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Solution of Orthopositronium lifetime Puzzle
The intrinsic decay rate of orthopositronium formed in powder
is measured using the direct correction method such that the time
dependence of the pick-off annihilation rate is precisely determined. The decay
rate of orthopositronium is found to be , which is consistent with our previous measurements with
about twice the accuracy. Results agree well with the QED
prediction, and also with a result reported very recently using nanoporous
film
Longitudinal spin transfer of Lambda and anti-Lambda in polarized pp collisions at \sqrt s=200 GeV at STAR
We report our measurement on longitudinal spin transfer, D_LL, from high
energy polarized protons to and hyperons in
proton-proton collisions at with the STAR detector at
RHIC. The current measurements cover , pseudorapidity
and transverse momenta up to using the data taken
in 2005. The longitudinal spin transfer is found to be D_LL= -0.03\pm 0.13
(stat) \pm 0.04(syst)\LambdaD_{LL} = -0.12 \pm
0.08(stat) \pm 0.03(syst)\bar{\Lambda} =
0.5 = 3.7 GeV/c$. The prospects with 2009 data and the future
measurements are also given.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, presentation at the SPIN2010 International
Symposium, Juelich (Germany), Sep. 27-Oct. 2, 201
Measurement of the analyzing power of proton-carbon elastic scattering in the CNI region at RHIC
The single transverse spin asymmetry, A_N, of the p-carbon elastic scattering
process in the Coulomb Nuclear Interference (CNI) region was measured using an
ultra thin carbon target and polarized proton beam in the Relativistic Heavy
Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). In 2004, data were
collected to calibrate the p-carbon process at two RHIC energies (24 GeV, 100
GeV). A_N was obtained as a function of momentum transfer -t. The results were
fit with theoretical models which allow us to assess the contribution from a
hadronic spin flip amplitude.Comment: Contribution to the proceedings of the 16th International Spin
Physics Symposium, spin2004 (Trieste
Measurement of the analyzing power in pp elastic scattering in the peak CNI region at RHIC
We report the first measurements of the A_N absolute value and shape in the
-t range from 0.0015 to 0.010GeV/c^2 with a precision better than 0.005 for
each A_N data point using a polarized atomic hydrogen gas jet target and the
100 GeV RHIC proton beam.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Precise measurement of positronium hyperfine splitting using the Zeeman effect
Positronium is an ideal system for the research of the quantum
electrodynamics (QED) in bound state. The hyperfine splitting (HFS) of
positronium, , gives a good test of the bound state
calculations and probes new physics beyond the Standard Model. A new method of
QED calculations has revealed the discrepancy by 15\,ppm (3.9) of
between the QED prediction and the experimental
average. There would be possibility of new physics or common systematic
uncertainties in the previous all experiments. We describe a new experiment to
reduce possible systematic uncertainties and will provide an independent check
of the discrepancy. We are now taking data and the current result of
has been obtained so far. A measurement with a precision of (ppm) is
expected within a year.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables, proceeding of LEAP2011, accepted by
Hyperfine Interaction
Absolute polarimetry at RHIC
Precise and absolute beam polarization measurements are critical for the RHIC
spin physics program. Because all experimental spin-dependent results are
normalized by beam polarization, the normalization uncertainty contributes
directly to final physics uncertainties. We aimed to perform the beam
polarization measurement to an accuracy of .
The absolute polarimeter consists of Polarized Atomic Hydrogen Gas Jet Target
and left-right pairs of silicon strip detectors and was installed in the
RHIC-ring in 2004. This system features \textit{proton-proton} elastic
scattering in the Coulomb nuclear interference (CNI) region. Precise
measurements of the analyzing power of this process has allowed us to
achieve in 2005 for the first long
spin-physics run.
In this report, we describe the entire set up and performance of the system.
The procedure of beam polarization measurement and analysis results from
2004-2005 are described. Physics topics of in the CNI region
(four-momentum transfer squared ) are
also discussed. We point out the current issues and expected optimum accuracy
in 2006 and the future.Comment: 10 pages, PSTP07 proceedings contributio
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