\(\sqrt{{s}_{\text{NN}}}={5}.0{2}\) TeV下Pb-Pb碰撞中D*+矢量介子自旋取向的首次测量

IF 5.5 1区 物理与天体物理 Q1 Physics and Astronomy
The ALICE collaboration, S. Acharya, A. Agarwal, G. Aglieri Rinella, L. Aglietta, M. Agnello, N. Agrawal, Z. Ahammed, S. Ahmad, S. U. Ahn, I. Ahuja, A. Akindinov, V. Akishina, M. Al-Turany, D. Aleksandrov, B. Alessandro, H. M. Alfanda, R. Alfaro Molina, B. Ali, A. Alici, N. Alizadehvandchali, A. Alkin, J. Alme, G. Alocco, T. Alt, A. R. Altamura, I. Altsybeev, J. R. Alvarado, M. N. Anaam, C. Andrei, N. Andreou, A. Andronic, E. Andronov, V. Anguelov, F. Antinori, P. Antonioli, N. Apadula, H. Appelshäuser, C. Arata, S. Arcelli, R. Arnaldi, J. G. M. C. A. Arneiro, I. C. Arsene, M. Arslandok, A. Augustinus, R. Averbeck, D. Averyanov, M. D. Azmi, H. Baba, A. Badalà, J. Bae, Y. Bae, Y. W. Baek, X. Bai, R. Bailhache, Y. Bailung, R. Bala, A. Baldisseri, B. Balis, S. Bangalia, Z. Banoo, V. Barbasova, F. Barile, L. Barioglio, M. Barlou, B. Barman, G. G. Barnaföldi, L. S. Barnby, E. Barreau, V. Barret, L. Barreto, K. Barth, E. Bartsch, N. Bastid, S. Basu, G. Batigne, D. Battistini, B. Batyunya, D. Bauri, J. L. Bazo Alba, I. G. Bearden, P. Becht, D. Behera, I. Belikov, A. D. C. Bell Hechavarria, F. Bellini, R. Bellwied, S. Belokurova, L. G. E. Beltran, Y. A. V. Beltran, G. Bencedi, A. Bensaoula, S. Beole, Y. Berdnikov, A. Berdnikova, L. Bergmann, L. Bernardinis, L. Betev, P. P. Bhaduri, A. Bhasin, B. Bhattacharjee, S. Bhattarai, L. Bianchi, J. Bielčík, J. Bielčíková, A. P. Bigot, A. Bilandzic, A. Binoy, G. Biro, S. Biswas, N. Bize, D. Blau, M. B. Blidaru, N. Bluhme, C. Blume, F. Bock, T. Bodova, J. Bok, L. Boldizsár, M. Bombara, P. M. Bond, G. Bonomi, H. Borel, A. Borissov, A. G. Borquez Carcamo, E. Botta, Y. E. M. Bouziani, D. C. Brandibur, L. Bratrud, P. Braun-Munzinger, M. Bregant, M. Broz, G. E. Bruno, V. D. Buchakchiev, M. D. Buckland, D. Budnikov, H. Buesching, S. Bufalino, P. Buhler, N. Burmasov, Z. Buthelezi, A. Bylinkin, S. A. Bysiak, J. C. Cabanillas Noris, M. F. T. Cabrera, H. Caines, A. Caliva, E. Calvo Villar, J. M. M. Camacho, P. Camerini, M. T. Camerlingo, F. D. M. Canedo, S. Cannito, S. L. Cantway, M. Carabas, F. Carnesecchi, L. A. D. Carvalho, J. Castillo Castellanos, M. Castoldi, F. Catalano, S. Cattaruzzi, R. Cerri, I. Chakaberia, P. Chakraborty, S. Chandra, S. Chapeland, M. Chartier, S. Chattopadhay, M. Chen, T. Cheng, C. Cheshkov, D. Chiappara, V. Chibante Barroso, D. D. Chinellato, F. Chinu, E. S. Chizzali, J. Cho, S. Cho, P. Chochula, Z. A. Chochulska, D. Choudhury, S. Choudhury, P. Christakoglou, C. H. Christensen, P. Christiansen, T. Chujo, M. Ciacco, C. Cicalo, G. Cimador, F. Cindolo, M. R. Ciupek, G. Clai, F. Colamaria, J. S. Colburn, D. Colella, A. Colelli, M. Colocci, M. Concas, G. Conesa Balbastre, Z. Conesa del Valle, G. Contin, J. G. Contreras, M. L. Coquet, P. Cortese, M. R. Cosentino, F. Costa, S. Costanza, P. Crochet, M. M. Czarnynoga, A. Dainese, G. Dange, M. C. Danisch, A. Danu, P. Das, S. Das, A. R. Dash, S. Dash, A. De