Measurement of forward-backward multiplicity correlations in lead-lead, proton-lead and proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector

Abstract

Two-particle pseudorapidity correlations are measured in $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}$ = 2.76 TeV Pb+Pb, $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}$ = 5.02 TeV $p$+Pb, and $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV $pp$ collisions at the LHC, with total integrated luminosities of approximately 7 $\mu {\mathrm{b}}^{-1}$, 28 ${\mathrm{nb}}^{-1}$, and 65 ${\mathrm{nb}}^{-1}$, respectively. The correlation function $C_{\mathrm{N}}({\eta }_1,{\eta }_2)$ is measured as a function of event multiplicity using charged particles in the pseudorapidity range $|\eta |<2.4$. The correlation function contains a significant short-range component, which is estimated and subtracted. After removal of the short-range component, the shape of the correlation function is described approximately by $1+⟨a_1^2⟩{\eta }_1{\eta }_2$ in all collision systems over the full multiplicity range. The values of $\sqrt{⟨a_1^2⟩}$ are consistent between the opposite-charge pairs and same-charge pairs, and for the three collision systems at similar multiplicity. The values of $\sqrt{⟨a_1^2⟩}$ and the magnitude of the short-range component both follow a power-law dependence on the event multiplicity. The $\eta$ distribution of the short-range component, after symmetrizing the proton and lead directions in $p$+Pb collisions, is found to be smaller than that in $pp$ collisions with comparable multiplicity.

28 pages plus author list + cover pages (45 pages total), 14 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. C. All figures including auxiliary figures can be found at https://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/HION-2015-13/. Matches published version

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