Linear response theory for spin alignment of vector mesons in thermal media

WB Dong, YL Yin, XL Sheng, SZ Yang, Q Wang - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
We present a calculation of the spin alignment for unflavored vector mesons in thermalized
quark-gluon plasma based on the Kubo formula in linear response theory. This is achieved …

Disentangling longitudinal and transverse modes of the meson through dilepton and kaon decays

IW Park, H Sako, K Aoki, P Gubler, SH Lee - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
Angular distributions of ϕ meson decay amplitudes of e+ e-and K+ K-channels are
computed using both specific interaction Lagrangians and simple arguments relying on …

Experimental study of in-medium spectral change of vector mesons at J-PARC

K Aoki, D Arimizu, S Ashikaga, WC Chang, T Chujo… - Few-Body Systems, 2023 - Springer
Chiral symmetry and its spontaneous breaking is an essential property of the QCD vacuum
and is closely related to the generation of hadron mass. J-PARC E16 experiment measures …

Evolution of the meson's spin alignment in a pion gas

YL Yin, WB Dong, JY Pang, S Pu, Q Wang - Physical Review C, 2024 - APS
We study the evolution of the spin alignment of neutral ρ mesons in a pion gas using spin
kinetic or Boltzmann equations. The ρ π π coupling is given by the chiral effective theory …

Identifying the transverse and longitudinal modes of the and mesons through their angular-dependent decay modes

IW Park, H Sako, K Aoki, P Gubler, SH Lee - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
Observing the mass shifts of chiral partners will provide invaluable insight into the role of
chiral symmetry breaking in the generation of hadron masses. Because both the K* and K 1 …

Production and in-medium modification of mesons in proton-nucleus reactions from a transport approach

P Gubler, M Ichikawa, T Song… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Production and in-medium modification of hidden strange $\phi $ mesons are studied in
proton-nucleus reactions-p+ C, p+ Cu and p+ Pb-at 12 GeV/c, partially measured by the KEK …

[HTML][HTML] Testing the ϕ-nuclear potential in pion-induced ϕ meson production on nuclei near threshold

EY Paryev - Nuclear Physics A, 2023 - Elsevier
The near-threshold pion-induced ϕ production off nuclei has been studied in the kinematical
conditions of the HADES experiment using a collision model based on the nuclear spectral …

Chiral symmetry restoration at high matter density observed in pionic atoms

T Nishi, K Itahashi, DS Ahn, GPA Berg, M Dozono… - Nature Physics, 2023 - nature.com
According to quantum chromodynamics, vacuum is not an empty space, because it is filled
with quark–antiquark pairs. The pair has the same quantum numbers as the vacuum and …

mesons moving in nuclear matter

S Yeo, HJ Kim, SH Lee - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
Observing the mass shifts of mesons immersed in nuclear matter is interesting, as the
changes are expected to shed light on the effects of chiral symmetry breaking on the origin …

meson properties in nuclear matter from QCD sum rules with chirally separated four-quark condensates

J Kim, P Gubler, SH Lee - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
The modification of the ϕ meson spectrum in nuclear matter is studied in an updated QCD
sum rule analysis, taking into account recent improvements in properly treating the chiral …