Search for collectivity with azimuthal J/psi-hadron correlations in high multiplicity p-Pb collisions at ,root s(NN)=5.02 and 8.16 TeV

S. Acharya, D. Adamova, J Adolfsson, MM. Aggarwal, G.A. Rinella, Maria Agnello, N. Agrawal, Z. Ahammed, S.U. Ahn, S. Aiola, A. Akindinov, M. Al-Turany, SN Alam, DSD Albuquerque, D. Aleksandrov, B Alessandro, R. Alfaro-Molina, Yusuf Ali, A. Alici, A. AlkinIan Bearden, Ozelin De Lima Pimentel Lais, Christian Alexander Bourjau, Ante Bilandzic, Marek Chojnacki, Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje, Freja Thoresen, Børge Svane Nielsen, bsm989 bsm989, Vojtech Pacik, You Zhou, Vytautas Vislavicius, Katarina Gajdosova, rtc312 rtc312

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Abstract

We present a measurement of azimuthal correlations between inclusive J/ψ and charged hadrons in p–Pb collisions recorded with the ALICE detector at the CERN LHC. The J/ψ are reconstructed at forward (p-going, 2.03<y<3.53) and backward (Pb-going, −4.46<y<−2.96) rapidity via their μ+μ decay channel, while the charged hadrons are reconstructed at mid-rapidity (|η|<1.8). The correlations are expressed in terms of associated charged-hadron yields per J/ψ trigger. A rapidity gap of at least 1.5 units is required between the trigger J/ψ and the associated charged hadrons. Possible correlations due to collective effects are assessed by subtracting the associated per-trigger yields in the low-multiplicity collisions from those in the high-multiplicity collisions. After the subtraction, we observe a strong indication of remaining symmetric structures at Δφ≈0 and Δφ≈π similar to those previously found in two-particle correlations at middle and forward rapidity. The corresponding second-order Fourier coefficient (v2) in the transverse momentum interval between 3 and 6 GeV/c is found to be positive with a significance of about 5σ. The obtained results are similar to the J/ψ v2 coefficients measured in Pb–Pb collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV, suggesting a common mechanism at the origin of the J/ψ v2.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume780
Pages (from-to)7-20
Number of pages14
ISSN0370-2693
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 May 2018

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