ZDC Polarimetry in p+p 200 GeV runs

1. Standard triggers zdc_smd_east and zdc_smd_west

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Run Number of events (M) Comment
10153122 1.0  
10153123 2.0  
10153126 1.7  
10153127 1.3  
10153129 0.8 (a)
10153130 1.0
10154001 1.0
10154002 1.0
10154003 0.7
10154004 0.1
Total 10.7  
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Asymmetry εphys (%) 2.27 ± 0.11 2.44 ± 0.08

Polarization P (%)

60.5 ± 0.8 62.6 ± 1.0
Analyzing power AN (%) 3.76 ± 0.19 3.90 ± 0.14

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Run Number of events (M) Comment
10154009 1.0  
10154010 1.4  
10154011 1.4  
10154012 1.4  
Total 5.2  
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Asymmetry εphys (%) 2.03 ± 0.15 2.34 ± 0.11

Polarization P (%)

54.4 ± 1.3 62.4 ± 1.2
Analyzing power AN (%) 3.74 ± 0.29 3.74 ± 0.20

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http://online.star.bnl.gov/zdc/

2. Simulation of 2004 triggers: ZDC_SUM_East and ZDC_SUM_West

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Run Number of events (M) Comment
10153124 1.0  
10153125 3.0  
10153128 2.0 (a)
Total 6.0  
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Asymmetry εphys (%) 2.25 ± 0.13 2.61 ± 0.11

Polarization P (%)

61.3 ± 2.4 64.6 ± 2.5
Analyzing power AN (%) 3.67 ± 0.25 4.04 ± 0.24

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http://www.star.bnl.gov/protected/spin/ogrebeny/local_polarimetry/zdc2009_2004/ 

(a) Runs were taken after we prepared to dump and accelerator people started playing with the beam. The background ratios mostly stayed under 20%. upVPD high voltage was off.

3. ZDC vs BBC comparison

Source attached.

All files are archived on HPSS in ~ogrebeny/zdc/zdc2009_polarimetry_studies.tar.gz