Allbrooke, B M M, Asquith, L, Cerri, A, Chavez Barajas, C A, De Santo, A, Salvatore, F, Santoyo Castillo, I, Suruliz, K, Sutton, M R, Vivarelli, I and The ATLAS Collaboration, et al. (2015) Measurement of charged-particle spectra in Pb+Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015 (50). ISSN 1029-8479

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Abstract

Charged-particle spectra obtained in Pb+Pb interactions at √sNN=2.76 TeV and pp interactions at √sNN=2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC are presented, using data with integrated luminosities of 0.15 nb−1 and 4.2 pb−1, respectively, in a wide transverse momentum (0.5 < pT< 150 GeV) and pseudorapidity (|η| < 2) range. For Pb+Pb collisions, the spectra are presented as a function of collision centrality, which is determined by the response of the forward calorimeters located on both sides of the interaction point. The nuclear modification factors RAA and RCP are presented in detail as a function of centrality, pT and η. They show a distinct pT-dependence with a pronounced minimum at about 7 GeV. Above 60 GeV, RAA is consistent with a plateau at a centrality-dependent value, within the uncertainties. The value is 0.55 ± 0.01(stat.) ± 0.04(syst.) in the most central collisions. The RAA distribution is consistent with flat |η| dependence over the whole transverse momentum range in all centrality classes.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Research Centres and Groups:	Experimental Particle Physics Research Group
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics
Depositing User:	Billy Wichaidit
Date Deposited:	26 Apr 2017 11:38
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2017 11:45
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/67495

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