https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202225911011
Interpretation of Λ hyperon spin polarization measurements
1 Institute of Theoretical Physics, Jagiellonian University, PL-30-348 Krakow, Poland
2 Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31-342 Krakow, Poland
* e-mail: wojciech.florkowski@uj.edu.pl
** e-mail: radoslaw.ryblewski@ifj.edu.pl
Published online: 1 February 2022
A new global polarization measurement method based on the projection of the polarization vector on the properly defined system’s orbital angular momentum in the Λ hyperon’s rest frame is briefly described. The advantages of the new method over the standard procedure are discussed.
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