Centrality Dependence of Particle Production in p--A collisions measured by ALICE

TL;DR

This paper analyzes how particle production varies with collision centrality in proton-lead collisions at 5.02 TeV, using ALICE data to explore nuclear effects through spectra and event classification.

Contribution

It provides detailed measurements of particle spectra across centrality classes in p-A collisions, highlighting the impact of event classification on nuclear effect interpretation.

Findings

Particle production depends on collision centrality.

Event classification influences interpretation of nuclear effects.

Spectra vary with pseudo-rapidity and transverse momentum.

Abstract

We present the centrality dependence of particle production in p-A collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 5.02 TeV measured by the ALICE experiment, including the pseudo-rapidity and transverse momentum spectra, with a special emphasis on the event classification in centrality classes and its implications for the interpretation of the nuclear effects.