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Description
Strange hadron production provides information about the hadronization process in high-energy hadron collisions. Strangeness enhancement has been interpreted as a signature of quark-gluon plasma formation in heavy-ion collisions, and recent observations of strangeness enhancement in small collisions systems have challenged conventional hadronization models. With its forward geometry and excellent particle identification capabilities, the LHCb detector is well-suited to study strangeness production in a unique kinematic region. Recent studies of strangeness production with the LHCb detector will be presented, including measurements of strangeness enhancement in the charm- and beauty-hadron systems, as well as studies of hyperon polarization.
