The ALICE Collaboration reports the first fully-corrected measurements of the N-subjettiness observable for track-based jets in heavy-ion collisions. This study is performed using data recorded in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at centre-of-mass energies of root s = 7 TeV and root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV, respectively. In particular the ratio of 2-subjettiness to 1-subjettiness, tau(2)/tau(1), which is sensitive to the rate of two-pronged jet substructure, is presented. Energy loss of jets traversing the strongly interacting medium in heavy-ion collisions is expected to change the rate of two-pronged substructure relative to vacuum. The results are presented for jets with a resolution parameter of R = 0.4 and charged jet transverse momentum of 40 <= p(T,jet) <= 60 GeV/c, which constitute a larger jet resolution and lower jet transverse momentum interval than previous measurements in heavy-ion collisions. This has been achieved by utilising a semi-inclusive hadron-jet coincidence technique to suppress the larger jet combinatorial background in this kinematic region. No significant modification of the tau(2)/tau(1) observable for track-based jets in Pb-Pb collisions is observed relative to vacuum PYTHIA6 and PYTHIA8 references at the same collision energy. The measurements of tau(2)/tau(1), together with the splitting aperture angle increment R, are also performed in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV for inclusive jets. These results are compared with PYTHIA calculations at root s = 7 TeV, in order to validate the model as a vacuum reference for the Pb-Pb centre-of-mass energy. The PYTHIA references for tau(2)/tau(1) are shifted to larger values compared to the measurement in pp collisions. This hints at a reduction in the rate of two-pronged jets in Pb-Pb collisions compared to pp collisions.

First measurements of N-subjettiness in central Pb-Pb collisions at $$ \sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}} $$ = 2.76 TeV

Mastroserio, A.;
2021-01-01

Abstract

The ALICE Collaboration reports the first fully-corrected measurements of the N-subjettiness observable for track-based jets in heavy-ion collisions. This study is performed using data recorded in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at centre-of-mass energies of root s = 7 TeV and root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV, respectively. In particular the ratio of 2-subjettiness to 1-subjettiness, tau(2)/tau(1), which is sensitive to the rate of two-pronged jet substructure, is presented. Energy loss of jets traversing the strongly interacting medium in heavy-ion collisions is expected to change the rate of two-pronged substructure relative to vacuum. The results are presented for jets with a resolution parameter of R = 0.4 and charged jet transverse momentum of 40 <= p(T,jet) <= 60 GeV/c, which constitute a larger jet resolution and lower jet transverse momentum interval than previous measurements in heavy-ion collisions. This has been achieved by utilising a semi-inclusive hadron-jet coincidence technique to suppress the larger jet combinatorial background in this kinematic region. No significant modification of the tau(2)/tau(1) observable for track-based jets in Pb-Pb collisions is observed relative to vacuum PYTHIA6 and PYTHIA8 references at the same collision energy. The measurements of tau(2)/tau(1), together with the splitting aperture angle increment R, are also performed in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV for inclusive jets. These results are compared with PYTHIA calculations at root s = 7 TeV, in order to validate the model as a vacuum reference for the Pb-Pb centre-of-mass energy. The PYTHIA references for tau(2)/tau(1) are shifted to larger values compared to the measurement in pp collisions. This hints at a reduction in the rate of two-pronged jets in Pb-Pb collisions compared to pp collisions.
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