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Reeconstructing Sigma0 decays in STAR
Typical comparisons of data from nuclear collisions to particle production
models require a caveat for (anti)Lambda yields from experimental inability to
separate the contributions of those yields from Sigma state decays. Recent
analysis in STAR is leading toward resolving the contribution from excited
Sigma states, but the bulk contribution comes from electromagnetic decays of
the (anti)Sigma0.
In the STAR detector, photon conversions into e+e- pairs in the detector
material have been used to identify photons from pi0 decays. A similar
technique has been used here to identify photons from (anti)Sigma0 decays in
conjunction with STAR's excellent PID capabilities for finding the associated
(anti)Lambda daughters. We report here on progress toward measuring the
(anti)Sigma0 yields in various nuclear collisions at RHIC.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, proceedings of Hot Quarks 2004 workshop,
submitted to J. Phys.