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Observation of top-quark pair production in lead-lead collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}}=5.02$ TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Aakvaag, Erlend ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 134 (2025) 142301, 2025.
Inspire Record 2849226 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.156982

Top-quark pair production is observed in lead-lead (Pb+Pb) collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}}=5.02$ TeV at the Large Hadron Collider with the ATLAS detector. The data sample was recorded in 2015 and 2018, amounting to an integrated luminosity of 1.9 nb$^{-1}$. Events with exactly one electron and one muon and at least two jets are selected. Top-quark pair production is measured with an observed (expected) significance of 5.0 (4.1) standard deviations. The measured top-quark pair production cross-section is $\sigma_{t\bar{t}} = 3.6\;^{+1.0}_{-0.9}\;\mathrm{(stat.)}\;^{+0.8}_{-0.5}\;\mathrm{(syst.)} ~\mathrm{\mu b}$, with a total relative uncertainty of 31%, and is consistent with theoretical predictions using a range of different nuclear parton distribution functions. The observation of this process consolidates the evidence of the existence of all quark flavors in the pre-equilibrium stage of the quark-gluon plasma at very high energy densities, similar to the conditions present in the early universe.

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The figure shows the post-fit distribution of events as a function of the dilepton invariant mass ($m_{e\mu}$), in lead-lead (Pb+Pb) collisions at a center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}} = 5.02$ TeV, with an integrated luminosity of 1.9 nb$^{-1}$. The data correspond to the SR1 (Signal Region 1 (SR\(_1\)):} Events with exactly one muon and one oppositely charged electron, a dilepton invariant mass \( m_{e\mu} \geq 30 \, \mathrm{GeV} \), at least two jets with \( p_T \geq 35 \, \mathrm{GeV} \), and a dilepton transverse momentum \( p_T^{e\mu} > 40 \, \mathrm{GeV} \). This region is expected to be signal-dominated) channel in a pre-fit configuration. The stacked histograms represent different processes contributing to the event yield.

The figure shows the post-fit distribution of events as a function of the dilepton invariant mass ($m_{e\mu}$), in lead-lead (Pb+Pb) collisions at a center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}} = 5.02$ TeV, with an integrated luminosity of 1.9 nb$^{-1}$. The data correspond to the SR2 (Signal Region 2 (SR\(_2\)):} Events meeting the same criteria as SR\(_1\), but with a dilepton transverse momentum \( p_T^{e\mu} \leq 40 \, \mathrm{GeV} \). This region includes events with a lower \( p_T^{e\mu} \) and has a larger background contribution) channel in a pre-fit configuration. The stacked histograms represent different processes contributing to the event yield.

The impact of systematic uncertainties on the fitted signal-strength parameter $\hat{\mu}$ for the combined fit of all channels. Only the 10 most significant systematic uncertainties are shown and listed in decreasing order of their impact on $\mu$ on the $y$-axis. The empty (filled) blue/cyan boxes correspond to the pre-fit (post-fit) impact on $\mu$, referring to the upper $x$-axis. The impact of each systematic uncertainty, $\Delta \mu$, is calculated by comparing the nominal best-fit value of $\mu$ with the result of the fit when fixing the corresponding nuisance parameter $\theta$ to its best-fit value $\hat{\theta}$ shifted by its pre-fit (post-fit) uncertainties $\hat{\theta} \pm \Delta \theta(\hat{\theta} \pm \Delta \hat{\theta})$. The black points, which refer to the lower $x$-axis, show the pulls of the fitted nuisance parameters, i.e., the deviations of the fitted parameters $\hat{\theta}$ from their nominal values $\theta_0$, normalized to their nominal uncertainties $\Delta \theta$. The black lines show the post-fit uncertainties of the nuisance parameters, relative to their nominal uncertainties, which are indicated by the dashed lines.

