Azimuthal angular entanglement between decaying particles in ultra-peripheral ion collisions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22212v1
• Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:50:19 GMT
• Title: Azimuthal angular entanglement between decaying particles in ultra-peripheral ion collisions
• Authors: Spencer R. Klein,
• Abstract summary: Uniquely, UPC photoproduction can produce final states containing three or more particles, all entangled with the same polarization.<n>These more complex states exhibit additional unique phenomenology, allowing new tests of multi-particle entanglement.
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• Abstract: Ultra-peripheral collisions (UPCs) involving relativistic heavy ions are a unique laboratory to study quantum correlations. The intense electromagnetic fields generate high rates of photonuclear interactions, including events involving multiple photon exchange. Multiple photon exchange can result in the production of multiple vector mesons and/or nuclear excitations. These interactions share a common impact parameter, so the photons have the same linear polarization. The shared polarization entangles the particles, leading to unique quantum correlations. The decays of these vector excitations are sensitive to this polarization, allowing for the study of these correlations. This letter will compare classical and quantum calculations of the correlations between these azimuthal directions. The two approaches predict vert different angular correlations. The differences are akin to those seen with polarized photons in tests of Bells inequality. Uniquely, UPC photoproduction can produce final states containing three or more particles, all entangled with the same polarization. These more complex states exhibit additional unique phenomenology, allowing new tests of multi-particle entanglement.

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