Probing the linear polarization of photons in ultraperipheral heavy ion collisions
arXiv:1903.10084 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2019.07.005
Abstract
We propose to measure the linear polarization of the external electromagnetic fields of a relativistic heavy ion through azimuthal asymmetries in dilepton production in ultraperipheral collisions. The asymmetries estimated with the equivalent photon approximation are shown to be sizable.
The version accepted by the journal, 7 pages, 4 figures