TY - JOUR
T1 - Centrality dependence of charged particle production at large transverse momentum in Pb--Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76TeV
AU - Abelev, B.
AU - Adam, J.
AU - Adamová, D.
AU - Bearden, Ian
AU - Bilandzic, Ante
AU - Bøggild, Hans
AU - Christensen, Christian Holm
AU - Dalsgaard, Hans Hjersing
AU - Gaardhøje, Jens Jørgen
AU - Gulbrandsen, Kristjan Herlache
AU - Hansen, Alexander Colliander
AU - Nielsen, Børge Svane
AU - Nygaard, Casper
AU - Søgaard, Carsten
AU - Zaccolo, Valentina
PY - 2013/3/13
Y1 - 2013/3/13
N2 - The inclusive transverse momentum (pT) distributions of primary charged particles are measured in the pseudo-rapidity range |η|<0.8 as a function of event centrality in Pb–Pb collisions at sNN=2.76 TeV with ALICE at the LHC. The data are presented in the pT range 0.15T<50 GeV/c for nine centrality intervals from 70–80% to 0–5%. The results in Pb–Pb are presented in terms of the nuclear modification factor RAA using a pp reference spectrum measured at the same collision energy. We observe that the suppression of high-pT particles strongly depends on event centrality. The yield is most suppressed in central collisions (0–5%) with RAA≈0.13 at pT=6–7 GeV/c. Above pT=7 GeV/c, there is a significant rise in the nuclear modification factor, which reaches RAA≈0.4 for pT>30 GeV/c. In peripheral collisions (70–80%), only moderate suppression (RAA=0.6–0.7) and a weak pT dependence is observed. The measured nuclear modification factors are compared to other measurements and model calculations.
AB - The inclusive transverse momentum (pT) distributions of primary charged particles are measured in the pseudo-rapidity range |η|<0.8 as a function of event centrality in Pb–Pb collisions at sNN=2.76 TeV with ALICE at the LHC. The data are presented in the pT range 0.15T<50 GeV/c for nine centrality intervals from 70–80% to 0–5%. The results in Pb–Pb are presented in terms of the nuclear modification factor RAA using a pp reference spectrum measured at the same collision energy. We observe that the suppression of high-pT particles strongly depends on event centrality. The yield is most suppressed in central collisions (0–5%) with RAA≈0.13 at pT=6–7 GeV/c. Above pT=7 GeV/c, there is a significant rise in the nuclear modification factor, which reaches RAA≈0.4 for pT>30 GeV/c. In peripheral collisions (70–80%), only moderate suppression (RAA=0.6–0.7) and a weak pT dependence is observed. The measured nuclear modification factors are compared to other measurements and model calculations.
U2 - 10.1016/j.physletb.2013.01.051
DO - 10.1016/j.physletb.2013.01.051
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 720
SP - 52
EP - 62
JO - Physics Letters B: Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology
JF - Physics Letters B: Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology
IS - 1-3
ER -