Measurement of the sensitivity of two particle correlations in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV to the presence of jets with the ATLAS detector

Measurements of two-particle correlations in $pp$ collisions show the presence of long-range correlations along $\Delta\eta$ that are strikingly similar to those seen in heavy-ion collisions. In heavy-ion collisions, the long-range correlations are known to arise from the collective dynamics of the produced quark-gluon plasma (QGP). The similarity between the $pp$ and heavy-ion measurements raises the possibility that a tiny droplet of the QGP is produced even in $pp$ collisions. However, models that attribute the correlation in $pp$ collisions to semi-hard processes can qualitatively reproduce the measurements. Thus performing the $pp$ measurements with an active rejection of particles associated with semi-hard processes, such as low-$p_{\mathrm{T}}$ jets, can further elucidate the origin of the long-range correlations. This note presents measurements of two-particle correlations in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV, when removing tracks associated with jets from the event. The jets are reconstructed from tracks using the anti-$k_t$ algorithm, and all tracks within one unit of pseudorapidity of the jet are removed from the correlation analysis. It is demonstrated that such removal of particles in the vicinity of jets affects the magnitude of long-range correlations only by a few percent.