K0S and Λ production in Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76 TeV
The ALICE measurement of K0S and Λ production at midrapidity in Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76 TeV is presented. The transverse momentum (pT) spectra are shown for several collision centrality intervals and in the pT range from 0.4 GeV/c (0.6 GeV/c for Λ) to 12 GeV/c. The pT dependence of the Λ/K0S r...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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25 November 2013
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Physical review letters
Year: 2013, Volume: 111, Issue: 22, Pages: 1-10 |
| ISSN: | 1079-7114 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.222301 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.222301 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.222301 |
| Author Notes: | B. Abelev et al. (ALICE Collaboration) |
| Summary: | The ALICE measurement of K0S and Λ production at midrapidity in Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76 TeV is presented. The transverse momentum (pT) spectra are shown for several collision centrality intervals and in the pT range from 0.4 GeV/c (0.6 GeV/c for Λ) to 12 GeV/c. The pT dependence of the Λ/K0S ratios exhibits maxima in the vicinity of 3 GeV/c, and the positions of the maxima shift towards higher pT with increasing collision centrality. The magnitude of these maxima increases by almost a factor of three between most peripheral and most central Pb-Pb collisions. This baryon excess at intermediate pT is not observed in pp interactions at √s=0.9 TeV and at √s=7 TeV. Qualitatively, the baryon enhancement in heavy-ion collisions is expected from radial flow. However, the measured pT spectra above 2 GeV/c progressively decouple from hydrodynamical-model calculations. For higher values of pT, models that incorporate the influence of the medium on the fragmentation and hadronization processes describe qualitatively the pT dependence of the Λ/K0S ratio. |
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| Item Description: | The ALICE collaboration: B. Abelev, V. Angelov, F. Bock, O. Busch, M. Fasel, P. Glässel, R. Grajcarek, N. Herrmann, J. Klein, M.J. Kweon, D. Lohner, X.-G. Lu, A. Maire, J. Mercado-Pérez, H. Oeschler, K. Oyama, Y. Pachmayer, F. Reidt, K. Reygers, R. Schicker, J. Stachel, J.H. Stiller, J. Ulrich, M.A. Völkl, Y. Wang, J. Wilkinson, B. Windelband, M. Winn, A. Zimmermann und weitere 913 Im Titel steht der Buchstabe s unter dem Wurzelsymbol Im Titel ist "NN" in sNN tiefgestellt Im Titel ist "0" hoch- und "S" in K0S tiefgestellt Gesehen am 28.04.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1079-7114 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.222301 |