First measurement of Λ<sub>c</sub><SUP>+</SUP> production down to <i>p<sub>T</sub></i>=0 in <i>pp</i> and <i>p</i>-Pb collisions at √s<sub>NN</sub>=5.02 TeV



Acharya, S, Adamova, D, Adler, A, Adolfsson, J, Aggarwal, MM, Rinella, G Aglieri, Agnello, M, Agrawal, N, Ahammed, Z, Ahmad, S
et al (show 997 more authors) (2023) First measurement of Λ<sub>c</sub><SUP>+</SUP> production down to <i>p<sub>T</sub></i>=0 in <i>pp</i> and <i>p</i>-Pb collisions at √s<sub>NN</sub>=5.02 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW C, 107 (6). 064901-.

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Abstract

The production of prompt Λc+ baryons has been measured at midrapidity in the transverse momentum interval 0<pT<1 GeV/c for the first time, in pp and p-Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon-nucleon collision sNN=5.02TeV. The measurement was performed in the decay channel Λc+→pKS0 by applying new decay reconstruction techniques using a Kalman-Filter vertexing algorithm and adopting a machine-learning approach for the candidate selection. The pT-integrated Λc+ production cross sections in both collision systems were determined and used along with the measured yields in Pb-Pb collisions to compute the pT-integrated nuclear modification factors RpPb and RAA of Λc+ baryons, which are compared to model calculations that consider nuclear modification of the parton distribution functions. The Λc+/D0 baryon-to-meson yield ratio is reported for pp and p-Pb collisions. Comparisons with models that include modified hadronization processes are presented, and the implications of the results on the understanding of charm hadronization in hadronic collisions are discussed. A significant (3.7σ) modification of the mean transverse momentum of Λc+ baryons is seen in p-Pb collisions with respect to pp collisions, while the pT-integrated Λc+/D0 yield ratio was found to be consistent between the two collision systems within the uncertainties.

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 02 Oct 2023 15:49
Last Modified: 14 Mar 2024 20:41
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.107.064901
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.107.064901
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3173332