Caro, G. de Cataldo, J. de Cuveland, A. De Falco, D. De Gruttola, N. De Marco, C. De Martin, S. De Pasquale, R. Deb, R. Del Grande, L. Dello Stritto, G. G. A. de Souza, P. Dhankher, D. Di Bari, M. Di Costanzo, A. Di Mauro, B. Di Ruzza, B. Diab, R. A. Diaz, Y. Ding, J. Ditzel, R. Divià, Ø. Djuvsland, U. Dmitrieva, A. Dobrin, B. Dönigus, J. M. Dubinski, A. Dubla, P. Dupieux, N. Dzalaiova, T. M. Eder, R. J. Ehlers, F. Eisenhut, R. Ejima, D. Elia, B. Erazmus, F. Ercolessi, B. Espagnon, G. Eulisse, D. Evans, S. Evdokimov, L. Fabbietti, M. Faggin, J. Faivre, F. Fan, W. Fan, T. Fang, A. Fantoni, M. Fasel, G. Feofilov, A. Fernández Téllez, L. Ferrandi, M. B. Ferrer, A. Ferrero, C. Ferrero, A. Ferretti, V. J. G. Feuillard, V. Filova, D. Finogeev, F. M. Fionda, F. Flor, A. N. Flores, S. Foertsch, I. Fokin, S. Fokin, U. Follo, E. Fragiacomo, E. Frajna, H. Fribert, U. Fuchs, N. Funicello, C. Furget, A. Furs, T. Fusayasu, J. J. Gaardhøje, M. Gagliardi, A. M. Gago, T. Gahlaut, C. D. Galvan, S. Gami, D. R. Gangadharan, P. Ganoti, C. Garabatos, J. M. Garcia, T. García Chávez, E. 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Zhang,&nbsp;S. Zhang,&nbsp;X. Zhang,&nbsp;Y. Zhang,&nbsp;Y. Zhang,&nbsp;Z. Zhang,&nbsp;M. Zhao,&nbsp;V. Zherebchevskii,&nbsp;Y. Zhi,&nbsp;D. Zhou,&nbsp;Y. Zhou,&nbsp;J. Zhu,&nbsp;S. Zhu,&nbsp;Y. Zhu,&nbsp;S. C. Zugravel,&nbsp;N. Zurlo","doi":"10.1007/JHEP10(2025)094","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The first measurement of prompt D<sup>*+</sup>-meson spin alignment in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions with respect to the direction orthogonal to the reaction plane is presented. The spin alignment is quantified by measuring the element <i>ρ</i><sub>00</sub> of the diagonal spin-density matrix for prompt D<sup>*+</sup> mesons with 4 <i>&lt; p</i><sub>T</sub> <i>&lt;</i> 30 GeV<i>/c</i> in two rapidity intervals, |<i>y</i>|<i> &lt;</i> 0<i>.</i>3 and 0<i>.</i>3 <i>&lt;</i> |<i>y</i>|<i> &lt;</i> 0<i>.</i>8, in central (0–10%) and midcentral (30–50%) Pb–Pb collisions at <span>\\(\\sqrt{{s}_{\\text{NN}}}={5}.0{2}\\)</span> TeV. Evidence of spin alignment <i>ρ</i><sub>00</sub> <i>&gt;</i> 1<i>/</i>3 has been found for <i>p</i><sub>T</sub> <i>&gt;</i> 15 GeV<i>/c</i> and 0<i>.</i>3 <i>&lt;</i> |<i>y</i>|<i> &lt;</i> 0<i>.</i>8 with a significance of 3<i>.</i>1<i>σ</i>. The measured spin alignment of prompt D<sup>*+</sup> mesons is compared with the one of inclusive J<i>/</i>ψ mesons measured at forward rapidity (2<i>.</i>5 <i>&lt; y &lt;</i> 4).</p>","PeriodicalId":635,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Physics","volume":"2025 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/JHEP10(2025)094.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"First measurement of D*+ vector meson spin alignment in Pb–Pb collisions at \\\\(\\\\sqrt{{s}_{\\\\text{NN}}}={5}.0{2}\\\\) TeV\",\"authors\":\"The ALICE collaboration,&nbsp;S. Acharya,&nbsp;A. 