Suppression of charged particle production at large transverse momentum in central Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

K. Aamodt...[et al.]; Ian Bearden; Hans Bøggild; Christian Holm Christensen; Hans Hjersing Dalsgaard; Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje; Kristjan Herlache Gulbrandsen; Børge Svane Nielsen; Carsten Søgaard

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.12.020

Suppression of charged particle production at large transverse momentum in central Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

K. Aamodt...[et al.], Ian Bearden, Hans Bøggild, Christian Holm Christensen, Hans Hjersing Dalsgaard, Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje, Kristjan Herlache Gulbrandsen, Børge Svane Nielsen, Carsten Søgaard

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Abstract

Inclusive transverse momentum spectra of primary charged particles in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN=2.76 TeV have been measured by the ALICE Collaboration at the LHC. The data are presented for central and peripheral collisions, corresponding to 0-5% and 70-80% of the hadronic Pb-Pb cross section. The measured charged particle spectra in |n|<0.8 and 0.3<pT<20 GeV/c are compared to the expectation in pp collisions at the same sNN, scaled by the number of underlying nucleon-nucleon collisions. The comparison is expressed in terms of the nuclear modification factor RAA. The result indicates only weak medium effects (RAA≈0.7) in peripheral collisions. In central collisions, RAA reaches a minimum of about 0.14 at pT=6-7 GeV/c and increases significantly at larger pT. The measured suppression of high- pT particles is stronger than that observed at lower collision energies, indicating that a very dense medium is formed in central Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC.

Original language	English
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	696
Issue number	1-2
Pages (from-to)	30-39
ISSN	0370-2693
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2010.12.020
Publication status	Published - 24 Jan 2011

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Aamodt...[et al.], K., Bearden, I., Bøggild, H., Christensen, C. H., Dalsgaard, H. H., Gaardhøje, J. J., Gulbrandsen, K. H., Nielsen, B. S., & Søgaard, C. (2011). Suppression of charged particle production at large transverse momentum in central Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV. Physics Letters B, 696(1-2), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2010.12.020

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Suppression of charged particle production at large transverse momentum in central Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

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