Observation of Transverse Λ / Λ Hyperon Polarization in e+e- Annihilation at Belle

Y. Guan; A. Vossen; I. Adachi; K. Adamczyk; J. K. Ahn; H. Aihara; S. Al Said; D. M. Asner; H. Atmacan; V. Aulchenko; T. Aushev; R. Ayad; V. Babu; I. Badhrees; A. M. Bakich; V. Bansal; P. Behera; C. Beleño; M. Berger; V. Bhardwaj; B. Bhuyan; T. Bilka; J. Biswal; A. Bobrov; G. Bonvicini; A. Bozek; M. Bračko; T. E. Browder; L. Cao; D. Červenkov; P. Chang; V. Chekelian; A. Chen; B. G. Cheon; K. Chilikin; K. Cho; S. K. Choi; Y. Choi; D. Cinabro; S. Cunliffe; N. Dash; S. Di Carlo; J. Dingfelder; Z. DoleŽal; T. V. Dong; Z. Drásal; S. Eidelman; D. Epifanov; J. E. Fast; T. Ferber; B. G. Fulsom; R. Garg; V. Gaur; N. Gabyshev; A. Garmash; M. Gelb; A. Giri; P. Goldenzweig; B. Golob; E. Guido; J. Haba; K. Hayasaka; H. Hayashii; S. Hirose; W. S. Hou; T. Iijima; K. Inami; G. Inguglia; A. Ishikawa; R. Itoh; M. Iwasaki; Y. Iwasaki; W. W. Jacobs; I. Jaegle; H. B. Jeon; S. Jia; Y. Jin; D. Joffe; K. K. Joo; T. Julius; K. H. Kang; T. Kawasaki; C. Kiesling; D. Y. Kim; H. J. Kim; J. B. Kim; K. T. Kim; S. H. Kim; K. Kinoshita; P. Kodyš; S. Korpar; D. Kotchetkov; P. KriŽan; R. Kroeger; P. Krokovny; T. Kuhr; R. Kulasiri; A. Kuzmin; Y. J. Kwon; J. S. Lange; I. S. Lee; S. C. Lee; L. K. Li; Y. B. Li; L. Li Gioi; J. Libby; D. Liventsev; M. Lubej; T. Luo; M. Masuda; T. Matsuda; D. Matvienko; M. Merola; H. Miyata; R. Mizuk; G. B. Mohanty; H. K. Moon; T. Mori; R. Mussa; M. Nakao; T. Nanut; K. J. Nath; Z. Natkaniec; M. Nayak; M. Niiyama; N. K. Nisar; S. Nishida; S. Ogawa; S. Okuno; H. Ono; P. Pakhlov; G. Pakhlova; B. Pal; S. Pardi; H. Park; S. Paul; T. K. Pedlar; R. Pestotnik; L. E. Piilonen; V. Popov; E. Prencipe; A. Rabusov; A. Rostomyan; G. Russo; D. Sahoo; Y. Sakai; M. Salehi; S. Sandilya; L. Santelj; T. Sanuki; V. Savinov; O. Schneider; G. Schnell; C. Schwanda; R. Seidl; Y. Seino; K. Senyo; O. Seon; M. E. Sevior; V. Shebalin; C. P. Shen; T. A. Shibata; J. G. Shiu; F. Simon; A. Sokolov; E. Solovieva; M. Starič; J. F. Strube; M. Sumihama; T. Sumiyoshi; W. Sutcliffe; K. Suzuki; M. Takizawa; U. Tamponi; K. Tanida; F. Tenchini; M. Uchida; T. Uglov; Y. Unno; S. Uno; P. Urquijo; Y. Usov; S. E. Vahsen; C. Van Hulse; R. Van Tonder; G. Varner; A. Vinokurova; V. Vorobyev; E. Waheed; B. Wang; C. H. Wang; M. Z. Wang; P. Wang; X. L. Wang; S. Watanuki; E. Widmann; E. Won; H. Ye; J. Yelton; J. H. Yin; C. Z. Yuan; Y. Yusa; Z. P. Zhang; V. Zhilich; V. Zhukova; V. Zhulanov; A. Zupanc

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.042001

Observation of Transverse Λ / Λ Hyperon Polarization in e+e- Annihilation at Belle

