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Measurement of γ(1S) Elliptic Flow at Forward Rapidity in Pb-Pb Collisions at sNN =5.02 TeV

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  • Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
  • Czech Academy of Sciences
  • Goethe University Frankfurt
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  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Central China Normal University
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • COMSATS University Islamabad
  • University of Bologna
  • NASU - Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics
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  • University of Houston
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  • Nantes Université
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  • Gangneung-Wonju National University
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Abstract

The first measurement of the γ(1S) elliptic flow coefficient (v2) is performed at forward rapidity (2.5<y<4) in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The results are obtained with the scalar product method and are reported as a function of transverse momentum (pT) up to 15 GeV/c in the 5%-60% centrality interval. The measured γ(1S)v2 is consistent with 0 and with the small positive values predicted by transport models within uncertainties. The v2 coefficient in 2<pT<15 GeV/c is lower than that of inclusive J/ψ mesons in the same pT interval by 2.6 standard deviations. These results, combined with earlier suppression measurements, are in agreement with a scenario in which the γ(1S) production in Pb-Pb collisions at LHC energies is dominated by dissociation limited to the early stage of the collision, whereas in the J/ψ case there is substantial experimental evidence of an additional regeneration component.

Original languageEnglish
Article number192301
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume123
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Nov 2019

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