ANDY StatusCommissioning with colliding beams (p+p at s=500 GeV)

L.C.Bland, for AnDY

19 April 2011

Time Meeting, BNL

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Local PolarimetryTuned parameters for scaler board

• Gain-matching of ZDC shower maximum detector (SMD) derived from event analysis has been implemented for the scaler board measurements

• An effective threshold on ZDC SMD energy deposition is applied to the scaler board data

• Scaler board data for local polarimetry was acquired with final parameters for fill>15465

• Analysis of scaler board data is underway

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HCL>4000 (jet trigger)

HCR>4000 (jet trigger)

• Drell-Yan will result in correlated response of left and right detector arms

• Jet trigger does not span full space of pair correlations

• A pair trigger was implemented and used for data recorded for fill>15465

• Converter plates were installed on 15 April, as needed for e/h discrimination

Pair Trigger

Pair trigger (HCL>1400).(HCR>1400)

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As expected from simulations, pair trigger enables substantially lower threshold than jet trigger

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Integrated Luminosity Estimate to Date

• Presently, no accidentals correction (found to be large for ZDC). All rates are now scaled on bunch-crossing scalers, following 20110330 access and subsequent timing adjustments.

• Requires calibration of effective cross section for BBC via vernier scan.

• Need to reconcile assumptions about cross sections against vernier scan measurements in fill=15457

• Jet analyzing power measurement sets goal of 10 / pb for run 11.

~2mr crossing angle~1.6mr crossing angle

~0mr crossing angle

Many thanks to C-A for increasing the threshold for IP2 collisions

systematically increased thresholds

for IP2 collisions

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• Repeated fills have demonstrated that IP2 collisions can have minimal impact on IP6,IP8 luminosity

• With decreased * and ~10 hour stores, run-11 has demonstrated that 15 / pb / week can be delivered to IP2 in runs 12,13

• Comparison of run-11 data to simulation is underway

• We will proceed with a proposal to the 2011 PAC

>750M jet trigger events recorded in run 11

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Conclusions and Plans

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Backup

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Reminder of GoalsLong-term and run-11

Goals of ANDY project:

• Establish that large-xF low-mass dileptons from the Drell-Yan process can be discriminated from background in s=500 GeV p+p collisions

• Measure the analyzing power for Drell-Yan production with sufficient statistical precision to test the theoretical prediction of a sign change for DY in relation to semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering

• Establish if robust detection of Drell-Yan dileptons at large xF and low mass requires magnetic analysis critical for future facilities at RHIC

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ANDY Prioritiesfor remainder of RHIC run-11

Run-11 goals:

• Establish the impact of a third IR on RHIC performance for p+p collisions at s=500 GeV - Demonstrate luminosity at IP2, as required for Drell-Yan sample in runs 12 (without magnet),13 (with magnet). Estimate that 150 / pb gives 104 large-rapidity di-electrons with M>4 GeV/c2 for p+p at s=500 GeV. Is this possible in a 10-week run?

• Demonstrate calibration of HCal

• Measure analyzing power for large xF jet production. Non-zero AN required for jets if Drell-Yan production has an analyzing power. Complete the measurement of the analyzing power for jet production. A non-zero AN for jets is a requirement for Drell-Yan to have non-zero analyzing power. Recent theoretical work establishes intrinsic interest in the jet analyzing power measurement.

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Run11 AN(Jet)

arXiv:1011.2692v1

200GeV

Non-zero jet analyzing power essentially a prerequisite before proceeding to Drell Yan

arXiv:1103.1591 jet AN measurements are required to clarify signs of quark/gluon correlators related to Sivers functions.

from p+p

“old” Sivers function

“new” Sivers function

s=200 GeV

• Siver’s effect only (no collin’s effect contribution)

• Need AN(Jet) measurements before DY

• With ~10/pb & P=50%, AnDY run11 can measure AN(Jet)

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Estimates

• At present threshold for IP2 collisions (average intensity < 0.901011/bunch), integrate ~200 / nb / fill

• 2 fills/day has been achieved

• Consequently, 12.5 days are required to get 5 / pb

• Maximum possible integrated luminosity (IP2 collisions for entire fill) would yield ~700 nb/fill

One week at 2 fills/day would provide 5 / pb

Two weeks at 2 fills/day would provide 10 / pb

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Higher Intensity for IP2 Collisions

IP2 collisions have begun <3 hours after physics ON

Minimal impact on STAR,PHENIX

Fri. 8 April

1.501011/bunch

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Schematic of detector for Run-11Equipment in place:

• HCal is two existing 9x12 modules from E864 (NIM406,227)

• ECal are two small lead-glass modules from BigCal at JLab

• BBC (from PHOBOS) and ZDC

• Preshower is newly constructed scintillator arrays

Goals:

• Establish impact of 3IR operation on PHENIX/STAR luminosity

• Calibrate HCal

• relative gain via cosmic-ray

• absolute energy scale via ,KS…

• Measure hadronic backgrounds to benchmark simulations

• Measure jet analyzing power (Lint~10 / pb, P=50%)

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IP2 in January, 2011Run-11 Staging of ANDY

See http://hena.lbl.gov/IP2/Business/status/<date> for pictures of progress

Left/right symmetric HCal

Left/right symmetric ECal

Left/right symmetric preshower

Trigger/DAQ electronics

Blue-facing BBC

Beryllium vacuum pipe