MEASURING GLOBAL SPIN ALIGNMENT OF VECTOR MESONS AT STAR

III, Charles William Robertson

doi:10.25394/PGS.28850759.v1

MEASURING GLOBAL SPIN ALIGNMENT OF VECTOR MESONS AT STAR

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posted on 2025-04-24, 19:49 authored by Charles William Robertson IIICharles William Robertson III

Analysis of the global spin alignment of phi mesons in relativistic heavy-ion collisions at STAR. New methods for raw spin alignment signal and detector effect corrections

This analysis prompted an erratum for:

STAR Collaboration. Pattern of global spin alignment of ϕ and K^*0 mesons in heavy-ion collisions. Nature 614, 244–248 (2023)

History

Degree Type

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

Physics and Astronomy

Campus location

West Lafayette

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair

Fuqiang Wang

Additional Committee Member 2

Wei Xie

Additional Committee Member 3

Luis "Martin" Kruczenski

Additional Committee Member 4

Paul Duffell

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Spin alignment Phi Meson Nuclear Physics Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC (STAR)Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP)Quantum Chromodynamics

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MEASURING GLOBAL SPIN ALIGNMENT OF VECTOR MESONS AT STAR

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Additional Committee Member 2

Additional Committee Member 3

Additional Committee Member 4

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