Parton energy loss in the quark–gluon plasma (QGP) is studied with a measurement of photon-tagged jet production in 1.7 nb−1 of Pb+Pb data and 260 pb−1 of pp data, both at sNN=5.02 TeV, with the ATLAS detector. The process pp →γ+jet+X and its analogue in Pb+Pb collisions is measured in events containing an isolated photon with transverse momentum (pT) above 50 GeV and reported as a function of jet pT. This selection results in a sample of jets with a steeply falling pT distribution that are mostly initiated by the showering of quarks. The pp and Pb+Pb measurements are used to report the nuclear modification factor, RAA, and the fractional energy loss, Sloss, for photon-tagged jets. In addition, the results are compared with the analogous ones for inclusive jets, which have a significantly smaller quark-initiated fraction. The RAA and Sloss values are found to be significantly different between those for photon-tagged jets and inclusive jets, demonstrating that energy loss in the QGP is sensitive to the colour-charge of the initiating parton. The results are also compared with a variety of theoretical models of colour-charge-dependent energy loss.
Comparison of inclusive and photon-tagged jet suppression in 5.02 TeV Pb+Pb collisions with ATLAS / Betti, Alessandra; DE SALVO, Alessandro; Di Domenico, Antonio.; Dionisi, Carlo.; Bini, Cesare; Luci, Claudio; POMPA PACCHI, Elena; Morodei, Federico; Lacava, Francesco; SAFAI TEHRANI, Francesco; Artoni, Giacomo; Santi, Lorenzo; Padovano, Giovanni; Russo, Graziella; Martinelli, Luca; Maiani, Luciano; Bauce, Matteo; Gauzzi, Paolo; Gentile, Simonetta; Giagu, Stefano; Ippolito, Valerio; Padovano, Giovanni. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - 846:(2023). [10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138154]
Comparison of inclusive and photon-tagged jet suppression in 5.02 TeV Pb+Pb collisions with ATLAS
Betti Alessandra;De Salvo Alessandro;Di Domenico Antonio.;Dionisi Carlo.;Bini Cesare;Luci Claudio;Pompa Pacchi Elena;Morodei Federico;Lacava Francesco;Safai Tehrani Francesco;Artoni Giacomo;Santi Lorenzo;Padovano Giovanni;Russo Graziella;Martinelli Luca;Maiani Luciano;Bauce Matteo;Gauzzi Paolo;Gentile Simonetta;Giagu Stefano;Ippolito Valerio;Padovano Giovanni
2023
Abstract
Parton energy loss in the quark–gluon plasma (QGP) is studied with a measurement of photon-tagged jet production in 1.7 nb−1 of Pb+Pb data and 260 pb−1 of pp data, both at sNN=5.02 TeV, with the ATLAS detector. The process pp →γ+jet+X and its analogue in Pb+Pb collisions is measured in events containing an isolated photon with transverse momentum (pT) above 50 GeV and reported as a function of jet pT. This selection results in a sample of jets with a steeply falling pT distribution that are mostly initiated by the showering of quarks. The pp and Pb+Pb measurements are used to report the nuclear modification factor, RAA, and the fractional energy loss, Sloss, for photon-tagged jets. In addition, the results are compared with the analogous ones for inclusive jets, which have a significantly smaller quark-initiated fraction. The RAA and Sloss values are found to be significantly different between those for photon-tagged jets and inclusive jets, demonstrating that energy loss in the QGP is sensitive to the colour-charge of the initiating parton. The results are also compared with a variety of theoretical models of colour-charge-dependent energy loss.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
