K and meson production at high transverse momentum in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at = 2.76 TeV
Collaboration
18 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.C 95 (2017) 6, 064606
- Published: Jun 12, 2017
e-Print:
- 1702.00555 [nucl-ex]
Report number:
- CERN-EP-2017-010
Experiments:
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Abstract: (APS)
The production of K*(892)0 and ϕ(1020) mesons in proton-proton (pp) and lead-lead (Pb-Pb) collisions at sNN=2.76TeV has been analyzed using a high luminosity data sample accumulated in 2011 with the ALICE detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Transverse momentum (pT) spectra have been measured for K*(892)0 and ϕ(1020) mesons via their hadronic decay channels for pT up to 20GeV/c. The measurements in pp collisions have been compared to model calculations and used to determine the nuclear modification factor and particle ratios. The K*(892)0/K ratio exhibits significant reduction from pp to central Pb-Pb collisions, consistent with the suppression of the K*(892)0 yield at low pT due to rescattering of its decay products in the hadronic phase. In central Pb-Pb collisions the pT dependent ϕ(1020)/π and K*(892)0/π ratios show an enhancement over pp collisions for pT≈3GeV/c, consistent with previous observations of strong radial flow. At high pT, particle ratios in Pb-Pb collisions are similar to those measured in pp collisions. In central Pb-Pb collisions, the production of K*(892)0 and ϕ(1020) mesons is suppressed for pT>8GeV/c. This suppression is similar to that of charged pions, kaons, and protons, indicating that the suppression does not depend on particle mass or flavor in the light quark sector.Note:
- 26 pages, 10 captioned figures, 3 tables, authors from page 21, published version, figures at http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/ArtSubmission/node/3363
- K: production
- K*(892)0: production
- Phi(1020): production
- meson: production
- transverse momentum: high
- luminosity: high
- p p: scattering
- heavy ion: scattering
- suppression
- CERN LHC Coll
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