An Improved Core-Corona Model for Λ and Λ Polarization in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. A Core-Corona Model for Polarization
3. () Intrinsic Polarization z ()
4. Polarization in the Corona ()
5. Results
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. The Ratio w
Appendix B. The Ratio w′
Appendix C. Λ and Λ Production in the Core and Corona
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Ayala, A.; Dominguez, I.; Maldonado, I.; Tejeda-Yeomans, M.E. An Improved Core-Corona Model for Λ and Λ Polarization in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions. Particles 2023, 6, 405-415. https://doi.org/10.3390/particles6010022
Ayala A, Dominguez I, Maldonado I, Tejeda-Yeomans ME. An Improved Core-Corona Model for Λ and Λ Polarization in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions. Particles. 2023; 6(1):405-415. https://doi.org/10.3390/particles6010022
Chicago/Turabian StyleAyala, Alejandro, Isabel Dominguez, Ivonne Maldonado, and Maria Elena Tejeda-Yeomans. 2023. "An Improved Core-Corona Model for Λ and Λ Polarization in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions" Particles 6, no. 1: 405-415. https://doi.org/10.3390/particles6010022