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Measurement of photonuclear jet production in ultra-peripheral Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\text{NN}}} = 5.02$ TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Aakvaag, Erlend ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 111 (2025) 052006, 2025.
Inspire Record 2829427 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.156979

In ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions at the LHC, each nucleus acts a sources of high-energy real photons that can scatter off the opposing nucleus in ultra-peripheral photonuclear ($\gamma+A$) collisions. Hard scattering processes initiated by the photons in such collisions provide a novel method for probing nuclear parton distributions in a kinematic region not easily accessible to other measurements. ATLAS has measured production of dijet and multi-jet final states in ultra-peripheral Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\text{NN}}} = 5.02$ TeV using a data set recorded in 2018 with an integrated luminosity of 1.72 $\text{nb}^{-1}$. Photonuclear final states are selected by requiring a rapidity gap in the photon direction; this selects events where one of the outgoing nuclei remains intact. Jets are reconstructed using the anti-$k_\text{t}$ algorithm with radius parameter, $R = 0.4$. Triple-differential cross-sections, unfolded for detector response, are measured and presented using two sets of kinematic variables. The first set consists of the total transverse momentum ($H_\text{T}$),rapidity, and mass of the jet system. The second set uses $H_\text{T}$ and particle-level nuclear and photon parton momentum fractions, $x_\text{A}$ and $z_{\gamma}$, respectively. The results are compared with leading-order (LO) perturbative QCD calculations of photonuclear jet production cross-sections, where all LO predictions using existing fits fall below the data in the shadowing region. More detailed theoretical comparisons will allow these results to strongly constrain nuclear parton distributions, and these data provide results from the LHC directly comparable to early physics results at the planned Electron-Ion Collider.

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The fraction of photonuclear jet events passing the fiducial requirements in which the photon-emitting nucleus does not break up as a function of \zg. The systematic uncertainties are not symmetrized, and correlations in uncertainties are neglected for both the total systematic uncertainty and statistical uncertainty.

Fully unfolded triple-differential cross-sections as a function of $H_\text{T}$, $y_\text{jets}$, and $m_\text{jets}$. Systematic uncertainties are decomposed into symmetrized nuisance parameters, where parameters labelled "Corr" are fully correlated bin-to-bin, while parameters labelled "Uncorr" should be treated as un-correlated bin-to-bin. These cross-sections are not corrected for the effects of additional nuclear break-up. Values for the total fiducial cross-section in each bin are reported with full statistical and systematic uncertainties. Fractions of the total bin volume occupied by the fiducial region, fractions of the total cross-section in that bin satisfying fiducial requirements, and mean bin values for each axis variable are derived from Pythia 8 Monte Carlo and reported as well. For more details on these quantities, see Appendix B.

Fully unfolded triple-differential cross-sections as a function of $H_\text{T}$, $x_\text{A}$, and $z_{\gamma}$. Systematic uncertainties are decomposed into symmetrized nuisance parameters, where parameters labelled "Corr" are fully correlated bin-to-bin, while parameters labelled "Uncorr" should be treated as un-correlated bin-to-bin. These cross-sections are not corrected for the effects of additional nuclear break-up. Values for the total fiducial cross-section in each bin are reported with full statistical and systematic uncertainties. Fractions of the total bin volume occupied by the fiducial region, fractions of the total cross-section in that bin satisfying fiducial requirements, and mean bin values for each axis variable are derived from Pythia 8 Monte Carlo and reported as well. For more details on these quantities, see Appendix B.


Disentangling sources of momentum fluctuations in Xe+Xe and Pb+Pb collisions with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Aakvaag, Erlend ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 133 (2024) 252301, 2024.
Inspire Record 2806288 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.153671

High-energy nuclear collisions create a quark-gluon plasma, whose initial condition and subsequent expansion vary from event to event, impacting the distribution of the event-wise average transverse momentum ($P([p_{\mathrm{T}}])$). Distinguishing between contributions from fluctuations in the size of the nuclear overlap area (geometrical component) and other sources at fixed size (intrinsic component) presents a challenge. Here, these two components are distinguished by measuring the mean, variance, and skewness of $P([p_{\mathrm{T}}])$ in $^{208}$Pb+$^{208}$Pb and $^{129}$Xe+$^{129}$Xe collisions at $\sqrt{s_{{\mathrm{NN}}}} = 5.02$ and 5.44 TeV, respectively, using the ATLAS detector at the LHC. All observables show distinct changes in behavior in ultra-central collisions, where the geometrical variations are suppressed as the overlap area reaches its maximum. These results demonstrate a new technique to disentangle geometrical and intrinsic fluctuations, enabling constraints on initial condition and properties of the quark-gluon plasma, such as the speed of sound.

