Spin alignment measurements using vector mesons with ALICE detector at the LHC


Singh R., Acharya S., Acosta F. T., Adamova D., Adolfsson J., Aggarwal M. M., ...Daha Fazla

NUCLEAR PHYSICS A, cilt.982, ss.515-518, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 982
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2018.12.004
  • Dergi Adı: NUCLEAR PHYSICS A
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.515-518
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: heavy-ion collision, spin alignment, vector meson, ALICE
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We present new measurements related to spin alignment of K*(0) vector mesons at mid-rapidity for Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 2.76 and 5.02 TeV. The spin alignment measurements are carried out with respect to production plane and 2nd order event plane. At low p(T) the spin density matrix element rho(00) for K*(0) is found to have values slightly below 1/3, while it is consistent with 1/3, i.e. no spin alignment, at high p(T). Similar values of rho(00) are observed with respect to both production plane and event plane. Within statistical and systematic uncertainties, rho(00) values are also found to be independent of root s(NN). rho(00) also shows centrality dependence with maximum deviation from 1/3 for mid-central collisions with respect to both the kinematic planes. The measurements for K*(0) in pp collisions at root s = 13 TeV and for K-s(0) (a spin 0 hadron) in 20-40% central Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV are consistent with no spin alignment.