Abstract (data abstract)

The system created in non-central relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions possesses large orbital angular momentum. Due to spin-orbit coupling, particles produced in such a system could become globally polarized along the direction of the system angular momentum. We present the results of Lambda and anti-Lambda hyperon global polarization measurements in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_NN}$=62.4 GeV and 200 GeV performed with the STAR detector at RHIC. The observed global polarization of $\Lambda$ and $\overline{\Lambda}$ hyperons in the STAR acceptance is consistent with zero within the precision of the measurements. The obtained upper limit, $|P_{\Lambda,\overline{\Lambda}}|$ <= 0.02, is compared to the theoretical values discussed recently in the literature.

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(Color online) Invariant mass distribution for the $\Lambda$ (filled circles) and $\overline{\Lambda}$ (open squares) candidates after the quality cuts for...
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(Color online) Global polarization of $\Lambda$–hyperons as a function of $\Lambda$ transverse momentum $p^{\Lambda}_{t}$. Filled circles show the results for...
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(Color online) Global polarization of $\Lambda$–hyperons as a function of $\Lambda$ pseudorapidity $\eta^{\Lambda}$. Filled circles show the results for Au+Au...
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(Color online) Global polarization of $\Lambda$–hyperons as a function of centrality given as fraction of the total inelastic hadronic cross...
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(Color online) Global polarization of $\overline{\Lambda}$–hyperons as a function of $\overline{\Lambda}$ transverse momentum $p^{\overline{\Lambda}}_{t}$. Filled circles show the results for...
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(Color online) Global polarization of $\overline{\Lambda}$–hyperons as a function of $\overline{\Lambda}$ pseudorapidity $\eta^{\overline{\Lambda}}$. Filled circles show the results for Au+Au...
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(Color online) Global polarization of $\overline{\Lambda}$–hyperons as a function of as a function of centrality. Filled circles show the results...
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(Color online) Acceptance correction function $A_{0}(p^{H}_{t}, \eta^{H})$ defined in (10) as a function of $\Lambda$ (filled circles) and $\overline{\Lambda}$ (open...
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(Color online) Acceptance correction function $A_{0}(p^{H}_{t}, \eta^{H})$ defined in (10) as a function of $\Lambda$ (filled circles) and $\overline{\Lambda}$ (open...
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(Color online) Function $A_{2}(p^{H}_{t}, \eta^{H})$ defined in (11) as a function of $\Lambda$ (filled circles) and $\overline{\Lambda}$ (open squares) transverse...
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(Color online) Function $A_{2}(p^{H}_{t}, \eta^{H})$ defined in (11) as a function of $\Lambda$ (filled circles) and $\overline{\Lambda}$ (open squares) transverse...

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