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Model study on $\Upsilon(nS)$ modification in small collision systems

Nuclear Theory 2023-05-17 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

Quarkonium production has been studied extensively in relativistic heavy-ion collision experiments to understand the properties of the quark gluon plasma. The experimental results on the yield modification in heavy-ion collisions relative to that in pp+pp collisions can be described by several models considering dissociation and regeneration effects. A yield modification beyond initial-state effects has also been observed in small collision systems such as pp+Au and pp+Pb collisions, but it is still premature to claim any hot medium effect. A model study in various small collision systems such as pp+pp, pp+Pb, pp+O, and O+O collisions will help quantitatively understanding nuclear effects on the Υ(nS)\Upsilon(nS) production. A theoretical calculation considering the gluo-dissociation and inelastic parton scattering and their inverse reaction reasonably describes the suppression of Υ(1S)\Upsilon(1S) in Pb+Pb collisions. Based on this calculation, a Monte-Carlo simulation is developed to more realistically incorporate the medium produced in heavy-ion collisions with event-by-event initial collision geometry and hydrodynamic evolution. We extend this framework to small systems to study the medium effects. In this work, we quantify the nuclear modification factor of Υ(nS)\Upsilon(nS) as a function of charged particle multiplicity (dNch/dηdN_{ch}/d\eta) and transverse momentum. We also calculate the elliptic flow of Υ(nS)\Upsilon(nS) in small collision systems.

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@article{arxiv.2209.12303,
  title  = {Model study on $\Upsilon(nS)$ modification in small collision systems},
  author = {Junlee Kim and Jinjoo Seo and Byungsik Hong and Juhee Hong and Eun-Joo Kim and Yongsun Kim and MinJung Kweon and Su Houng Lee and Sanghoon Lim and Jaebeom Park},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.12303},
  year   = {2023}
}

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11 pages, 12 figures

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