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Effect of event classification on the Tsallis-thermometer

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-01-27 v1

Abstract

We analyze identified hadron spectra in pp collisions at s=13\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV measured by ALICE within a non-extensive statistical framework. Spectra classified by multiplicity, flattenicity, and spherocity were fitted with the Tsallis-Pareto distribution, and the parameters were studied on the Tsallis-thermometer. Multiplicity and flattenicity classes follow a previously observed scaling, while the non-extensivity parameter shows a distinct sensitivity to the spherocity. A data-driven parametrization confirms a proportionality between the Tsallis temperature and mean transverse momentum, offering a simple estimate of the effective temperature. These results highlight the ability of the Tsallis-thermometer to capture both multiplicity and event-shape effects, linking soft and hard processes in small systems.

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@article{arxiv.2601.04106,
  title  = {Effect of event classification on the Tsallis-thermometer},
  author = {Laszlo Gyulai and Gabor Biro and Robert Vertesi and Gergely Gabor Barnafoldi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.04106},
  year   = {2026}
}

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10 pages, 5 figures

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