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Data from Figure 1, panel a, $\left\langle[p_{T}]\right\rangle$ vs $N_{ch}$ for Pb+Pb collisions, 0.5 $ <p_{T}< $ 5 GeV/c, $|\eta|< $ 2.5

Data from Figure 1, panel b, $\left\langle[p_{T}]\right\rangle$ vs $N_{ch}$ for Pb+Pb collisions, 0.5 $ <p_{T}< $ 5 GeV/c, $|\eta|< $ 2.5

Data from Figure 1, panel b, $\left\langle[p_{T}]\right\rangle$ vs $N_{ch}$ for Xe+Xe collisions, 0.5 $ <p_{T}< $ 5 GeV/c, $|\eta|< $ 2.5

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Measurements of the suppression and correlations of dijets in Xe+Xe collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 5.44 TeV

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, G. ; Abbott, B. ; Abeling, K. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 108 (2023) 024906, 2023.
Inspire Record 2630510 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.139684

Measurements of the suppression and correlations of dijets is performed using 3 $\mu$b$^{-1}$ of Xe+Xe data at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}} = 5.44$ TeV collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Dijets with jets reconstructed using the $R=0.4$ anti-$k_t$ algorithm are measured differentially in jet $p_{\text{T}}$ over the range of 32 GeV to 398 GeV and the centrality of the collisions. Significant dijet momentum imbalance is found in the most central Xe+Xe collisions, which decreases in more peripheral collisions. Results from the measurement of per-pair normalized and absolutely normalized dijet $p_{\text{T}}$ balance are compared with previous Pb+Pb measurements at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}} =5.02$ TeV. The differences between the dijet suppression in Xe+Xe and Pb+Pb are further quantified by the ratio of pair nuclear-modification factors. The results are found to be consistent with those measured in Pb+Pb data when compared in classes of the same event activity and when taking into account the difference between the center-of-mass energies of the initial parton scattering process in Xe+Xe and Pb+Pb collisions. These results should provide input for a better understanding of the role of energy density, system size, path length, and fluctuations in the parton energy loss.

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The centrality intervals in Xe+Xe collisions and their corresponding TAA with absolute uncertainties.

The centrality intervals in Xe+Xe and Pb+Pb collisions for matching SUM ET FCAL intervals and respective TAA values for Xe+Xe collisions.

The performance of the jet energy scale (JES) for jets with $|y| < 2.1$ evaluated as a function of pT_truth in different centrality bins. Simulated hard scatter events were overlaid onto events from a dedicated sample of minimum-bias Xe+Xe data.

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Charged-hadron production in $pp$, $p$+Pb, Pb+Pb, and Xe+Xe collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_\text{NN}}}=5$ TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; Abeling, Kira ; et al.
JHEP 07 (2023) 074, 2023.
Inspire Record 2601282 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.135676

This paper presents measurements of charged-hadron spectra obtained in $pp$, $p$+Pb, and Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ or $\sqrt{s_{_\text{NN}}}=5.02$ TeV, and in Xe+Xe collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_\text{NN}}}=5.44$ TeV. The data recorded by the ATLAS detector at the LHC have total integrated luminosities of 25 pb${}^{-1}$, 28 nb${}^{-1}$, 0.50 nb${}^{-1}$, and 3 $\mu$b${}^{-1}$, respectively. The nuclear modification factors $R_{p\text{Pb}}$ and $R_\text{AA}$ are obtained by comparing the spectra in heavy-ion and $pp$ collisions in a wide range of charged-particle transverse momenta and pseudorapidity. The nuclear modification factor $R_{p\text{Pb}}$ shows a moderate enhancement above unity with a maximum at $p_{\mathrm{T}} \approx 3$ GeV; the enhancement is stronger in the Pb-going direction. The nuclear modification factors in both Pb+Pb and Xe+Xe collisions feature a significant, centrality-dependent suppression. They show a similar distinct $p_{\mathrm{T}}$-dependence with a local maximum at $p_{\mathrm{T}} \approx 2$ GeV and a local minimum at $p_{\mathrm{T}} \approx 7$ GeV. This dependence is more distinguishable in more central collisions. No significant $|\eta|$-dependence is found. A comprehensive comparison with several theoretical predictions is also provided. They typically describe $R_\text{AA}$ better in central collisions and in the $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ range from about 10 to 100 GeV.

