Transverse Spin at PHENIX: Results and Prospects

TL;DR

This paper discusses the PHENIX experiment's results and future plans for studying the proton's transverse spin structure using polarized proton collisions at RHIC, highlighting initial findings and upcoming measurements.

Contribution

It presents the first results and future prospects of transverse spin measurements at RHIC's PHENIX experiment, advancing understanding of proton spin structure.

Findings

Initial results from transverse spin measurements

Plans for future polarized collision experiments

Insights into proton spin structure

Abstract

The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), as the world's first and only polarized proton collider, offers a unique environment in which to study the spin structure of the proton. In order to study the proton's transverse spin structure, the PHENIX experiment at RHIC took data with transversely polarized beams in 2001-02 and 2005, and it has plans for further running with transverse polarization in 2006 and beyond. Results from early running as well as prospective measurements for the future will be discussed.