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Observation of abnormal suppression of f0(980) production in p–Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV (2024)

ALICE collaboration. (2024). Observation of abnormal suppression of f0(980) production in p–Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV. Physics Letters B, 853, Article 138665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2024.138665

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All authors or editors: ALICE collaboration

Journal or series: Physics Letters B

ISSN: 0370-2693

eISSN: 1873-2445

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 23/04/2024

Volume: 853

Article number: 138665

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: Netherlands

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2024.138665

Research data link: https://www.hepdata.net/record/ins2724206

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/95583

Web address of parallel published publication (pre-print):  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2311.11786

Abstract

The dependence of f0(980) production on the final-state charged-particle multiplicity in p–Pb collisions at √𝑠NN = 5.02 TeV is reported. The production of f0(980) is measured with the ALICE detector via the f0(980) → 𝜋+𝜋− decay channel in a midrapidity region of −0.5 < 𝑦 < 0. Particle yield ratios of f0(980) to 𝜋 and K∗(892)0 are found to be decreasing with increasing charged-particle multiplicity. The magnitude of the suppression of the f0(980)/𝜋 and f0(980)/K∗(892)0 yield ratios is found to be dependent on the transverse momentum 𝑝T, suggesting different mechanisms responsible for the measured effects. Furthermore, the nuclear modification factor 𝑄pPb of f0(980) is measured in various multiplicity ranges. The 𝑄pPb shows a strong suppression of the f0(980) production in the 𝑝T region up to about 4 GeV/𝑐. The results on the particle yield ratios and 𝑄pPb for f0(980) may help to understand the late hadronic phase in p–Pb collisions and the nature of the internal structure of f0(980) particle.

Keywords: particle physics

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VIRTA submission year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 3