Predictions for $p+$Pb Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 5$ TeV: Comparison with Data

TL;DR

This paper compares pre-LHC predictions for $p+$Pb collisions at 5 TeV with actual data, updating some predictions with experimental cuts and providing new predictions for quarkonia, to evaluate the accuracy of theoretical models.

Contribution

It offers a comparison of prior predictions with experimental data and presents updated and new predictions, especially for quarkonia, enhancing the understanding of collision outcomes.

Findings

Predictions generally agree with data within uncertainties

Updated predictions incorporate experimental cuts for better accuracy

New quarkonia predictions provide additional insights

Abstract

Predictions made in Albacete {\it et al} prior to the LHC $p+$Pb run at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 5$ TeV are compared to currently available data. Some predictions shown here have been updated by including the same experimental cuts as the data. Some additional predictions are also presented, especially for quarkonia, that were provided to the experiments before the data were made public but were too late for the original publication are also shown here.