Inclusive transverse momentum spectra of primary charged particles in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV have been measured by the ALICE Collaboration at the LHC. The data are presented for central and peripheral collisions, corresponding to 0-5% and 70-80% of the hadronic Pb-Pb cross section. The measured charged particle spectra in |eta| < 0.8 and 0.3 < p(T) < 20 GeV/c are compared to the expectation in pp collisions at the same root s(NN), scaled by the number of underlying nucleon-nucleon collisions. The comparison is expressed in terms of the nuclear modification factor R-AA. The result indicates only weak medium effects (R-AA approximate to 0.7) in peripheral collisions. In central collisions, R-AA reaches a minimum of about 0.14 at p(T) = 6-7 GeV/c and increases significantly at larger p(T). The measured suppression of high-p(T) particles is stronger than that observed at lower collision energies, indicating that a very dense medium is formed in central Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC.

K. AAMODT, B. ABELEV, A. ABRAHANTES QUINTANA, D. ADAMOVÁ, A. M. ADARE, M. M. AGGARWA, et al. (2011). Suppression of charged particle production at large transverse momentum in central Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(s) = 2.76 TeV. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 696, 30-39 [10.1016/j.physletb.2010.12.020].

Suppression of charged particle production at large transverse momentum in central Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(s) = 2.76 TeV.

A. ALICI;ARCELLI, SILVIA;BASILE, MAURIZIO;BELLINI, FRANCESCA;CIFARELLI, LUISA;FALCHIERI, DAVIDE;GUERZONI, BARBARA;SCIOLI, GILDA;
2011

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Inclusive transverse momentum spectra of primary charged particles in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV have been measured by the ALICE Collaboration at the LHC. The data are presented for central and peripheral collisions, corresponding to 0-5% and 70-80% of the hadronic Pb-Pb cross section. The measured charged particle spectra in |eta| < 0.8 and 0.3 < p(T) < 20 GeV/c are compared to the expectation in pp collisions at the same root s(NN), scaled by the number of underlying nucleon-nucleon collisions. The comparison is expressed in terms of the nuclear modification factor R-AA. The result indicates only weak medium effects (R-AA approximate to 0.7) in peripheral collisions. In central collisions, R-AA reaches a minimum of about 0.14 at p(T) = 6-7 GeV/c and increases significantly at larger p(T). The measured suppression of high-p(T) particles is stronger than that observed at lower collision energies, indicating that a very dense medium is formed in central Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC.
2011
K. AAMODT, B. ABELEV, A. ABRAHANTES QUINTANA, D. ADAMOVÁ, A. M. ADARE, M. M. AGGARWA, et al. (2011). Suppression of charged particle production at large transverse momentum in central Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(s) = 2.76 TeV. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 696, 30-39 [10.1016/j.physletb.2010.12.020].
K. AAMODT; B. ABELEV; A. ABRAHANTES QUINTANA; D. ADAMOVÁ; A. M. ADARE; M. M. AGGARWA; G. AGLIERI RINELLA; A. G. AGOCS; S. AGUILAR SALAZAR; Z. AHAMMED;...espandi
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