TY - INPR T1 - Measurements of the Z⁰/γ* cross section and transverse single spin asymmetry in 510 GeV p+p collisions T2 - arXiv N2 - The differential cross section for Z0 production, measured as a function of the boson's transverse momentum (pT), provides important constraints on the evolution of the transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions (TMDs). The transverse single spin asymmetry (TSSA) of the Z0 is sensitive to one of the polarized TMDs, the Sivers function, which is predicted to have the opposite sign in p+p →W/Z+X from that which enters in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering. In this Letter, the STAR Collaboration reports the first measurement of the Z0/γ∗ differential cross section as a function of its pT in p+p collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 510 GeV, together with the Z0/γ∗ total cross section. We also report the measurement of Z0/γ∗ TSSA in transversely polarized p+p collisions at 510 GeV. Y1 - 2023 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/86164 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-861646 UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.15496v1 IS - 2308.15496v1 PB - arXiv ER -