Parton energy loss and particle production at high momenta from ALICE

TL;DR

This paper discusses how partons lose energy in heavy-ion collisions and how particle yields across different collision systems reveal insights into energy loss mechanisms and hadronization processes.

Contribution

It introduces a comparative analysis of particle yields in pp, p--Pb, and Pb--Pb collisions to study parton energy loss and hadronization.

Findings

Parton energy loss varies with collision system and energy.

Particle yields provide insights into hadronization mechanisms.

Comparison across systems helps understand medium effects.

Abstract

Partons, produced in the early stages of heavy-ion collisions, lose energy while propagating through the collision medium. This energy loss can be studied by comparing particle yields in different systems (pp, p--Pb, Pb--Pb). In addition, particle yields in different systems can be used to study hadronization mechanisms.