Heavy-ion and fixed-target physics at LHCb

TL;DR

This paper presents recent LHCb results on heavy-ion and fixed-target collisions, exploring nuclear matter physics, strangeness production, and baryon polarization, with upcoming data expected to enhance understanding.

Contribution

It provides new experimental measurements from Run 2 data on heavy hadron production, strangeness, and polarization in various nuclear collision systems, advancing the field.

Findings

Insights into Cold Nuclear Matter effects

Evidence of Quark Gluon Plasma signatures

Measurements of $ ext{Lambda}$ baryon polarization

Abstract

The latest results obtained by the LHCb collaboration from heavy-ion and fixed-target collisions recorded during the Run 2 LHC data-taking are presented. They mainly focus on heavy hadron production for varying nuclear collision systems, probing nuclear matter physics in different regimes, including Cold Nuclear Matter and Quark Gluon Plasma effects. Measurements of strangeness production and $\Lambda$ baryon polarisation are also reported. Even more valuable results will come soon from the ongoing Run 3 data-taking.