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Measurement of nuclear effects on ψ(2S) production in p-Pb collisions at √sNN = 8.16 TeV

Acharya, S ; Adolfsson, Jonatan LU ; Christiansen, Peter LU ; Matonoha, Oliver LU ; Nassirpour, Adrian LU orcid ; Ohlson, Alice LU ; Oskarsson, Anders LU ; Richert, Tuva LU ; Vazquez Rueda, Omar LU and Silvermyr, David LU orcid , et al. (2020) In Journal of High Energy Physics 2020(7).
Abstract
Inclusive ψ(2S) production is measured in p-Pb collisions at the centre-of-mass energy per nucleon-nucleon pair sNN = 8.16 TeV, using the ALICE detector at the CERN LHC. The production of ψ(2S) is studied at forward (2.03 < ycms< 3.53) and backward (−4.46 < ycms< −2.96) centre-of-mass rapidity and for transverse momentum pT< 12 GeV/c via the decay to muon pairs. In this paper, we report the integrated as well as the ycms- and pT-differential inclusive production cross sections. Nuclear effects on ψ(2S) production are studied via the determination of the nuclear modification factor that shows a strong suppression at both forward and backward centre-of-mass rapidities. Comparisons with corresponding results for inclusive J/ψ... (More)
Inclusive ψ(2S) production is measured in p-Pb collisions at the centre-of-mass energy per nucleon-nucleon pair sNN = 8.16 TeV, using the ALICE detector at the CERN LHC. The production of ψ(2S) is studied at forward (2.03 < ycms< 3.53) and backward (−4.46 < ycms< −2.96) centre-of-mass rapidity and for transverse momentum pT< 12 GeV/c via the decay to muon pairs. In this paper, we report the integrated as well as the ycms- and pT-differential inclusive production cross sections. Nuclear effects on ψ(2S) production are studied via the determination of the nuclear modification factor that shows a strong suppression at both forward and backward centre-of-mass rapidities. Comparisons with corresponding results for inclusive J/ψ show a similar suppression for the two states at forward rapidity (p-going direction), but a stronger suppression for ψ(2S) at backward rapidity (Pb-going direction). As a function of pT, no clear dependence of the nuclear modification factor is found. The relative size of nuclear effects on ψ(2S) production compared to J/ψ is also studied via the double ratio of production cross sections [σψ(2S)/σJ/ψ]pPb/[σψ(2S)/σJ/ψ]pp between p-Pb and pp collisions. The results are compared with theoretical models that include various effects related to the initial and final state of the collision system and also with previous measurements at sNN = 5.02 TeV. [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2020, The Author(s). (Less)
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Heavy Ion Experiments, Heavy-ion collision
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Journal of High Energy Physics
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2020
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7
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Springer
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1029-8479
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10.1007/JHEP07(2020)237
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  abstract     = {{Inclusive ψ(2S) production is measured in p-Pb collisions at the centre-of-mass energy per nucleon-nucleon pair sNN = 8.16 TeV, using the ALICE detector at the CERN LHC. The production of ψ(2S) is studied at forward (2.03 &lt; ycms&lt; 3.53) and backward (−4.46 &lt; ycms&lt; −2.96) centre-of-mass rapidity and for transverse momentum pT&lt; 12 GeV/c via the decay to muon pairs. In this paper, we report the integrated as well as the ycms- and pT-differential inclusive production cross sections. Nuclear effects on ψ(2S) production are studied via the determination of the nuclear modification factor that shows a strong suppression at both forward and backward centre-of-mass rapidities. Comparisons with corresponding results for inclusive J/ψ show a similar suppression for the two states at forward rapidity (p-going direction), but a stronger suppression for ψ(2S) at backward rapidity (Pb-going direction). As a function of pT, no clear dependence of the nuclear modification factor is found. The relative size of nuclear effects on ψ(2S) production compared to J/ψ is also studied via the double ratio of production cross sections [σψ(2S)/σJ/ψ]pPb/[σψ(2S)/σJ/ψ]pp between p-Pb and pp collisions. The results are compared with theoretical models that include various effects related to the initial and final state of the collision system and also with previous measurements at sNN = 5.02 TeV. [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2020, The Author(s).}},
  author       = {{Acharya, S and Adolfsson, Jonatan and Christiansen, Peter and Matonoha, Oliver and Nassirpour, Adrian and Ohlson, Alice and Oskarsson, Anders and Richert, Tuva and Vazquez Rueda, Omar and Silvermyr, David and Stenlund, Evert and Zurlo, N}},
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  keywords     = {{Heavy Ion Experiments; Heavy-ion collision}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{7}},
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  title        = {{Measurement of nuclear effects on ψ(2S) production in p-Pb collisions at √sNN = 8.16 TeV}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2020)237}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/JHEP07(2020)237}},
  volume       = {{2020}},
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