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Measurement of the D-meson nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02~{\rm TeV}$ with ALICE at the LHC
Heavy-flavour hadrons are recognised as a powerful probe for the characterisation of the deconfined medium created in heavy-ion collisions, the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). The ALICE Collaboration measured the production of D0, D+, D*+ and mesons in Pb–Pb collisions at = 5.02 TeV. The measurement of th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817118007 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2289729 |
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author | Grosa, Fabrizio |
author_facet | Grosa, Fabrizio |
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description | Heavy-flavour hadrons are recognised as a powerful probe for the characterisation of the deconfined medium created in heavy-ion collisions, the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). The ALICE Collaboration measured the production of D0, D+, D*+ and mesons in Pb–Pb collisions at = 5.02 TeV. The measurement of the nuclear modification factor (RAA) provides a strong evidence of the in-medium parton energy loss. The comparison between the and the non-strange D-meson RAA can help to study the hadronisation mechanism of the charm quark in the QGP. In mid-central collisions, the measurement of the D-meson elliptic flow v2 at low transverse momentum (pT) gives insight into the participation of the charm quark into the collective motion of the system, while at high pT it constrains the path-length dependence of the energy loss. The v2, measured for the first time at the LHC, is found to be compatible to that of non-strange D mesons and positive with a significance of about 2.6 σ. The coupling of the charm quark to the light quarks in the underlying medium is further investigated for the first time with the application of the Event-Shape Engineering (ESE) technique to D-meson elliptic flow. |
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spelling | cern-22897292022-08-13T02:12:21Zdoi:10.1051/epjconf/201817118007http://cds.cern.ch/record/2289729engGrosa, FabrizioMeasurement of the D-meson nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02~{\rm TeV}$ with ALICE at the LHCnucl-exNuclear Physics - ExperimentHeavy-flavour hadrons are recognised as a powerful probe for the characterisation of the deconfined medium created in heavy-ion collisions, the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). The ALICE Collaboration measured the production of D0, D+, D*+ and mesons in Pb–Pb collisions at = 5.02 TeV. The measurement of the nuclear modification factor (RAA) provides a strong evidence of the in-medium parton energy loss. The comparison between the and the non-strange D-meson RAA can help to study the hadronisation mechanism of the charm quark in the QGP. In mid-central collisions, the measurement of the D-meson elliptic flow v2 at low transverse momentum (pT) gives insight into the participation of the charm quark into the collective motion of the system, while at high pT it constrains the path-length dependence of the energy loss. The v2, measured for the first time at the LHC, is found to be compatible to that of non-strange D mesons and positive with a significance of about 2.6 σ. The coupling of the charm quark to the light quarks in the underlying medium is further investigated for the first time with the application of the Event-Shape Engineering (ESE) technique to D-meson elliptic flow.Heavy-flavour hadrons are recognised as a powerful probe for the characterisation of the deconfined medium created in heavy-ion collisions, the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). The ALICE Collaboration measured the production of ${\rm D}^{0}$, ${\rm D}^{+}$, ${\rm D}^*$ and ${\rm D_s}^{+}$ mesons in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02~{\rm TeV}$. The measurement of the nuclear modification factor ($R_{\rm AA}$) provides a strong evidence of the in-medium parton energy loss. The comparison between the ${\rm D_s}^{+}$ and the non-strange D-meson $R_{\rm AA}$ can help to study the hadronisation mechanism of the charm quark in the QGP. In mid-central collisions, the measurement of the D-meson elliptic flow $v_2$ at low transverse momentum ($p_{\rm T}$) gives insight into the participation of the charm quark into the collective motion of the system, while at high $p_{\rm T}$ it constrains the path-length dependence of the energy loss. The ${\rm D_s}^{+}$ $v_2$, measured for the first time at the LHC, is found to be compatible to that of non-strange D mesons and positive with a significance of about $2.6~\sigma$. Further evidence of a strong coupling of the charm quark to the light quarks of the underlying medium is suggested by the first application of the Event-Shape Engineering (ESE) technique to D-meson elliptic flow.arXiv:1710.05644C17-07-10.2oai:cds.cern.ch:22897292018 |
spellingShingle | nucl-ex Nuclear Physics - Experiment Grosa, Fabrizio Measurement of the D-meson nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02~{\rm TeV}$ with ALICE at the LHC |
title | Measurement of the D-meson nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02~{\rm TeV}$ with ALICE at the LHC |
title_full | Measurement of the D-meson nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02~{\rm TeV}$ with ALICE at the LHC |
title_fullStr | Measurement of the D-meson nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02~{\rm TeV}$ with ALICE at the LHC |
title_full_unstemmed | Measurement of the D-meson nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02~{\rm TeV}$ with ALICE at the LHC |
title_short | Measurement of the D-meson nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02~{\rm TeV}$ with ALICE at the LHC |
title_sort | measurement of the d-meson nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow in pb-pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm nn}}=5.02~{\rm tev}$ with alice at the lhc |
topic | nucl-ex Nuclear Physics - Experiment |
url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817118007 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2289729 |
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