Y. Guan, A. Vossen, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk, J. K. Ahn, H. Aihara, S. Al Said, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, V. Aulchenko, T. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, I. Badhrees, A. M. Bakich, V. Bansal, P. Behera, C. Beleño, M. Berger, V. BhardwajB. Bhuyan, T. Bilka, J. Biswal, A. Bobrov, G. Bonvicini, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, T. E. Browder, L. Cao, D. Červenkov, P. Chang, V. Chekelian, A. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Cho, S. K. Choi, Y. Choi, D. Cinabro, S. Cunliffe, N. Dash, S. Di Carlo, J. Dingfelder, Z. DoleŽal, T. V. Dong, Z. Drásal, S. Eidelman, D. Epifanov, J. E. Fast, T. Ferber, B. G. Fulsom, R. Garg, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, A. Garmash, M. Gelb, A. Giri, P. Goldenzweig, B. Golob, E. Guido, J. Haba, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hirose, W. S. Hou, T. Iijima, K. Inami, G. Inguglia, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, Y. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, I. Jaegle, H. B. Jeon, S. Jia, Y. Jin, D. Joffe, K. K. Joo, T. Julius, K. H. Kang, T. Kawasaki, C. Kiesling, D. Y. Kim, H. J. Kim, J. B. Kim, K. T. Kim, S. H. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, S. Korpar, D. Kotchetkov, P. KriŽan, R. Kroeger, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, R. Kulasiri, A. Kuzmin, Y. J. Kwon, J. S. Lange, I. S. Lee, S. C. Lee, L. K. Li, Y. B. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, D. Liventsev, M. Lubej, T. Luo, M. Masuda, T. Matsuda, D. Matvienko, M. Merola, H. Miyata, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, H. K. Moon, T. Mori, R. Mussa, M. Nakao, T. Nanut, K. J. Nath, Z. Natkaniec, M. Nayak, M. Niiyama, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, S. Okuno, H. Ono, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, B. Pal, S. Pardi, H. Park, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, V. Popov, E. Prencipe, A. Rabusov, A. Rostomyan, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, Y. Sakai, M. Salehi, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, T. Sanuki, V. Savinov, O. Schneider, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, R. Seidl, Y. Seino, K. Senyo, O. Seon, M. E. Sevior, V. Shebalin, C. P. Shen, T. A. Shibata, J. G. Shiu, F. Simon, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, M. Starič, J. F. Strube, M. Sumihama, T. Sumiyoshi, W. Sutcliffe, K. Suzuki, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, M. Uchida, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Usov, S. E. Vahsen, C. Van Hulse, R. Van Tonder, G. Varner, A. Vinokurova, V. Vorobyev, E. Waheed, B. Wang, C. H. Wang, M. Z. Wang, P. Wang, X. L. Wang, S. Watanuki, E. Widmann, E. Won, H. Ye, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, C. Z. Yuan, Y. Yusa, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, V. Zhukova, V. Zhulanov, A. Zupanc

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We report the first observation of the spontaneous polarization of Λ and Λ hyperons transverse to the production plane in e+e- annihilation, which is attributed to the effect arising from a polarizing fragmentation function. For inclusive Λ/Λ production, we also report results with subtracted feed-down contributions from Σ0 and charm. This measurement uses a dataset of 800.4 fb-1 collected by the Belle experiment at or near a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV. We observe a significant polarization that rises with the fractional energy carried by the Λ/Λ hyperon.

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Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	122
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.042001
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Guan, Y., Vossen, A., Adachi, I., Adamczyk, K., Ahn, J. K., Aihara, H., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Atmacan, H., Aulchenko, V., Aushev, T., Ayad, R., Babu, V., Badhrees, I., Bakich, A. M., Bansal, V., Behera, P., Beleño, C., Berger, M., ... Zupanc, A. (2019). Observation of Transverse Λ / Λ Hyperon Polarization in e+e- Annihilation at Belle. Physical Review Letters, 122(4), Article 042001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.042001

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AU - Guan, Y.

AU - Vossen, A.

AU - Adachi, I.

AU - Adamczyk, K.

AU - Ahn, J. K.

AU - Aihara, H.

AU - Al Said, S.

AU - Asner, D. M.

AU - Atmacan, H.

AU - Aulchenko, V.

AU - Aushev, T.

AU - Ayad, R.

AU - Babu, V.

AU - Badhrees, I.

AU - Bakich, A. M.

AU - Bansal, V.

AU - Behera, P.

AU - Beleño, C.

AU - Berger, M.

AU - Bhardwaj, V.

AU - Bhuyan, B.

AU - Bilka, T.

AU - Biswal, J.

AU - Bobrov, A.

AU - Bonvicini, G.

AU - Bozek, A.

AU - Bračko, M.

AU - Browder, T. E.

AU - Cao, L.

AU - Červenkov, D.

AU - Chang, P.

AU - Chekelian, V.

AU - Chen, A.

AU - Cheon, B. G.

AU - Chilikin, K.

AU - Cho, K.

AU - Choi, S. K.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Cinabro, D.

AU - Cunliffe, S.

AU - Dash, N.

AU - Di Carlo, S.

AU - Dingfelder, J.

AU - DoleŽal, Z.

AU - Dong, T. V.

AU - Drásal, Z.

