Abstract

Transverse momentum spectra of π ±, K ± and p(p-) up to pT = 20 GeV/c at mid-rapidity in pp, peripheral (60-80%) and central (0-5%) Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76 TeV have been measured using the ALICE detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The proton-to-pion and the kaon-to-pion ratios both show a distinct peak at pT ≈ 3 GeV/c in central Pb-Pb collisions. Below the peak, pT < 3 GeV/c, both ratios are in good agreement with hydrodynamical calculations, suggesting that the peak itself is dominantly the result of radial flow rather than anomalous hadronization processes. For pT > 10 GeV/c particle ratios in pp and Pb-Pb collisions are in agreement and the nuclear modification factors for π ±, K ± and p(p-) indicate that, within the systematic and statistical uncertainties, the suppression is the same. This suggests that the chemical composition of leading particles from jets in the medium is similar to that of vacuum jets.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)196-207
Number of pages12
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume736
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Sept 2014

Keywords

  • ALICE
  • Baryon anomaly
  • Identified particle production
  • LHC
  • Nuclear modification factor
  • Particle ratios

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