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-Pb collisions, highlighting the impact of event classification on interpreting nuclear effects.

Findings

Particle production depends on collision centrality.

Event classification influences the interpretation of nuclear effects.

Spectral measurements vary with centrality and pseudorapidity.

Abstract

We present the centrality dependence of particle production in p-Pb 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.