Study of Z production in PbPb and pp collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV in the dimuon and dielectron decay channels

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Measurement of Prompt psi(2S) to J/psi. Yield Ratios in Pb-Pb and p-p Collisions at root sNN=2.76 TeV

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Unesp Informa, 2016, número 76

Boletim elaborado pela Assessoria de Comunicação e Imprensa da Reitoria da UNESP

Inclusive J/psi production in pp collisions at root s=2.76 TeV

The ALICE Collaboration has measured inclusive J/psi production in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy root s = 2.76 TeV at the LHC. The results presented in this Letter refer to the rapidity ranges vertical bar y vertical bar < 0.9 and 2.5 < y <4 and have been obtained by measuring the electron and muon pair decay channels, respectively. The integrated luminosities for the two channels are L-int(e) = 1.1 nb(-1) and L-int(mu) = 19.9 nb(-1), and the corresponding signal statistics are N-J/psi(e+e-) = 59 +/- 14 and N-J/psi(mu+mu-) = 1364 +/- 53. We present d sigma(J/psi)/dy for the two rapidity regions under study and, for the forward-y range, d(2)sigma(J/psi)/dydp(t) in the transverse momentum domain 0 < p(t) < 8 GeV/c. The results are compared with previously published results at root s = 7 TeV and with theoretical calculations. (C) 2012 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Measurement of event background fluctuations for charged particle jet reconstruction in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

The effect of event background fluctuations on charged particle jet reconstruction in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV has been measured with the ALICE experiment. The main sources of non-statistical fluctuations are characterized based purely on experimental data with an unbiased method, as well as by using single high p(t) particles and simulated jets embedded into real Pb-Pb events and reconstructed with the anti-k(t) jet finder. The influence of a low transverse momentum cut-off on particles used in the jet reconstruction is quantified by varying the minimum track p(t) between 0.15 GeV/c and 2 GeV/c. For embedded jets reconstructed from charged particles with p(t) > 0.15 GeV/c, the uncertainty in the reconstructed jet transverse momentum due to the heavy-ion background is measured to be 11.3 GeV/c (standard deviation) for the 10% most central Pb-Pb collisions, slightly larger than the value of 11.0 GeV/c measured using the unbiased method. For a higher particle transverse momentum threshold of 2 GeV/c, which will generate a stronger bias towards hard fragmentation in the jet finding process, the standard deviation of the fluctuations in the reconstructed jet transverse momentum is reduced to 4.8-5.0 GeV/c for the 10% most central events. A non-Gaussian tail of the momentum uncertainty is observed and its impact on the reconstructed jet spectrum is evaluated for varying particle momentum thresholds, by folding the measured fluctuations with steeply falling spectra.

Production of Muons from Heavy Flavor Decays at Forward Rapidity in pp and Pb-Pb Collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

The ALICE Collaboration has measured the inclusive production of muons from heavy-flavor decays at forward rapidity, 2.5 < y < 4, in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV. The p(t)-differential inclusive cross section of muons from heavy-flavor decays in pp collisions is compared to perturbative QCD calculations. The nuclear modification factor is studied as a function of p(t) and collision centrality. A weak suppression is measured in peripheral collisions. In the most central collisions, a suppression of a factor of about 3-4 is observed in 6 < p(t) < 10 GeV/c. The suppression shows no significant p(t) dependence.

Measurement of the Cross Section for Electromagnetic Dissociation with Neutron Emission in Pb-Pb Collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

The first measurement of neutron emission in electromagnetic dissociation of Pb-208 nuclei at the LHC is presented. The measurement is performed using the neutron zero degree calorimeters of the ALICE experiment, which detect neutral particles close to beam rapidity. The measured cross sections of single and mutual electromagnetic dissociation of Pb nuclei at root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV with neutron emission are sigma(singleEMD) = 187.4 +/- 0.2(stat)(-11.2)(+13.2) (syst) b and sigma(mutualEMD) = 5. 7 +/- 0.1(stat) +/- 0.4(syst) b, respectively. The experimental results are compared to the predictions from a relativistic electromagnetic dissociation model. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.252302

Transverse sphericity of primary charged particles in minimum bias proton-proton collisions at root s=0.9, 2.76 and 7 TeV

Measurements of the sphericity of primary charged particles in minimum bias proton-proton collisions at root s = 0.9, 2.76 and 7 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC are presented. The observable is measured in the plane perpendicular to the beam direction using primary charged tracks with p(T) > 0.5 GeV/c in vertical bar eta vertical bar < 0.8. The mean sphericity as a function of the charged particle multiplicity at mid-rapidity (N-ch) is reported for events with different p(T) scales ("soft" and "hard") defined by the transverse momentum of the leading particle. In addition, the mean charged particle transverse momentum versus multiplicity is presented for the different event classes, and the sphericity distributions in bins of multiplicity are presented. The data are compared with calculations of standard Monte Carlo event generators. The transverse sphericity is found to grow with multiplicity at all collision energies, with a steeper rise at low N-ch, whereas the event generators show an opposite tendency. The combined study of the sphericity and the mean p(T) with multiplicity indicates that most of the tested event generators produce events with higher multiplicity by generating more back-to-back jets resulting in decreased sphericity (and isotropy). The PYTHIA6 generator with tune PERUGIA-2011 exhibits a noticeable improvement in describing the data, compared to the other tested generators.

