Polarization of Lambda^0 hyperons in nucleus-nucleus collisions at high energies

TL;DR

This paper explores how measuring Lambda^0 hyperon polarization in high-energy nucleus-nucleus collisions can serve as a tool to investigate phase transitions in nuclear matter, focusing on experimental setups involving Au-Au collisions.

Contribution

It analyzes the potential of Lambda^0 hyperon polarization measurements as a novel method to study phase transitions in nuclear physics.

Findings

Polarization measurements can indicate phase transition signals.

Experimental considerations for fixed target and collider setups are discussed.

Lambda^0 production in Au-Au collisions at several GeV is analyzed.

Abstract

The measurement of Lambda^0 hyperons polarization in nucleus-nucleus collisions is considered as one of possible tools to study the phase transition. Fixed target and collider experiments are discussed for the case of Lambda^0's production from Au-Au central collisions at \sqrt{s_{NN}} of several GeV.