Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Symposium Date

Spring 2012

Abstract

Spin experiments using the STAR detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory seek to measure the gluon contribution to the proton’s spin. The Endcap Electromagnetic Calorimeter (EEMC), a portion of the STAR detector, is used to enhance the clarity and quality of the measurements from proton-proton collisions. These measurements require the EEMC to be well–modeled in the STAR simulation package. This analysis will confront simulations and data from proton-proton collision runs taken in 2006. Comparisons of qualities, such as cluster energy, opening angle, particle invariant masses, and hit distributions will be shown. When validated, the Monte-Carlo simulation will serve STAR physicists as an important tool to help identify and quantify the presence of particles produced in proton-proton collisions, thus aiding the extraction of the gluon contribution to the proton’s spin.

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