Status of the Forward Meson Spectrometer

ORAL

Abstract

The Forward Meson Spectrometer (FMS) is an upgrade from the Forward Pi0 Detector (FPD) at RHIC's STAR detector. In preparation for RHIC run 7, a 2 meter by 2 meter stack of lead glass detectors was assembled for commissioning during the Au+Au run. The FMS will provide insights into many areas of the RHIC program including investigating single spin asymmetries in transverse polarized proton collisions, gluon polarization, and nuclear gluon densities. This talk will report the status and outlook of the FMS for RHIC run 7.

Authors

  • Jim Drachenberg

    Texas A\&M University