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The global polarization of {\Lambda} hyperons along the total orbital angular momentum of a relativistic heavy-ion collision is presented based on the high statistics data samples collected in Au+Au collisions at \sqrt{s_{NN}} = 2.4 GeV and…

We discuss Lambda polarization in semi-inclusive proton-proton collisions, with one of the protons longitudinally polarized. The hyperfine interaction responsible for the $\Delta$-$N$ and $\Sigma$-$\Lambda$ mass splittings gives rise to…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-02-17 C. Boros , J. T. Londergan , A. W. Thomas

Based on the chiral kinetic approach using initial conditions from a multiphase transport model, we study the spin polarizations of quarks and antiquarks in non-central heavy ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Because of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-08-23 Yifeng Sun , Che Ming Ko

The polarization of Lambda, Anti-Lambda, Xi, and Anti-Xi hyperons along the angular momentum of the system has been measured in isobar collisions of Ru+Ru and Zr+Zr at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV with the STAR detector at RHIC. The…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2025-05-14 The STAR Collaboration

Recent experiments at RHIC have shown that in 200 GeV Au-Au collisions, the Lambda and Antilambda hyperons are produced with very small polarizations [1], almost consistent with zero. These results can be understood in terms of a model that…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-04-20 Celso de Camargo Barros , Yogiro Hama

We study the polarization change of Lambda^0's produced in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions with respect to the polarization observed in proton-proton collisions as a signal for the formation of a Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). Assuming…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 Alejandro Ayala , Eleazar Cuautle , Gerardo Herrera , Luis Manuel Montaño

We present a calculation of the global polarization of Lambda hyperons in relativistic Au-Au collisions at RHIC Beam Energy Scan range sqrt{s}_NN = 7.7 - 200 GeV with a 3+1 dimensional cascade + viscous hydro + cascade model, UrQMD+vHLLE.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-04-07 Iu. Karpenko , F. Becattini

The global and local spin polarization measurements of $\Lambda$ ($\bar{\Lambda}$) hyperons by STAR and ALICE Collaborations open up an immense interest in investigating the spin polarization dynamics in heavy-ion collisions. Recent studies…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-05-30 Bhagyarathi Sahoo , Captain R. Singh , Raghunath Sahoo

We study the polarization of the anti-Lambda particle in polarized high energy pp collisions at large transverse momenta. The anti-Lambda polarization is found to be sensitive to the polarization of the anti-strange sea of the nucleon. We…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Qing-hua Xu , Zuo-tang Liang , Ernst Sichtermann

Based on the model of three-fluid dynamics (3FD), the global $\Lambda$ polarization ($P_\Lambda$) is calculated in Au+Au collisions at 3 $\leq\sqrt{s_{NN}}\leq$ 9 GeV, in which high baryon density is achieved. Various contributions to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-02-27 Yu. B. Ivanov

We investigate the two-particle intensity correlation function of $\Lambda$ in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. We find that the behavior of the $\Lambda\Lambda$ correlation function at small relative momenta is fairly sensitive to the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-03-05 Kenji Morita , Takenori Furumoto , Akira Ohnishi

Predictions for the global polarization of $\Lambda$ hyperons in Au+Au collisions at moderately relativistic collision energies, 2.4 $\leq\sqrt{s_{NN}}\leq$ 11 GeV, are made. These are based on the thermodynamic approach to the global…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-03-31 Yu. B. Ivanov

The polarization of the $\Lambda$ and $\overline{\Lambda}$ hyperons along the beam direction has been measured in proton-lead (pPb) collisions at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of 8.16 TeV. The data were obtained with the CMS…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2025-10-02 CMS Collaboration

The gold--gold collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=7.7$ and $11.5$GeV are simulated within the PHSD transport model. In each collision event, the spectator nucleons are separated and the fluidization procedure for the participants is performed.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-04-24 Nikita Tsegelnik , Evgeni Kolomeitsev , Vadym Voronyuk

Global polarization of $\Lambda$ and $\bar{\Lambda}$ hyperons in Au+Au collisions at collision energies $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=$ 4-40 GeV in the midrapidity region and total polarization, i.e. averaged over all rapidities, are studied within the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-07-31 Yu. B. Ivanov , V. D. Toneev , A. A. Soldatov

Significant global polarization of $\Lambda$ hyperons along the direction of the orbital angular momentum has been measured in non-central heavy-ion collisions where the equation of state (EOS) of the produced dense matter is expected to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-31 Cong Yi , Shi Pu , Long-Gang Pang , Guang-You Qin , Xin-Nian Wang

The separation of the source created in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions into a thermalized dense core and an outer mantle consisting of independent nucleon-nucleon collisions is discussed. Evidence for such a two component picture is…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-05-05 Piotr Bozek

The polarization of $\Lambda$ hyperons from relativistic flow vorticity is studied in peripheral heavy ion reactions at FAIR and NICA energies, just above the threshold of the transition to the Quark-Gluon Plasma. Previous calculations at…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-12-12 Y. L. Xie , M. Bleicher , H. Stöcker , D. J. Wang , L. P. Csernai

The space-time evolution of the source of particles formed in the collision of nuclei can be studied through particle correlations. The STAR experiment is dedicated to study ultra-relativistic heavy ions collisions and allows to measure…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2015-06-25 G. Renault , the STAR Collaboration

We present the centrality dependence of Lambda and Anti-Lambda hyperon global polarization in Au+Au collisions at sqrt{s_NN}=62 GeV and 200 GeV measured with the STAR detector at RHIC. Within the precision of the measurement, we observe no…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 I. Selyuzhenkov