flow in high-multiplicity $^{3}$He$+$Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}=200$ GeV. Two-particle correlations, where the particles have a large separation in pseudorapidity, are compared in $^{3}$He$+$Au and in $p$$+$$p$ collisions and indicate that collective effects dominate the second and third Fourier components for the correlations observed in the $^{3}$He$+$Au system. The collective behavior is quantified in terms of elliptic $v_2$ and triangular $v_3$ anisotropy coefficients measured with respect to their corresponding event planes. The $v_2$ values are comparable to those previously measured in $d$$+$Au collis…

Nuclear physicsPhysicsPseudorapidityElliptic flowHadronGeneral Physics and AstronomyRapidityMultiplicity (mathematics)Nuclear ExperimentNucleonGlauberCharged particlePhysical Review Letters
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