Two-particle azimuthal correlations in $\gamma$p interactions using pPb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}$ = 8.16 TeV

Abstract

The first measurements of the Fourier coefficients ($V_{n\Delta }$) of the azimuthal distributions of charged hadrons emitted from photon-proton ($\gamma$p) interactions at the LHC are presented. The data are extracted from 68.8 nb${}^{-1}$ of ultra-peripheral proton-lead (pPb) collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}$ = 8.16 TeV using the CMS detector. The high energy lead ions produce a flux of photons that can interact with the oncoming proton. This $\gamma$p system provides a set of unique initial conditions with multiplicity lower than in photon-lead collisions but comparable to recent electron-positron and electron-proton data. The $V_{n\Delta }$ coefficients are presented in ranges of event multiplicity and transverse momentum ($p_{\mathrm{T}}$) and are compared to corresponding hadronic minimum bias pPb results. For a given multiplicity range, the mean $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ of charged particles is smaller in $\gamma$p than in pPb collisions. For both the $\gamma$p and pPb samples, $V_{1\Delta }$ is negative, $V_{2\Delta }$ is positive, and $V_{3\Delta }$ consistent with 0. For each multiplicity and $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ range, $V_{2\Delta }$ is larger for $\gamma$p events. The $\gamma$p data are consistent with model predictions that have no collective effects.

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