Measurements of heavy-flavour production in p-Pb collisions with ALICE

Abstract

The production of open heavy-flavour particles was studied in p-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}=5.02$ TeV using the ALICE detector. Three separate observables were used: the hadronic decays of D mesons at mid-rapidity, and semileptonic decays of heavy-flavour hadrons to electrons and muons at mid-rapidity and forward rapidity, respectively. The most recent ALICE measurements of the nuclear modification factor, $R_{\mathrm{pPb}}$, of open charm and beauty are reported, along with the centrality and multiplicity dependence of D-meson production in p-Pb collisions.

4 pages, 10 figures. To appear in proceedings of Quark Matter 2015, Kobe, Japan

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