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Article Dans Une Revue European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields Année : 2024

$J/\psi$ polarization in relativistic heavy ion collisions

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Understanding the polarization property of $J/\psi$ is critical to constrain its production mechanism. In addition, the polarization of $J/\psi$ can reveal the impact of strong electromagnetic and vorticity fields in relativistic heavy ion collisions. In this study, we analyzed the yield and polarization of $J/\psi$ in relativistic heavy ion collisions at different centrality and transverse momentum regions, using three different reference frames: the Collins-Soper frame, the helicity frame, and the event plane frame. The polarization of initially produced $J/\psi$ is determined by the NRQCD calculation and is similar to that of $pp$ collisions. However, both unpolarization and transverse polarization are considered for the regenerated $J/\psi$. Our results indicate that the polarization at high $p_T$ is similar to that observed in $pp$ collisions. However, at low $p_T$, where regenerated $J/\psi$ dominates, it is likely that the polarized charm quarks in the rotational QGP medium are responsible for this phenomenon. Our study supplies a baseline for future research on the effects of strong electromagnetic and vorticity fields on $J/\psi$ polarization.

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hal-04346710 , version 1 (15-12-2023)

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Jiaxing Zhao, Baoyi Chen. $J/\psi$ polarization in relativistic heavy ion collisions. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 2024, 84 (8), pp.875. ⟨10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13264-w⟩. ⟨hal-04346710⟩
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