Charged-particle production as a function of multiplicity and transverse spherocity in pp collisions at s=5.02\sqrt{s} =5.02 and 13 TeV

Collaboration
May 17, 2019
29 pages
Published in:
  • Eur.Phys.J.C 79 (2019) 10, 857
  • Published: Oct 17, 2019
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Report number:
  • CERN-EP-2019-094
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Abstract: (Springer)
We present a study of the inclusive charged-particle transverse momentum ( pTp_{\mathrm{T}} ) spectra as a function of charged-particle multiplicity density at mid-pseudorapidity, dNch/dη\mathrm{d}N_{\mathrm{ch}}/\mathrm{d}\eta , in pp collisions at s=5.02\sqrt{s}=5.02 and 13 TeV covering the kinematic range η<0.8|\eta |<0.8 and 0.15<pT<200.15<p_{\mathrm{T}} <20  GeV/c. The results are presented for events with at least one charged particle in η<1|\eta |<1 (INEL >0\,>0 ). The pTp_\mathrm{T} spectra are reported for two multiplicity estimators covering different pseudorapidity regions. The pTp_{\mathrm{T}} spectra normalized to that for INEL >0\,>0 show little energy dependence. Moreover, the high- pTp_{\mathrm{T}} yields of charged particles increase faster than the charged-particle multiplicity density. The average pT{ p}_{\mathrm{T}} as a function of multiplicity and transverse spherocity is reported for pp collisions at s=13\sqrt{s}=13  TeV. For low- (high-) spherocity events, corresponding to jet-like (isotropic) events, the average pTp_\mathrm{T} is higher (smaller) than that measured in INEL >0\,>0 pp collisions. Within uncertainties, the functional form of pT(Nch)\langle p_{\mathrm{T}} \rangle (N_{\mathrm{ch}}) is not affected by the spherocity selection. While EPOS LHC gives a good description of many features of data, PYTHIA overestimates the average pTp_{\mathrm{T}} in jet-like events.
Note:
  • charged particle: multiplicity
  • p p: scattering
  • charged particle: production
  • multiplicity: dependence
  • charged particle: yield
  • transverse momentum: momentum spectrum
  • rapidity: difference
  • energy dependence
  • momentum transfer
  • CERN LHC Coll