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FTPC dAu Update Centrality Definition in dAu Pileup in the FTPCs Strangeness Update First Glimpse at pp dAu Centrality from HIJING HIJING simulations show clear correlation between impact parameter of collision and FTPC E multiplicity FTPC data is used as STAR centrality definition for dAu Centrality Bins 3 centrality bins: 20% most central, 20%-40% and 40%-100% Impact parameter for the three centrality bins, and for events with only one participating nucleon from the deuteron What about Data? dAu HIJING gives good description of overall multiplicity, but overestimates the contribution of single participant events First Look at Pileup in dAu Method: dAu HIJING embedding into zero bias events, so far low statistics, only test run DCA cut reduces pileup considerably, used for centrality definition Forward L in dAu: Update L (mass 1.116 GeV) decays 64% into p p (ct ~ 8 cm) Topological cuts (track and V0 dca, pair dca, decay length) Mixed event background subtraction (HBT code) dAu minbias events (~ 1.2 M), FTPC west only Anti – L / L ratio at high h Anti-L signal with mixed event background Ratio Anti-L/L affected by cuts: Different momentum distribution: L p = 8.7 GeV, Anti-L p = 7.9 GeV from HIJING Not that far off from HIJING, but yields seem to be a factor of 2 low, and: Errors are huge! First evidence of K0 Like sign background subtraction, tight cuts Very broad mass distribution, but this is expected from simulations (- FTPC momentum resolution) What else? Some pp… First results from pp, using dAu preliminary calibration East multiplicity lower due to failed RDO board (reduces acceptance by 17%), additional electronic loss, trigger bias? Need manpower for calibration! Conclusion and Outlook Crucial role of FTPC in dAu analysis: STAR centrality definition via FTPC E multiplicity Physics analysis starting up: Spectra, Strangeness Reproduction with better calibration needed pp: We are in, but: Manpower for calibration needed! * FTPC dAu Update Frank Simon