Electron-Hadron Correlations in pp Collisions at \sqrt{s} = 2.76 TeV with the ALICE experiment

TL;DR

This paper investigates electron-hadron correlations in proton-proton collisions at 2.76 TeV using ALICE data, providing a baseline for heavy-ion studies of Quark Gluon Plasma through heavy-flavour production analysis.

Contribution

It introduces a method to study beauty to charm production ratios via electron-hadron correlations in pp collisions at 2.76 TeV.

Findings

Baseline measurements for heavy-flavour production in pp collisions.

Insights into heavy-flavour decay electron correlations.

Foundation for future heavy-ion collision analysis.

Abstract

In this work we are studying the relative beauty to charm production in pp collisions at \sqrt{s} = 2.76 TeV, through correlations between electrons from heavy-flavour decay and charged hadrons, with the ALICE detector at the LHC. This study represents a baseline for the analysis in heavy-ion collisions where heavy flavour production is a powerful tool to study the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP).