Measurement of the Λc+ to D 0 production ratio in periphera PbPb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV

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Aaij, R 
Abdelmotteleb, ASW 
Abellan Beteta, C 
Abudinén, F 
Ackernley, T 
Abstract

jats:titleAjats:scbstract</jats:sc> </jats:title>jats:pWe report on a measurement of the jats:inline-formulajats:alternativesjats:tex-math$$ {\Lambda}c^{+} $$</jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> mml:msubsup mml:miΛ</mml:mi> mml:mic</mml:mi> mml:mo+</mml:mo> </mml:msubsup> </mml:math></jats:alternatives></jats:inline-formula> to jats:italicD</jats:italic>jats:sup0</jats:sup> production ratio in peripheral PbPb collisions at jats:inline-formulajats:alternativesjats:tex-math$$ \sqrt{s{\textrm{NN}}} $$</jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> mml:msqrt mml:msub mml:mis</mml:mi> mml:miNN</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:msqrt> </mml:math></jats:alternatives></jats:inline-formula> = 5jats:italic.</jats:italic>02 TeV with the LHCb detector in the forward rapidity region 2 jats:italic< y <</jats:italic> 4jats:italic.</jats:italic>5. The jats:inline-formulajats:alternativesjats:tex-math$$ {\Lambda}_c^{+} $$</jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> mml:msubsup mml:miΛ</mml:mi> mml:mic</mml:mi> mml:mo+</mml:mo> </mml:msubsup> </mml:math></jats:alternatives></jats:inline-formula> (jats:italicD</jats:italic>jats:sup0</jats:sup>) hadrons are reconstructed via the decay channel jats:inline-formulajats:alternativesjats:tex-math$$ {\Lambda}c^{+} $$</jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> mml:msubsup mml:miΛ</mml:mi> mml:mic</mml:mi> mml:mo+</mml:mo> </mml:msubsup> </mml:math></jats:alternatives></jats:inline-formula>jats:italic→ pK</jats:italic>jats:supjats:italic−</jats:italic></jats:sup>jats:italicπ</jats:italic>jats:sup+</jats:sup> (jats:italicD</jats:italic>jats:sup0</jats:sup>jats:italic→ K</jats:italic>jats:supjats:italic−</jats:italic></jats:sup>jats:italicπ</jats:italic>jats:sup+</jats:sup>) for 2 jats:italic< p</jats:italic>jats:subT</jats:sub>jats:italic<</jats:italic> 8 GeV/jats:italicc</jats:italic> and in the centrality range of about 65–90%. The results show no significant dependence on jats:italicp</jats:italic>jats:subT</jats:sub>, jats:italicy</jats:italic> or the mean number of participating nucleons. They are also consistent with similar measurements obtained by the LHCb collaboration in pPb and Pbp collisions at jats:inline-formulajats:alternativesjats:tex-math$$ \sqrt{s{\textrm{NN}}} $$</jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> mml:msqrt mml:msub mml:mis</mml:mi> mml:miNN</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:msqrt> </mml:math></jats:alternatives></jats:inline-formula> = 5jats:italic.</jats:italic>02 TeV. The data agree well with predictions from PYTHIA in pp collisions at jats:inline-formulajats:alternativesjats:tex-math$$ \sqrt{s} $$</jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> mml:msqrt mml:mis</mml:mi> </mml:msqrt> </mml:math></jats:alternatives></jats:inline-formula> = 5 TeV but are in tension with predictions of the Statistical Hadronization model.</jats:p>

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Charm Physics, Heavy Ion Experiments, Heavy Quark Production, Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics
Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
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1029-8479
1029-8479
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2023
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC