Jet-associated deuteron production in pp collisions at s=13 TeV

Summary, in English

Deuteron production in high-energy collisions is sensitive to the space–time evolution of the collision system, and is typically described by a coalescence mechanism. For the first time, we present results on jet-associated deuteron production in pp collisions at s=13 TeV, providing an opportunity to test the established picture for deuteron production in events with a hard scattering. Using a trigger particle with high transverse-momentum (pT>5 GeV/c) as a proxy for the presence of a jet at midrapidity, we observe a measurable population of deuterons being produced around the jet proxy. The associated deuteron yield measured in a narrow angular range around the trigger particle differs by 2.4–4.8 standard deviations from the uncorrelated background. The data are described by PYTHIA model calculations featuring baryon coalescence. © 2021 The Author

• Author: S Acharya; Jonatan Adolfsson; Sumit Basu; Peter Christiansen; Oliver Matonoha; Adrian Nassirpour; Alice Ohlson; Anders Oskarsson; Tuva Richert; Omar Vazquez Rueda; David Silvermyr; N Zurlo
• Department/s: Particle and nuclear physics; eSSENCE: The e-Science Collaboration
• Publishing year: 2021-08-01
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Physics Letters B
• Volume: 819
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136440
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Subatomic Physics
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 0370-2693