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首次测量了超相对论性重离子碰撞中D*+介子自旋与反应平面正交方向的排列。通过测量4 &lt; pT &lt; 30 GeV/c的提示D*+介子在中心(0-10)的两个快速区间|y| &lt; 0.3和0.3 &lt; |y| &lt; 0.8的对角线自旋密度矩阵的元素ρ00来量化自旋排列%) and midcentral (30–50%) Pb–Pb collisions at \(\sqrt{{s}_{\text{NN}}}={5}.0{2}\) TeV. Evidence of spin alignment ρ00 > 1/3 has been found for pT > 15 GeV/c and 0.3 < |y| < 0.8 with a significance of 3.1σ. The measured spin alignment of prompt D*+ mesons is compared with the one of inclusive J/ψ mesons measured at forward rapidity (2.5 < y < 4).
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First measurement of D*+ vector meson spin alignment in Pb–Pb collisions at \(\sqrt{{s}_{\text{NN}}}={5}.0{2}\) TeV

The first measurement of prompt D*+-meson spin alignment in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions with respect to the direction orthogonal to the reaction plane is presented. The spin alignment is quantified by measuring the element ρ00 of the diagonal spin-density matrix for prompt D*+ mesons with 4 < pT < 30 GeV/c in two rapidity intervals, |y| < 0.3 and 0.3 < |y| < 0.8, in central (0–10%) and midcentral (30–50%) Pb–Pb collisions at \(\sqrt{{s}_{\text{NN}}}={5}.0{2}\) TeV. Evidence of spin alignment ρ00 > 1/3 has been found for pT > 15 GeV/c and 0.3 < |y| < 0.8 with a significance of 3.1σ. The measured spin alignment of prompt D*+ mesons is compared with the one of inclusive J/ψ mesons measured at forward rapidity (2.5 < y < 4).

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Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal of High Energy Physics 物理-物理:粒子与场物理
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期刊介绍: The aim of the Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) is to ensure fast and efficient online publication tools to the scientific community, while keeping that community in charge of every aspect of the peer-review and publication process in order to ensure the highest quality standards in the journal. Consequently, the Advisory and Editorial Boards, composed of distinguished, active scientists in the field, jointly establish with the Scientific Director the journal''s scientific policy and ensure the scientific quality of accepted articles. JHEP presently encompasses the following areas of theoretical and experimental physics: Collider Physics Underground and Large Array Physics Quantum Field Theory Gauge Field Theories Symmetries String and Brane Theory General Relativity and Gravitation Supersymmetry Mathematical Methods of Physics Mostly Solvable Models Astroparticles Statistical Field Theories Mostly Weak Interactions Mostly Strong Interactions Quantum Field Theory (phenomenology) Strings and Branes Phenomenological Aspects of Supersymmetry Mostly Strong Interactions (phenomenology).
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