Experimental review on the chiral magnetic effect in relativistic heavy ion collisions
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| author | Li, Wei Shou, Qiye Wang, Fuqiang |
| author_facet | Li, Wei Shou, Qiye Wang, Fuqiang |
| contents | The chiral magnetic effect (CME) refers to a predicted phenomena in quantum chromodynamics that manifests as a charge separation along an external magnetic field, driven by an imbalance of quark chirality. Searches for the CME has been carried out by azimuthal particle correlations in relativistic heavy ion collisions where such a chirality imbalance is anticipated and a strong magnetic field is created in the initial stage. No conclusive experimental evidence on the CME has been established so far because of large background contributions to azimuthal correlation observables. We review the status of the experimental search for the CME, covering the observables used, the techniques to mitigate backgrounds, and the strengths and limitations of various experimental approaches, and outline a future prospect of the CME search in high-energy nuclear collisions. |
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| spellingShingle | Experimental review on the chiral magnetic effect in relativistic heavy ion collisions Li, Wei Shou, Qiye Wang, Fuqiang Nuclear Experiment High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory The chiral magnetic effect (CME) refers to a predicted phenomena in quantum chromodynamics that manifests as a charge separation along an external magnetic field, driven by an imbalance of quark chirality. Searches for the CME has been carried out by azimuthal particle correlations in relativistic heavy ion collisions where such a chirality imbalance is anticipated and a strong magnetic field is created in the initial stage. No conclusive experimental evidence on the CME has been established so far because of large background contributions to azimuthal correlation observables. We review the status of the experimental search for the CME, covering the observables used, the techniques to mitigate backgrounds, and the strengths and limitations of various experimental approaches, and outline a future prospect of the CME search in high-energy nuclear collisions. |
| title | Experimental review on the chiral magnetic effect in relativistic heavy ion collisions |
| topic | Nuclear Experiment High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.07358 |