The differential yields of charged particles having pseudorapidity within |η| < 1 are measured using xenon-xenon (XeXe) collisions at sNN=5.44 TeV. The data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.42 μb−1, were collected in 2017 by the CMS experiment at the LHC. The yields are reported as functions of collision centrality and transverse momentum, pT, from 0.5 to 100 GeV. A previously reported pT spectrum from proton-proton collisions at s=5.02 TeV is used for comparison after correcting for the difference in center-of-mass energy. The nuclear modification factors using this reference, RAA*, are constructed and compared to previous measurements and theoretical predictions. In head-on collisions, the RAA* has a value of 0.17 in the pT range of 6–8 GeV, but increases to approximately 0.7 at 100 GeV. Above ≈6 GeV, the XeXe data show a notably smaller suppression than previous results for lead-lead (PbPb) collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV when compared at the same centrality (i.e., the same fraction of total cross section). However, the XeXe suppression is slightly greater than that for PbPb in events having a similar number of participating nucleons.

Sirunyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Ambrogi, F., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., et al. (2018). Charged-particle nuclear modification factors in XeXe collisions at √sNN=5.44 TeV. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2018(10) [10.1007/JHEP10(2018)138].

Charged-particle nuclear modification factors in XeXe collisions at √sNN=5.44 TeV

Benaglia, A.;Beschi, A.;Brianza, L.;Brivio, F.;Ciriolo, V.;Dinardo, M. E.;Fiorendi, S.;Ghezzi, A.;Govoni, P.;Malberti, M.;Massironi, A.;Monti, F.;Moroni, L.;Paganoni, M.;Ragazzi, S.;Tabarelli de Fatis, T.;Zuolo, D.;Gerosa, R.;Lucchini, M. T.;De Guio, F.;
2018

Abstract

The differential yields of charged particles having pseudorapidity within |η| < 1 are measured using xenon-xenon (XeXe) collisions at sNN=5.44 TeV. The data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.42 μb−1, were collected in 2017 by the CMS experiment at the LHC. The yields are reported as functions of collision centrality and transverse momentum, pT, from 0.5 to 100 GeV. A previously reported pT spectrum from proton-proton collisions at s=5.02 TeV is used for comparison after correcting for the difference in center-of-mass energy. The nuclear modification factors using this reference, RAA*, are constructed and compared to previous measurements and theoretical predictions. In head-on collisions, the RAA* has a value of 0.17 in the pT range of 6–8 GeV, but increases to approximately 0.7 at 100 GeV. Above ≈6 GeV, the XeXe data show a notably smaller suppression than previous results for lead-lead (PbPb) collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV when compared at the same centrality (i.e., the same fraction of total cross section). However, the XeXe suppression is slightly greater than that for PbPb in events having a similar number of participating nucleons.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments); Heavy-ion collision; Quark gluon plasma;
Physics, LHC, CMS, Heavy ions
English
2018
2018
10
138
open
Sirunyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Ambrogi, F., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., et al. (2018). Charged-particle nuclear modification factors in XeXe collisions at √sNN=5.44 TeV. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2018(10) [10.1007/JHEP10(2018)138].
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
10281-209651.pdf

accesso aperto

Tipologia di allegato: Publisher’s Version (Version of Record, VoR)
Dimensione 743.8 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
743.8 kB Adobe PDF Visualizza/Apri

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/10281/209651
Citazioni
  • Scopus 22
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 19
Social impact