The nuclear modification factor of neutral pions is measured in proton-lead collisions collected at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon of 8.16 TeV with the LHCb detector. The p(0) production cross section is measured differentially in transverse momentum (p(T)) for 1.5 < p(T) < 10.0 GeV and in center-of-mass pseudorapidity (?(c.m.)) regions 2.5 < ?(c.m.) < 3.5 (forward) and -4.0 < ?(c.m.) < -3.0 (backward) defined relative to the proton beam direction. The forward measurement shows a sizable suppression of p(0) production, while the backward measurement shows the first evidence of p(0) enhancement in proton-lead collisions at the LHC. Together, these measurements provide precise constraints on models of nuclear structure and particle production in high-energy nuclear collisions.

Nuclear modification factor of neutral pions in the forward and backward regions in p−Pb collisions / Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A. s. w., Abellan Beteta, C., Abudinén, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Afsharnia, H., Agapopoulou, C., Aidala, C. a., Aiola, S., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Akiba, K., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Alfonso Albero, A., Aliouche, Z., Alvarez Cartelle, P., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 131:4(2023). [10.1103/physrevlett.131.042302]

Nuclear modification factor of neutral pions in the forward and backward regions in p−Pb collisions

Casse, G.;Sarti, A.;
2023

Abstract

The nuclear modification factor of neutral pions is measured in proton-lead collisions collected at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon of 8.16 TeV with the LHCb detector. The p(0) production cross section is measured differentially in transverse momentum (p(T)) for 1.5 < p(T) < 10.0 GeV and in center-of-mass pseudorapidity (?(c.m.)) regions 2.5 < ?(c.m.) < 3.5 (forward) and -4.0 < ?(c.m.) < -3.0 (backward) defined relative to the proton beam direction. The forward measurement shows a sizable suppression of p(0) production, while the backward measurement shows the first evidence of p(0) enhancement in proton-lead collisions at the LHC. Together, these measurements provide precise constraints on models of nuclear structure and particle production in high-energy nuclear collisions.
2023
B Physics, Branching fraction, Charm Physics, Hadron-Hadron Scattering
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Nuclear modification factor of neutral pions in the forward and backward regions in p−Pb collisions / Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A. s. w., Abellan Beteta, C., Abudinén, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Afsharnia, H., Agapopoulou, C., Aidala, C. a., Aiola, S., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Akiba, K., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Alfonso Albero, A., Aliouche, Z., Alvarez Cartelle, P., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 131:4(2023). [10.1103/physrevlett.131.042302]
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