1 /18 Daniel Jumper University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign For the PHENIX collaboration CIPANP – Vail, CO – May 23, 2015
2 /18 Proton Spin Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
3 /18 Accessing Sea Quark Spin Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
4 /18 Flavor Sensitivity at Forward Rapidity Proton Constituent Probability Distributions Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
5 /18 Spin at RHIC Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
6 /18 Spin at RHIC Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
7 /18 PHENIX W Measurements Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
8 /18 PHENIX W Measurements Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
9 /18 PHENIX W Measurements Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
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11 /18 Run 13 final result just released! Now available on arXiv: Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
12 /18 Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015 Challenge: Low signal with dominant background
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16 /18 Analysis Strategy: Select High-Signal Data Subset Multivariate Likelihood Ratio Calculation Characterize Remaining Data Signal to Background Ratio Fit Use simulations to estimate distributions for components Calculate & Correct Asymmetry Count yields for each helicity Apply correction factors (Sig/Bkg ratio, efficiencies, …) Likelihood Ratio Background Signal Sig Bkg Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
17 /18 Preliminary Result Currently moving toward a finalized result and publication Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
18 /18 Summary Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015
19 /18 Backup Daniel Jumper - PHENIX W Physics 5/23/2015