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br><b>charged-hadron spectra:</b> <br><i>pp reference:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table1">for p+Pb</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table10">for Pb+Pb</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table19">for Xe+Xe</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><i>p+Pb:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table2">0-5%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table3">5-10%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table4">10-20%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table5">20-30%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table6">30-40%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table7">40-60%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table8">60-90%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table9">0-90%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><i>Pb+Pb:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table11">0-5%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table12">5-10%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table13">10-20%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table14">20-30%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table15">30-40%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table16">40-50%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table17">50-60%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table18">60-80%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><i>Xe+Xe:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table20">0-5%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table21">5-10%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table22">10-20%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table23">20-30%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table24">30-40%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table25">40-50%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table26">50-60%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table27">60-80%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br><b>nuclear modification factors (p<sub>T</sub>):</b> <br><i>R<sub>pPb</sub>:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table28">0-5%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table29">5-10%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table30">10-20%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table31">20-30%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table32">30-40%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table33">40-60%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table34">60-90%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table35">0-90%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><i>R<sub>AA</sub> (Pb+Pb):</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table36">0-5%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table37">5-10%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table38">10-20%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table39">20-30%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table40">30-40%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table41">40-50%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table42">50-60%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table43">60-80%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><i>R<sub>AA</sub> (Xe+Xe):</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table44">0-5%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table45">5-10%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table46">10-20%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table47">20-30%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table48">30-40%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table49">40-50%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table50">50-60%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table51">60-80%</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br><b>nuclear modification factors (y*/eta):</b> <br><i>R<sub>pPb</sub>:</i> <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;0-5%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table52">0.66-0.755GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table53">2.95-3.35GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table54">7.65-8.8GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table55">15.1-17.3GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5-10%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table56">0.66-0.755GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table57">2.95-3.35GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table58">7.65-8.8GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table59">15.1-17.3GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;10-20%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table60">0.66-0.755GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table61">2.95-3.35GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table62">7.65-8.8GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table63">15.1-17.3GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;20-30%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table64">0.66-0.755GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table65">2.95-3.35GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table66">7.65-8.8GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table67">15.1-17.3GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;30-40%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table68">0.66-0.755GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table69">2.95-3.35GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table70">7.65-8.8GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table71">15.1-17.3GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;40-60%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table72">0.66-0.755GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table73">2.95-3.35GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table74">7.65-8.8GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table75">15.1-17.3GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;60-90%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table76">0.66-0.755GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table77">2.95-3.35GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table78">7.65-8.8GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table79">15.1-17.3GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;0-90%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table80">0.66-0.755GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table81">2.95-3.35GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table82">7.65-8.8GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table83">15.1-17.3GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><i>R<sub>AA</sub> (Pb+Pb):</i> <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;0-5%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table84">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table85">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table86">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table87">60-95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5-10%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table88">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table89">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table90">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table91">60-95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;10-20%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table92">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table93">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table94">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table95">60-95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;20-30%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table96">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table97">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table98">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table99">60-95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;30-40%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table100">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table101">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table102">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table103">60-95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;40-50%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table104">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table105">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table106">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table107">60-95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;50-60%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table108">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table109">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table110">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table111">60-95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;60-80%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table112">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table113">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table114">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table115">60-95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><i>R<sub>AA</sub> (Xe+Xe):</i> <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;0-5%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table116">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table117">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table118">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5-10%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table119">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table120">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table121">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;10-20%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table122">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table123">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table124">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;20-30%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table125">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table126">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table127">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;30-40%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table128">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table129">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table130">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;40-50%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table131">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table132">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table133">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;50-60%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table134">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table135">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table136">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;60-80%:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table137">1.7-1.95GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table138">6.7-7.65GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="?version=1&table=Table139">20-23GeV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Charged-hadron cross-section in pp collisions. The systematic uncertainties are described in the section 7 of the paper. The total systematic uncertainties are determined by adding the contributions from all relevant sources in quadrature.

Charged-hadron spectrum in the centrality interval 0-5% for p+Pb, divided by &#9001;TPPB&#9002;. The systematic uncertainties are described in the section 7 of the paper. The total systematic uncertainties are determined by adding the contributions from all relevant sources in quadrature.