Pion, Kaon, and Proton Production in Central Pb-Pb Collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

In this Letter we report the first results on pi(+/-), K-+/-, p, and (p) over bar production at midrapidity (vertical bar y vertical bar < 0.5) in central Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV, measured by the ALICE experiment at the LHC. The p(T) distributions and yields are compared to previous results at root s(NN) = 200 GeV and expectations from hydrodynamic and thermal models. The spectral shapes indicate a strong increase of the radial flow velocity with root s(NN), which in hydrodynamic models is expected as a consequence of the increasing particle density. While the K/pi ratio is in line with predictions from the thermal model, the p/pi ratio is found to be lower by a factor of about 1.5. This deviation from thermal model expectations is still to be understood.

J/psi Suppression at Forward Rapidity in Pb-Pb Collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

The ALICE experiment has measured the inclusive J/psi production in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV down to zero transverse momentum in the rapidity range 2.5 < y < 4. A suppression of the inclusive J/psi yield in Pb-Pb is observed with respect to the one measured in pp collisions scaled by the number of binary nucleon-nucleon collisions. The nuclear modification factor, integrated over the 0%-80% most central collisions, is 0.545 +/- 0.032(stat) +/- 0.083dsyst_ and does not exhibit a significant dependence on the collision centrality. These features appear significantly different from measurements at lower collision energies. Models including J/psi production from charm quarks in a deconfined partonic phase can describe our data.

Suppression of high transverse momentum D mesons in central Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

The production of the prompt charm mesons D-0, D+, D*(+), and their antiparticles, was measured with the ALICE detector in Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC, at a centre-of-mass energy root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV per nucleon-nucleon collision. The p(t)-differential production yields in the range 2 < p(t) < 16 GeV/c at central rapidity, vertical bar y vertical bar < 0.5, were used to calculate the nuclear modification factor R-AA with respect to a proton-proton reference obtained from the cross section measured at root s = 7 TeV and scaled to root s = 2.76 TeV. For the three meson species, R-AA shows a suppression by a factor 3-4, for transverse momenta larger than 5 GeV/c in the 20% most central collisions. The suppression is reduced for peripheral collisions.

Clowninnen: Portrait einer Berufsgruppe /// Arbeitspapiere / Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien ; 76

Clowninnen. Portrait einer Berufsgruppe Eine neue Berufsgruppe etabliert sich: Die Clownin! Seit den 1980er Jahren treten vermehrt Frauen als Clownin in die europäische Öffentlichkeit. Sie erobern zunehmend weitere gesellschaftliche Bereiche, treten aus dem Zirkus heraus, hinein in die wirtschaftliche, religiöse, medizinische, pädagogische und soziale Sphäre. Die Erweiterung der Arbeitsfelder beinhaltet differenzierte Aktionsmöglichkeiten für die Clownin und prägt die Beziehung zu den Zuschauern, die vom Einzelkontakt z.B. im Altenheim über Seminargruppen bis hin zu hunderten von Personen bei Bühnenstücken reichen. Die Zugangswege zur Clownsarbeit sind individuell, wobei sich die früher typisch familiäre Bindung in Zirkus- und anderen Künstlerfamilien nicht mehr finden lässt. Das Clown-Sein begreifen die Frauen als einen Prozess, der vor allem durch Persönlichkeitsarbeit und Lebenserfahrung geprägt ist. Bestimmte Aspekte des Clowns erschließen sich erst im und durch das Clownsspiel, wobei immer wieder Grenzen auf persönlicher und gesellschaftlicher Ebene aufgebrochen werden. Kernstück der Studie bilden zehn qualitative Interviews mit Frauen aus Deutschland und der Schweiz, die beruflich als Clownin in unterschiedlichen Arbeitsfeldern tätig sind. Ergänzend beobachtete die Autorin Auftritte in verschiedenen Arbeitsbereichen und führte eine Befragung an 16 Clownsschulen durch. Ziel dieser Studie ist es, Ausbildungswege, Arbeitsfelder und Arbeitsweisen dieser neuen Berufsgruppe aus emischer Sicht darzulegen. Vertiefend wird das Selbstverständnis der Clowninnen vorgestellt. Welche Ziele verfolgen die Frauen in ihrer Arbeit und wo sehen sie die Grenzen des Clowns? Welche Bedeutung messen sie der Spiritualität und dem Tod zu? Wie gestaltet sich das Wechselspiel zwischen Privatperson und Clownin? In mehreren Portraits und in vergleichenden Darstellungen finden sich Antworten auf diese Fragen, bei denen die Frauen durch vielfältige Zitate immer wieder selber zu Wort kommen.

Misura del flusso triangolare v3 di adroni identificati in collisioni Pb-Pb a √s_NN = 2.76 TeV con l'esperimento ALICE a LHC

In questo lavoro di tesi è presentata la misura con il rivelatore ALICE del flusso triangolare, v3, di pioni, kaoni e protoni prodotti in collisioni PbPb a LHC. Il confronto di v3 con le previsioni di modelli idrodinamici permette di vincolare maggiormente le assunzioni sulle condizioni iniziali del sistema presenti nei diversi modelli ed estrarre una stima maggiormente precisa delle proprietà del mezzo come la viscosità. La misura è effettuata nella regione di pseudorapidità centrale sui dati raccolti da ALICE nel 2010 e 2011 e utilizza una tecnica di identificazione basata sia sulla misura della perdita di energia specifica, con la camera a proiezione temporale (TPC), sia la misura della velocità con il sistema a tempo di volo (TOF). La combinazione di entrambe le tecniche permette di separare le diverse specie in un intervallo esteso di impulsi con elevata efficienza e purezza. Per la misura del piano di reazione è stato utilizzato il rivelatore VZERO che misura la molteplicità delle particelle cariche in una regione di pseudorapidità disgiunta da quella in cui è misurato v3. La misura ottenuta è confrontata con le previsioni di modelli idrodinamici attualmente più utilizzati.