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First measurement of D*+ vector meson spin alignment in Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 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...

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Main Authors: Acharya, Shreyasi (Author) , Angelov, Venelin (Author) , Berdnikova, Anastasia (Author) , Bergmann, Luisa (Author) , Bórquez Cárcamo, Andrés G. (Author) , Danisch, Meike (Author) , Feuillard, Victor (Author) , Fokin, Ilya D. (Author) , Glässel, Peter (Author) , Grünwald, Nadine (Author) , Menzel, Marius (Author) , Nath, Abhishek (Author) , Reygers, Klaus (Author) , Schicker, Rainer (Author) , Schlepper, Felix (Author) , Seo, Jinjoo (Author) , Skorodumovs, Georgijs (Author) , Stachel, Johanna (Author) , Stiefelmaier, Stephan (Author) , Veen, Casper Arie van (Author) , Windelband, Bernd (Author) , Yüncü, Alperen (Author) , Zanone, Federica (Author) , Zhang, Biao (Author)
Corporate Author: ALICE (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: October 10, 2025
In: Journal of high energy physics
Year: 2025, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-26
ISSN:1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP10(2025)094
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2025)094
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP10(2025)094
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Summary: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 √sNN=5.02 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).
Item Description:Im Titel sind die Zeichen "*+" hochgestellt, die Buchstaben sNN stehen unter dem Wurzelsymbol, NN ist dabei tiefgestellt
ALICE Collaboration: S. Acharya, V. Anguelov, A. Berdnikova, L. Bergmann, A.G. Borquez Carcamo, M.C. Danisch, V.J.G. Feuillard, I. Fokin, P. Glässel, N.A. Grunwald, M.W. Menzel, A. Nath, K. Reyers, R. Schicker, F. Schlepper, J. Seo, G. Skorodumovs, J. Stachel, S.F. Stiefelmaier, C.A. van Veen, B. Windelband, A. Yuncu, F. Zanone, B. Zhang und weitere 1046
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ISSN:1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP10(2025)094

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