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We present results from a femtoscopic analysis of Lambda-Kaon correlations in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 2.76 TeV by the ALICE experiment at the LHC. All pair combinations of $\Lambda$ and $\bar{\Lambda}$ with K$^{+}$, K$^{-}$ and K$^{0}_{S}$ are analyzed. The femtoscopic correlations are the result of strong final-state interactions, and are fit with a parametrization based on a model by R. Lednicky and V. L. Lyuboshitz [1]. This allows us to both characterize the emission source and measure the scattering parameters for the particle pairs. We observe a large difference in the $\Lambda$-K$^{+}$ ($\bar{\Lambda}$-K$^{-}$) and $\Lambda$-K$^{-}$ ($\bar{\Lambda}$-K$^{+}$) correlations in pairs with low relative momenta (k* < 100 MeV). Additionally, the average of the $\Lambda$-K$^{+}$ ($\bar{\Lambda}$-K$^{-}$) and $\Lambda$-K$^{-}$ ($\bar{\Lambda}$-K$^{+}$) correlation functions is consistent with our $\Lambda$-K$^{0}_{S}$ ($\bar{\Lambda}$-K$^{0}_{S}$) measurement. The results suggest an effect arising from different quark-antiquark interactions in the pairs, i.e. $\rm s\bar{s}$ in $\Lambda$-K$^{+}$ ($\bar{\Lambda}$-K$^{-}$) and $\rm u\bar{u}$ in $\Lambda$-K$^{-}$ ($\bar{\Lambda}$-K$^{+}$). To gain further insight into this hypothesis, we currently are conducting a Cascade-Kaon femtoscopic analysis.
[1] R. Lednicky and V.L. Lyuboshitz, Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 35, 770 (1982)
| Preferred Track | Correlations and Fluctuations |
|---|---|
| Collaboration | ALICE |
