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Strangeness production as a function of charged particle multiplicity in proton-proton collisions

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2019-08-13 v2 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

Recent measurements performed in high-multiplicity proton-proton (pp) and proton-lead (p-Pb) collisions have shown features that are reminiscent of those observed in lead-lead (Pb-Pb) collisions. These observations warrant a comprehensive measurement of the production of identified particles. We report on the production of \allparts at mid-rapidity measured as a function of multiplicity in pp collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 7 TeV with the ALICE experiment. Spectral shapes studied both for individual particles and via particle ratios such as (Λ/KS0\Lambda/K^{0}_{S}) as a function of pTp_{T} exhibit an evolution with event multiplicity and the production rates of hyperons are observed to increase more strongly than those of non-strange hadrons. These phenomena are qualitatively similar to the ones observed in p-Pb and Pb-Pb collisions.

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@article{arxiv.1604.06736,
  title  = {Strangeness production as a function of charged particle multiplicity in proton-proton collisions},
  author = {Livio Bianchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.06736},
  year   = {2019}
}