Binned and Unbinned Transverse Single Spin Asymmetry Extraction, including Background Subtraction and Unfolding

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Hauptverfasser: Pate, S. F., Arachchige, H., Kuruppu, C., Nawarathne, D.
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author Pate, S. F.
Arachchige, H.
Kuruppu, C.
Nawarathne, D.
author_facet Pate, S. F.
Arachchige, H.
Kuruppu, C.
Nawarathne, D.
contents The determination of transverse single-spin asymmetries in experiments involving polarized targets and/or beams may encounter challenges when (1) the magnitude of the polarization varies greatly with time, (2) the polarization magnitude is not the same for each spin state, (3) different integrated luminosities occur for different spin states or different target materials, and/or (4) some kinematic variables require unfolding; these are just a few examples. We present general methods of determining the asymmetry based on both binned analysis and unbinned maximum likelihood optimization, incorporating the unfolding of kinematic variables that are smeared by detector effects, and also including the possibility of background subtraction.
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spellingShingle Binned and Unbinned Transverse Single Spin Asymmetry Extraction, including Background Subtraction and Unfolding
Pate, S. F.
Arachchige, H.
Kuruppu, C.
Nawarathne, D.
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
The determination of transverse single-spin asymmetries in experiments involving polarized targets and/or beams may encounter challenges when (1) the magnitude of the polarization varies greatly with time, (2) the polarization magnitude is not the same for each spin state, (3) different integrated luminosities occur for different spin states or different target materials, and/or (4) some kinematic variables require unfolding; these are just a few examples. We present general methods of determining the asymmetry based on both binned analysis and unbinned maximum likelihood optimization, incorporating the unfolding of kinematic variables that are smeared by detector effects, and also including the possibility of background subtraction.
title Binned and Unbinned Transverse Single Spin Asymmetry Extraction, including Background Subtraction and Unfolding
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.02325