A unified formalism to study $soft$ as well as $hard$ part of the transverse momentum spectra

TL;DR

This paper introduces a unified formalism that effectively describes the entire transverse momentum spectra of particles in high-energy heavy-ion collisions, bridging low- and high-$p_T$ regions and applicable across different collider energies.

Contribution

A novel unified formalism is proposed to analyze both low- and high-$p_T$ spectra in a consistent framework, tested successfully at RHIC and LHC energies.

Findings

Good agreement with experimental data across all energies

Potential to extract elliptic flow coefficient from spectra

Unified approach bridges different $p_T$ regimes

Abstract

Transverse momentum $p_T$ spectra of final state particles produced in high energy heavy-ion collision can be divided into two distinct regions based on the difference in the underlying particle production process. We have provided a unified formalism to explain both low- and high-$p_T$ regime of spectra in a consistent manner. The $p_T$ spectra of final state particles produced at RHIC and LHC energies have been analysed using unified formalism to test its applicability at different energies, and a good agreement with the data is obtained across all energies. Further, the prospect of extracting the elliptic flow coefficient directly from the transverse momentum spectra is explored.