TY - JOUR
T1 - ϒ suppression at forward rapidity in Pb–Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV
AU - ALICE Collaboration
AU - Acharya, S.
AU - Andrews, H.A.
AU - Evans, D.
AU - Graham, K.L.
AU - Jevons, O.
AU - Jones, P.G.
AU - Jusko, A.
AU - Krivda, M.
AU - Kvapil, J.
AU - Lietava, R.
AU - Villalobos Baillie, O.
AU - Willsher, E.
AU - Zardoshti, N.
PY - 2019/3/10
Y1 - 2019/3/10
N2 - Inclusive Υ(1S) and Υ(2S) production have been measured in Pb–Pb collisions at the centre-of-mass energy pernucleon–nucleon pair √sNN=5.02 TeV, using the ALICE detector at the CERN LHC.The Υ mesons are reconstructed in the centre-of-mass rapidity interval 2.5<y<4 and in the transverse-momentum range pT<15GeV/c, via their decays to muon pairs. In this Letter, we present results on the inclusive Υ(1S) nuclear modification factor RAA as a function of collision centrality, transverse momentum and rapidity. The Υ(1S) and Υ(2S) RAA, integrated over the centrality range 0–90%, are 0.37±0.02(stat)±0.03(syst) and 0.10±0.04(stat)±0.02(syst), respectively, leading to a ratio RΥ(2S)AA/RΥ(1S)AA of 0.28±0.12(stat)±0.06(syst). The observed Υ(1S) suppression increases with the centrality of the collision and no significant variation is observed as a function of transverse momentum and rapidity.
AB - Inclusive Υ(1S) and Υ(2S) production have been measured in Pb–Pb collisions at the centre-of-mass energy pernucleon–nucleon pair √sNN=5.02 TeV, using the ALICE detector at the CERN LHC.The Υ mesons are reconstructed in the centre-of-mass rapidity interval 2.5<y<4 and in the transverse-momentum range pT<15GeV/c, via their decays to muon pairs. In this Letter, we present results on the inclusive Υ(1S) nuclear modification factor RAA as a function of collision centrality, transverse momentum and rapidity. The Υ(1S) and Υ(2S) RAA, integrated over the centrality range 0–90%, are 0.37±0.02(stat)±0.03(syst) and 0.10±0.04(stat)±0.02(syst), respectively, leading to a ratio RΥ(2S)AA/RΥ(1S)AA of 0.28±0.12(stat)±0.06(syst). The observed Υ(1S) suppression increases with the centrality of the collision and no significant variation is observed as a function of transverse momentum and rapidity.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.11.067
DO - 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.11.067
M3 - Article
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 790
SP - 89
EP - 101
JO - Physics Letters B
JF - Physics Letters B
ER -