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We present a detailed numerical investigation of semi-inclusive forward di-hadron production in proton-nucleus collisions employing the Color Glass Condensate effective theory. We focus on the regime where di-hadrons are produced nearly…
In 2009, the RHIC spin physics program completed the first data taking period of polarized $\vec{p}+\vec{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 500$ GeV, accumulating ~12 pb$^{-1}$ with ~39% beam polarization. This opens a new era in the study of…
The STAR Collaboration at RHIC reports measurements of azimuthal correlations of high transverse momentum (p_T) charged hadrons in Au+Au collisions at higher p_T than reported previously. As p_T is increased, a narrow, back-to-back peak…
We consider forward pion production in p p collisions at RHIC energies,which probes the so-called Extended Geometric Scaling region. Upon inclusion of small-x effects via an anomalous dimension within the Color Glass Condensate formalism at…
The recent results at RHIC for direct $\gamma$-charged hadron azimuthal correlations in heavy-ion collisions are presented. We use these correlations to study the color charge density of the medium through the medium-induced modification of…
We summarize the latest correlation and fluctuation measurements derived from the RHIC Beam Energy Scan-II (BES-II) data, collected by the STAR experiment. We will focus on the recent results of higher-order net-proton cumulants…
he $\rho^0$ production at high-$p_T$ (5.0 $\leq p_T \leq$ 10.0 GeV/$c$) measured in minimum bias $p+p$, Au+Au and central Au+Au collisions in the STAR detector are presented. The $\rho^0/\pi$ ratio measured in $p+p$ is compared to PYTHIA…
We present the results of charged particle fluctuations measurements in Au + Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=130$ GeV using the STAR detector. Dynamical fluctuations measurements are presented for inclusive charged particle multiplicities…
Measurements by the STAR collaboration of the cross section and transverse single spin asymmetry (SSA) of neutral pion production at large Feynman x (x_F) in pp-collisions at \sqrt{s}=200 GeV were reported previously. The x_F dependence of…
J/psi production is considered to be a sensitive probe of the properties of quark gluon plasma created in nucleus+nucleus collisions at RHIC. In this article, the recent analysis of mid-rapidity (|y| < 1) J/psi production via the dielectron…
The STAR collaboration has reported precision measurements on the transverse single spin asymmetries for the production of forward $\pi^0$ mesons from polarized proton collisions at the center of mass energy of 200 GeV. Disentangling…
This contribution reports STAR measurements of azimuthal anisotropies in produced particle distributions of the d+Au and $^{16}$O+$^{16}$O collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200$ GeV, probing the origin of collectivity in small systems. We test…
Highlights of recent results from the STAR collaboration focusing on hard probes of the initial and final state are presented. New results at forward rapidities in d+Au collisions at low $x$ are utilized to study the possible onset of…
Medium modification of particle spectra and the origin of collectivity in small collision systems are widely debated topics in the heavy-ion community. To address these open questions, we propose the study of particle production and…
Recent data from RHIC suggest novel nuclear effects in the production of high $p_T$ hadrons. We present results from the STAR detector on high $p_T$ angular correlations in Au+Au and p+p collisions at $\sqrt{s}=200$ GeV/c. These…
One of the primary aims of heavy-ion collisions is to map the QCD phase diagram and search for different phases and phase boundaries. RHIC Energy Scan Program was launched to address this goal by studying heavy-ion collisions at different…
Preliminary results on $\rho(770)^0 \to \pi^{+}\pi^{-}$, K$^{*}(892)^{0} \to \pi$K and $f_{0}(980) \to \pi^{+}\pi^{-}$ production using the mixed-event technique are presented. The measurements are performed at mid-rapidity by the STAR…
We report recent Upsilon measurements in p+p, d+Au and Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=200 GeV, and detail the analysis in U+U collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=193 GeV. Results on Upsilon production versus rapidity are consistent with pQCD…
We present the first STAR dielectron measurement in 200 GeV p + p and Au + Au collisions. Results are compared to hadron decay cocktails to search for vector meson in-medium modification in low mass region and quark gluon plasma thermal…
The azimuthal collimation of di-hadrons with large rapidity separations in high multiplicity p+p collisions at the LHC is described in the Color Glass Condensate (CGC) effective theory [1] by N_c^2 suppressed multi-ladder QCD diagrams that…