Results on heavy ion collisions at LHCb

TL;DR

This paper discusses LHCb's unique capabilities in heavy ion physics, presenting recent proton-lead collision results and exploring future prospects for heavy-ion studies at the experiment.

Contribution

It highlights LHCb's potential to contribute to heavy ion physics through its unique detector features and recent data analysis.

Findings

Analysis of proton-lead collision data from 2013

Potential for future heavy-ion physics studies at LHCb

Demonstration of LHCb's particle identification in heavy ion context

Abstract

Heavy flavor production is important in heavy ion collisions to study both cold and hot nuclear matter effects. The LHCb experiment can make unique contribution to heavy ion physics, owing to the full particle identification of the detector in the forward region and the ability to collect fixed target data with proton or lead beams. This report describes recent results with proton-lead collision data collected in 2013 and the prospect of heavy-ion studies at LHCb.