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Azimuthal anisotropy of dijet events in PbPb collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}}$ = 5.02 TeV

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
JHEP 07 (2023) 139, 2023.
Inspire Record 2165916 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.130961

The path-length dependent parton energy loss within the dense partonic medium created in lead-lead collisions at a nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}}$ = 5.02 TeV is studied by determining the azimuthal anisotropies for dijets with high transverse momentum. The data were collected by the CMS experiment in 2018 and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 1.69 nb$^{-1}$. For events containing back-to-back jets, correlations in relative azimuthal angle and pseudorapidity ($\eta$) between jets and hadrons, and between two hadrons, are constructed. The anisotropies are expressed as the Fourier expansion coefficients $v_n$, $n = $ 2-4 of these azimuthal distributions. The dijet $v_n$ values are extracted from long-range (1.5 $\lt$$\vert\Delta\eta\vert$$\lt$ 2.5) components of these correlations, which suppresses the background contributions from jet fragmentation processes. Positive dijet $v_2$ values are observed which increase from central to more peripheral events, while the $v_3$ and $v_4$ values are consistent with zero within experimental uncertainties.

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The dijet $v_{n}$ data points factorized using different associated hadron pT bins for 0-10 % centrality bin. The data points are corrected for the jet reconstruction bias effects.

The dijet $v_{n}$ data points factorized using different associated hadron pT bins for 10-30 % centrality bin. The data points are corrected for the jet reconstruction bias effects.

The dijet $v_{n}$ data points factorized using different associated hadron pT bins for 30-50 % centrality bin. The data points are corrected for the jet reconstruction bias effects.

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Strong constraints on jet quenching in centrality-dependent $p$+Pb collisions at 5.02 TeV from ATLAS

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; Abbott, D.C. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 131 (2023) 072301, 2023.
Inspire Record 2090791 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.130943

Jet quenching is the process of color-charged partons losing energy via interactions with quark-gluon plasma droplets created in heavy-ion collisions. The collective expansion of such droplets is well described by viscous hydrodynamics. Similar evidence of collectivity is consistently observed in smaller collision systems, including $pp$ and $p$+Pb collisions. In contrast, while jet quenching is observed in Pb+Pb collisions, no evidence has been found in these small systems to date, raising fundamental questions about the nature of the system created in these collisions. The ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider has measured the yield of charged hadrons correlated with reconstructed jets in 0.36 nb$^{-1}$ of $p$+Pb and 3.6 pb$^{-1}$ of $pp$ collisions at 5.02 TeV. The yields of charged hadrons with $p_\mathrm{T}^\mathrm{ch} >0.5$ GeV near and opposite in azimuth to jets with $p_\mathrm{T}^\mathrm{jet} > 30$ or $60$ GeV, and the ratios of these yields between $p$+Pb and $pp$ collisions, $I_{p\mathrm{Pb}}$, are reported. The collision centrality of $p$+Pb events is categorized by the energy deposited by forward neutrons from the struck nucleus. The $I_{p\mathrm{Pb}}$ values are consistent with unity within a few percent for hadrons with $p_\mathrm{T}^\mathrm{ch} >4$ GeV at all centralities. These data provide new, strong constraints which preclude almost any parton energy loss in central $p$+Pb collisions.

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The per-jet charged particle yield in pPb and pp collisions for hadrons near a $p_{T}^{\textrm{jet}} > 30~\textrm{GeV}$ jet ($\Delta\phi_{\textrm{ch,jet}} < \pi/8$).

The per-jet charged particle yield in pPb and pp collisions for hadrons opposite to a $p_{T}^{\textrm{jet}} > 30~\textrm{GeV}$ jet ($\Delta\phi_{\textrm{ch,jet}} > 7\pi/8$).

The per-jet charged particle yield in pPb and pp collisions for hadrons near a $p_{T}^{\textrm{jet}} > 60~\textrm{GeV}$ jet ($\Delta\phi_{\textrm{ch,jet}} < \pi/8$).

