Probing the linear polarization of photons in ultraperipheral heavy ion collisions

Autor: Cong Li, Jian Zhou, Ya-jin Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Physics Letters B, Vol 795, Iss , Pp 576-580 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0370-2693
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2019.07.005
Popis: We propose to measure the linear polarization of the external electromagnetic fields of a relativistic heavy ion through azimuthal asymmetries in dilepton production in ultraperipheral collisions. The asymmetries estimated with the equivalent photon approximation are shown to be sizable.
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