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Spin polarization of $\Lambda$ hyperons along beam direction in p+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=8.16$ TeV using hydrodynamic approaches

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2024-09-02 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We have implemented the 3+1 dimensional CLVisc hydrodynamics model with TRENTO-3D initial conditions to investigate the spin polarization of Λ\Lambda hyperons along the beam direction in p+Pb collisions at sNN=8.16\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 8.16 TeV. Following our previous theoretical framework based on quantum kinetic theory, we consider three different scenarios: Λ\Lambda equilibrium, ss quark equilibrium, and iso-thermal equilibrium scenarios. We have computed the second Fourier sine coefficients of spin polarization along the beam direction, denoted as Pzsin2(ϕpΨ2)\left\langle P_{z} \sin 2(\phi_{p} - \Psi_{2}) \right\rangle, with ϕpΨ2\phi_{p} - \Psi_{2} being the azimuthal angle relative to the second-order event plane Ψ2\Psi_{2}, as functions of multiplicity, transverse momentum and pseudo-rapidity in the three scenarios. Additionally, we have also computed the spin polarization along the beam direction, PzP_{z}, as a function of the azimuthal angle. We find that the spin polarization induced by thermal vorticity always provides an opposite contribution compared to the shear-induced polarization in p+Pb collisions. The total spin polarization computed by the current hydrodynamic model disagrees with the data measured by LHC-CMS experiments. Our findings imply that other non-flow effects may play a crucial role in p+Pb collisions.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2408.04296,
  title  = {Spin polarization of $\Lambda$ hyperons along beam direction in p+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=8.16$ TeV using hydrodynamic approaches},
  author = {Cong Yi and Xiang-Yu Wu and Jie Zhu and Shi Pu and Guang-You Qin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.04296},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

8 pages, 5 figures and 1 table. A new figure for local polarization as a function of pseudo-rapidity is added. submitted to PRC