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Fragmentation of jets containing a prompt J meson in PbPb and pp collisions at 5.02 TeV

arXiv:2106.13235 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136842

Abstract

Jets containing a prompt J meson are studied in lead-lead collisions at a nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV, using the CMS detector at the LHC. Jets are selected to be in the transverse momentum range of 30 40 GeV. The J yield in these jets is evaluated as a function of the jet fragmentation variable , the ratio of the J to the jet . The nuclear modification factor, , is then derived by comparing the yield in lead-lead collisions to the corresponding expectation based on proton-proton data, at the same nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy. The suppression of the J yield shows a dependence on , indicating that the interaction of the J with the quark-gluon plasma formed in heavy ion collisions depends on the fragmentation that gives rise to the J meson.

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