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Global polarization measurement in Au+Au collisions

  • B. I. Abelev
  • , M. M. Aggarwal
  • , Z. Ahammed
  • , B. D. Anderson
  • , D. Arkhipkin
  • , G. S. Averichev
  • , Y. Bai
  • , J. Balewski
  • , O. Barannikova
  • , L. S. Barnby
  • , J. Baudot
  • , S. Baumgart
  • , V. V. Belaga
  • , A. Bellingeri-Laurikainen
  • , R. Bellwied
  • , F. Benedosso
  • , R. R. Betts
  • , S. Bhardwaj
  • , A. Bhasin
  • , A. K. Bhati
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Abstract

The system created in noncentral relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions possesses large orbital angular momentum. Because of spin-orbit coupling, particles produced in such a system could become globally polarized along the direction of the system angular momentum. We present the results of Λ and Λ̄ hyperon global polarization measurements in Au+Au collisions at sNN=62.4 and 200 GeV performed with the STAR detector at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The observed global polarization of Λ and Λ̄ hyperons in the STAR acceptance is consistent with zero within the precision of the measurements. The obtained upper limit, |PΛ,Λ̄|≤0.02, is compared with the theoretical values discussed recently in the literature.

Original languageEnglish
Article number024915
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume76
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 29 2007

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