Nuclear modification factor of charged particles and light-flavour hadrons in p--Pb collisions measured by ALICE

Abstract

The hot and dense strongly interacting Quark-Gluon Plasma (sQGP) created in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions can be probed by studying high-$p_{\mathrm{T}}$ particle production and parton energy loss. Similar measurements performed in p-Pb collisions may help in determining whether initial or final state nuclear effects play a role in the observed suppression of hadron production at high-$p_{\mathrm{T}}$ in Pb--Pb collisions. By examining the nuclear modification factors through the comparison of identified hadron yields in different collision systems one can gain insight into particle production mechanisms and nuclear effects.

4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the 51st Rencontres de Moriond (QCD and High Energy Interactions), La Thuile, March 19-26 2016

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