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High $p_{T}$ inclusive hadron and photon spectra in pp and PbPb collisions

Nuclear Experiment 2015-05-30 v1

Abstract

In this article, we report the inclusive charged hadron and isolated photon spectra at sNN=2.76\sqrt{s_{NN}}=2.76 TeV PbPb collisions measured with the CMS detector at LHC. Charged particle momentum spectra are compared to a constructed reference measurement of proton-proton collisions at s=2.76\sqrt{s}=2.76 TeV by using a combination of xTx_T scaling and direct interpolation at fixed pTp_{T}. Photon results are compared to next to leading order calculations at the same center of mass energy. Nuclear modification factors (RAAR_{AA}) are calculated to study the properties of the medium. While a large suppression is observed in the charged particle RAAR_{AA} at high transverse momentum, isolated photons show no modifications, revealing that PbPb collisions at sNN=2.76\sqrt{s_{NN}}=2.76 TeV produce a strongly interacting colored medium.

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@article{arxiv.1109.2354,
  title  = {High $p_{T}$ inclusive hadron and photon spectra in pp and PbPb collisions},
  author = {Sevil Salur for CMS Collaboration},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.2354},
  year   = {2015}
}

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