Azimuthal anisotropy of jet particles in p-Pb and Pb-Pb collisions at sNN = 5.02 TeV

S. Acharya, S. Basu, P. Christiansen, O. Matonoha, A.F. Nassirpour, A. Ohlson, D. Silvermyr, J. Staa, O. Vazquez Rueda, V. Vislavicius, N. Zurlo, ALICE Collaboration

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Abstract

The azimuthal anisotropy of particles associated with jets (jet particles) at midrapidity is measured for the first time in p-Pb and Pb-Pb collisions at sNN = 5.02 TeV down to transverse momentum (pT) of 0.5 GeV/c and 2 GeV/c, respectively, with ALICE. The results obtained in p-Pb collisions are based on a novel three-particle correlation technique. The azimuthal anisotropy coefficient v2 in high-multiplicity p-Pb collisions is positive, with a significance reaching 6.8σ at low pT, and its magnitude is smaller than in semicentral Pb-Pb collisions. In contrast to the measurements in Pb-Pb collisions, the v2 coefficient is also found independent of pT within uncertainties. Comparisons with the inclusive charged-particle v2 and with AMPT calculations are discussed. The predictions suggest that parton interactions play an important role in generating a non-zero jet-particle v2 in p-Pb collisions, even though they overestimate the reported measurement. These observations shed new insights on the understanding of the origin of the collective behaviour of jet particles in small systems such as p-Pb collisions, and provide significant stringent new constraints to models. © The Author(s) 2024.
Original languageEnglish
Article number234
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2024
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Subatomic Physics

Free keywords

  • Heavy Ion Experiments
  • Jets
  • Particle Correlations and Fluctuations

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