K(892)0^{*}(892)^{0} and ϕ(1020)\phi(1020) meson production at high transverse momentum in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}} = 2.76 TeV

Collaboration
Feb 2, 2017
18 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.C 95 (2017) 6, 064606
  • Published: Jun 12, 2017
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Report number:
  • CERN-EP-2017-010
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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:
  • 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