Charged-particle nuclear modification factors in PbPb and pPb collisions at root s(NN)=5.02 TeV
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Journal Article
Abstract
The spectra of charged particles produced within the pseudorapidity window |η| < 1 at sNN−−−−√=5.02sNN=5.02 TeV are measured using 404 μb−1 of PbPb and 27.4 pb−1 of pp data collected by the CMS detector at the LHC in 2015. The spectra are presented over the transverse momentum ranges spanning 0.5 < pT< 400 GeV in pp and 0.7 < pT< 400 GeV in PbPb collisions. The corresponding nuclear modification factor, RAA, is measured in bins of collision centrality. The RAA in the 5% most central collisions shows a maximal suppression by a factor of 7-8 in the pT region of 6-9 GeV. This dip is followed by an increase, which continues up to the highest pT measured, and approaches unity in the vicinity of pT = 200 GeV. The RAA is compared to theoretical predictions and earlier experimental results at lower collision energies. The newly measured pp spectrum is combined with the pPb spectrum previously published by the CMS collaboration to construct the pPb nuclear modification factor, RpA, up to 120 GeV. For pT> 20 GeV, RpA exhibits weak momentum dependence and shows a moderate enhancement above unity.
Date Issued
2017-04-07
Date Acceptance
2017-03-24
Citation
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2017, 2017 (4)
ISSN
1029-8479
Publisher
SPRINGER
Journal / Book Title
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
Volume
2017
Issue
4
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
Heavy Ion Experiments
Quark Gluon Plasma
Relativistic heavy ion physics
QUARK-GLUON PLASMA
JET
COLLABORATION
PERSPECTIVE
ENERGY
Nuclear & Particles Physics
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 039