AU - Eidelman, S.

AU - Epifanov, D.

AU - Fast, J. E.

AU - Ferber, T.

AU - Fulsom, B. G.

AU - Garg, R.

AU - Gaur, V.

AU - Gabyshev, N.

AU - Garmash, A.

AU - Gelb, M.

AU - Giri, A.

AU - Goldenzweig, P.

AU - Golob, B.

AU - Guido, E.

AU - Haba, J.

AU - Hayasaka, K.

AU - Hayashii, H.

AU - Hirose, S.

AU - Hou, W. S.

AU - Iijima, T.

AU - Inami, K.

AU - Inguglia, G.

AU - Ishikawa, A.

AU - Itoh, R.

AU - Iwasaki, M.

AU - Iwasaki, Y.

AU - Jacobs, W. W.

AU - Jaegle, I.

AU - Jeon, H. B.

AU - Jia, S.

AU - Jin, Y.

AU - Joffe, D.

AU - Joo, K. K.

AU - Julius, T.

AU - Kang, K. H.

AU - Kawasaki, T.

AU - Kiesling, C.

AU - Kim, D. Y.

AU - Kim, H. J.

AU - Kim, J. B.

AU - Kim, K. T.

AU - Kim, S. H.

AU - Kinoshita, K.

AU - Kodyš, P.

AU - Korpar, S.

AU - Kotchetkov, D.

AU - KriŽan, P.

AU - Kroeger, R.

AU - Krokovny, P.

AU - Kuhr, T.

AU - Kulasiri, R.

AU - Kuzmin, A.

AU - Kwon, Y. J.

AU - Lange, J. S.

AU - Lee, I. S.

AU - Lee, S. C.

AU - Li, L. K.

AU - Li, Y. B.

AU - Li Gioi, L.

AU - Libby, J.

AU - Liventsev, D.

AU - Lubej, M.

AU - Luo, T.

AU - Masuda, M.

AU - Matsuda, T.

AU - Matvienko, D.

AU - Merola, M.

AU - Miyata, H.

AU - Mizuk, R.

AU - Mohanty, G. B.

AU - Moon, H. K.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Mussa, R.

AU - Nakao, M.

AU - Nanut, T.

AU - Nath, K. J.

AU - Natkaniec, Z.

AU - Nayak, M.

AU - Niiyama, M.

AU - Nisar, N. K.

AU - Nishida, S.

AU - Ogawa, S.

AU - Okuno, S.

AU - Ono, H.

AU - Pakhlov, P.

AU - Pakhlova, G.

AU - Pal, B.

AU - Pardi, S.

AU - Park, H.

AU - Paul, S.

AU - Pedlar, T. K.

AU - Pestotnik, R.

AU - Piilonen, L. E.

AU - Popov, V.

AU - Prencipe, E.

AU - Rabusov, A.

AU - Rostomyan, A.

AU - Russo, G.

AU - Sahoo, D.

AU - Sakai, Y.

AU - Salehi, M.

AU - Sandilya, S.

AU - Santelj, L.

AU - Sanuki, T.

AU - Savinov, V.

AU - Schneider, O.

AU - Schnell, G.

AU - Schwanda, C.

AU - Seidl, R.

AU - Seino, Y.

AU - Senyo, K.

AU - Seon, O.

AU - Sevior, M. E.

AU - Shebalin, V.

AU - Shen, C. P.

AU - Shibata, T. A.

AU - Shiu, J. G.

AU - Simon, F.

AU - Sokolov, A.

AU - Solovieva, E.

AU - Starič, M.

AU - Strube, J. F.

AU - Sumihama, M.

AU - Sumiyoshi, T.

AU - Sutcliffe, W.

AU - Suzuki, K.

AU - Takizawa, M.

AU - Tamponi, U.

AU - Tanida, K.

AU - Tenchini, F.

AU - Uchida, M.

AU - Uglov, T.

AU - Unno, Y.

AU - Uno, S.

AU - Urquijo, P.

AU - Usov, Y.

AU - Vahsen, S. E.

AU - Van Hulse, C.

AU - Van Tonder, R.

AU - Varner, G.

AU - Vinokurova, A.

AU - Vorobyev, V.

AU - Waheed, E.

AU - Wang, B.

AU - Wang, C. H.

AU - Wang, M. Z.

AU - Wang, P.

AU - Wang, X. L.

AU - Watanuki, S.

AU - Widmann, E.

AU - Won, E.

AU - Ye, H.

AU - Yelton, J.

AU - Yin, J. H.

AU - Yuan, C. Z.

AU - Yusa, Y.

AU - Zhang, Z. P.

AU - Zhilich, V.

AU - Zhukova, V.

AU - Zhulanov, V.

AU - Zupanc, A.

PY - 2019

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