Hypertriton Production in Au+Au Collisions from STAR BES-II

Abstract

Hypernuclei are bound states of nuclei with one or more hyperons. Precise measurements of hypernuclei properties and their production yields in heavy ion collisions are crucial for the understanding of their production mechanisms. The second phase of the Beam Energy Scan at RHIC (BES-II) offers us a great opportunity to investigate collision energy and system size dependence of hypernuclei production. In these proceedings, we present new measurements on transverse momentum ($p_T$), rapidity (y), and centrality dependence of ${}_{\mathrm{\Lambda }}^3\mathrm{H}$ production yields in Au+Au collisions from $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 3 to 7.7 GeV. These results are compared with phenomenological model calculations, and physics implications on the hypernuclei production mechanism are also discussed.

arXiv comment4 pages, 7 figures, Quark Matter 2023 proceedings

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