{\Lambda} polarization from thermalized jet energy
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2021-07-14 v1
Abstract
We examine the formation of vortical "smoke rings" as a result of thermalization of energy lost by a jet. We simulate the formation and evolution of these rings using hydrodynamics and define an observable that allows to probe this phenomenon experimentally. We argue that observation of vorticity associated with jets would be an experimental confirmation of the thermalization of the energy lost by quenched jets, and also a probe of shear viscosity.
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@article{arxiv.2102.11919,
title = {{\Lambda} polarization from thermalized jet energy},
author = {Willian Matioli Serenone and João Guilherme Prado Barbon and David Dobrigkeit Chinellato and Michael Annan Lisa and Chun Shen and Jun Takahashi and Giorgio Torrieri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.11919},
year = {2021}
}
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8 pages, 7 figures