Published October 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Charged-particle production as a function of multiplicity and transverse spherocity in pp collisions at s=5.02 and 13 TeV

  • 1. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Kolkata (India)
  • 2. Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Řež u Prahy (Czech Republic)

Description

We present a study of the inclusive charged-particle transverse momentum (pT) spectra as a function of charged-particle multiplicity density at mid-pseudorapidity, dNch/dη, in pp collisions at s=5.02 and 13 TeV covering the kinematic range |η|<0.8 and 0.15T<20 GeV/c. The results are presented for events with at least one charged particle in |η|<1 (INEL>0). The pT spectra are reported for two multiplicity estimators covering different pseudorapidity regions. The pT spectra normalized to that for INEL>0 show little energy dependence. Moreover, the high-pT yields of charged particles increase faster than the charged-particle multiplicity density. The average pT as a function of multiplicity and transverse spherocity is reported for pp collisions at s=13 TeV. For low- (high-) spherocity events, corresponding to jet-like (isotropic) events, the average pT is higher (smaller) than that measured in INEL>0 pp collisions. Within uncertainties, the functional form of ⟨pT⟩(Nch) is not affected by the spherocity selection. While EPOS LHC gives a good description of many features of data, PYTHIA overestimates the average pT in jet-like events.

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-7350-y

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields (Online)
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1-22
ISSN
1434-6052

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AID: 857
Collaborations
ALICE Collaboration