Production of muons from heavy flavour decays at forward rapidity in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at vsNN = 2.76 TeV.

Betty Abelev, Hans Bøggild, Ian Bearden, Christian Holm Christensen, Hans Hjersing Dalsgaard, Kristjan Herlache Gulbrandsen, Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje, Børge Svane Nielsen, Casper Nygaard, Carsten Søgaard

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Abstract

The ALICE Collaboration has measured the inclusive production of muons from heavy-flavor decays at forward rapidity, 2.5<y<4, in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76TeV. The pt-differential inclusive cross section of muons from heavy-flavor decays in pp collisions is compared to perturbative QCD calculations. The nuclear modification factor is studied as a function of pt and collision centrality. A weak suppression is measured in peripheral collisions. In the most central collisions, a suppression of a factor of about 3-4 is observed in 6<p t<10GeV/c. The suppression shows no significant pt dependence.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftPhysical Review Letters
Vol/bind109
Udgave nummer11
Sider (fra-til)112301
Antal sider16
ISSN0031-9007
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 13 sep. 2012

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