Hoffmann, Gerald W.Moore, C. Fred584693902008-08-282017-05-112008-08-282017-05-112004http://hdl.handle.net/2152/1452textMeasurement of inclusive forward π 0 production in the first polarized pp collision at √ s = 200 GeV was achieved using a prototype Forward (neutral) Pion Detector. The invariant differential cross section was consistent with next-to-leading order perturbative QCD calculation. Large positive analyzing power was found for large Feynman-x (xF > 0.3). In addition, a new analysis program was developed for the upgraded Forward Pion Detector (FPD).electronicengCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.Pion productionHeavy ion collisionsProton-proton interactionsProton beamsProtons--PolarizationDetectorsDifferential cross sectionsThesis3143487