https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201612604052
Identified charged hadron production in pp and Pb–Pb collisions with ALICE at the LHC
University of Athens, Faculty of Physics
a Corresponding author: mvasili@phys.uoa.gr
Published online: 4 November 2016
Nuclear matter under extreme conditions can be investigated in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. The measurement of transverse momentum distributions and yields of identified particles is a fundamental step in understanding collective and thermal properties of the matter produced in such collisions. The ALICE Experiment results on identified charged hadron production are presented for pp collisions at √s = 0.9, 2.76 and 7 TeV and for Pb–Pb collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV. Spectral shapes, production yields and nuclear modification factors are shown and compared to previous experiments and Monte Carlo predictions. The spectral shapes in Pb–Pb collisions indicate a strong increase of the radial flow velocity with respect to RHIC energies, which in hydrodynamic models is expected as a consequence of the increasing particle density. The observed suppression of high transverse momentum particles in central Pb–Pb collisions provides evidence for strong parton energy loss in the hot and dense medium.
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