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Measurements of the suppression and correlations of dijets in Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_\text{NN}}}$ = 5.02 TeV

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; Abbott, D.C. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 107 (2023) 054908, 2023.
Inspire Record 2075431 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.145875

Studies of the correlations of the two highest transverse momentum (leading) jets in individual Pb+Pb collision events can provide information about the mechanism of jet quenching by the hot and dense matter created in such collisions. In Pb+Pb and pp collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_\text{NN}}}$ = 5.02 TeV, measurements of the leading dijet transverse momentum ($p_{\mathrm{T}}$) correlations are presented. Additionally, measurements in Pb+Pb collisions of the dijet pair nuclear modification factors projected along leading and subleading jet $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ are made. The measurements are performed using the ATLAS detector at the LHC with 260 pb$^{-1}$ of pp data collected in 2017 and 2.2 nb$^{-1}$ of Pb+Pb data collected in 2015 and 2018. An unfolding procedure is applied to the two-dimensional leading and subleading jet $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ distributions to account for experimental effects in the measurement of both jets. Results are provided for dijets with leading jet $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ greater than 100 GeV. Measurements of the dijet-yield-normalized $x_{\mathrm{J}}$ distributions in Pb+Pb collisions show an increased fraction of imbalanced jets compared to pp collisions; these measurements are in agreement with previous measurements of the same quantity at 2.76 TeV in the overlapping kinematic range. Measurements of the absolutely-normalized dijet rate in Pb+Pb and pp collisions are also presented, and show that balanced dijets are significantly more suppressed than imbalanced dijets in Pb+Pb collisions. It is observed in the measurements of the pair nuclear modification factors that the subleading jets are significantly suppressed relative to leading jets with $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ between 100 and 316 GeV for all centralities in Pb+Pb collisions.

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absolutely normalized dijet cross sections from pp collisions

absolutely normalized dijet yields scaled by 1/<TAA> in 0-10% central PbPb collisions

absolutely normalized dijet yields scaled by 1/<TAA> in 10-20% central PbPb collisions

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Azimuthal correlations within exclusive dijets with large momentum transfer in photon-lead collisions

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Bergauer, Thomas ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 131 (2023) 051901, 2023.
Inspire Record 2075414 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.95235

The structure of nucleons is multidimensional and depends on the transverse momenta, spatial geometry, and polarization of the constituent partons. Such a structure can be studied using high-energy photons produced in ultraperipheral heavy-ion collisions. The first measurement of the azimuthal angular correlations of exclusively produced events with two jets in photon-lead interactions at large momentum transfer is presented, a process that is considered to be sensitive to the underlying nuclear gluon polarization. This study uses a data sample of ultraperipheral lead-lead collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}}$ = 5.02 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 0.38 nb$^{-1}$, collected with the CMS experiment at the LHC. The measured second harmonic of the correlation between the sum and difference of the two jet momenta is found to be positive, and rising, as the dijet momentum increases. A well-tuned model that has been successful at describing a wide range of proton scattering data from the HERA experiments fails to describe the observed correlations, suggesting the presence of gluon polarization effects.

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The unfolded 1/${N_{\mathrm{events}}} dN/d\Phi$ distribution

The unfolded $<\cos(2\Phi)>$ distribution as a function of $Q_{\mathrm{T}}$


Strange hadron collectivity in pPb and PbPb collisions

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
JHEP 05 (2023) 007, 2023.
Inspire Record 2075415 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.115425

The collective behavior of K$^0_\mathrm{S}$ and $\Lambda/\bar{\Lambda}$ strange hadrons is studied by measuring the elliptic azimuthal anisotropy ($v_2$) using the scalar-product and multiparticle correlation methods. Proton-lead (pPb) collisions at a nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}}$ = 8.16 TeV and lead-lead (PbPb) collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}}$ = 5.02 TeV collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC are investigated. Nonflow effects in the pPb collisions are studied by using a subevent cumulant analysis and by excluding events where a jet with transverse momentum greater than 20\GeV is present. The strange hadron $v_2$ values extracted in \pPb collisions via the four- and six-particle correlation method are found to be nearly identical, suggesting the collective behavior. Comparisons of the pPb and PbPb results for both strange hadrons and charged particles illustrate how event-by-event flow fluctuations depend on the system size.

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The elliptic flow $v_2\{4\}$ for charged hadron as a function of $p_T$ in PbPb collision at 5.02 TeV.

The elliptic flow $v_2\{6\}$ for charged hadron as a function of $p_T$ in PbPb collision at 5.02 TeV.

The elliptic flow $v_2\{8\}$ for charged hadron as a function of $p_T$ in PbPb collision at 5.02 TeV.

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