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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Search for heavy resonances decaying into a $Z$ or $W$ boson and a Higgs boson in final states with leptons and $b$-jets in $139~$fb$^{-1}$ of $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13~$TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; Abbott, D.C. ; et al.
JHEP 06 (2023) 016, 2023.
Inspire Record 2104697 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.111122

This article presents a search for new resonances decaying into a $Z$ or $W$ boson and a 125 GeV Higgs boson $h$, and it targets the $\nu\bar{\nu}b\bar{b}$, $\ell^+\ell^-b\bar{b}$, or $\ell^{\pm}{\nu}b\bar{b}$ final states, where $\ell=e$ or $\mu$, in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV. The data used correspond to a total integrated luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$ collected by the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the LHC at CERN. The search is conducted by examining the reconstructed invariant or transverse mass distributions of $Zh$ or $Wh$ candidates for evidence of a localised excess in the mass range from 220 GeV to 5 TeV. No significant excess is observed and 95% confidence-level upper limits between 1.3 pb and 0.3 fb are placed on the production cross section times branching fraction of neutral and charged spin-1 resonances and CP-odd scalar bosons. These limits are converted into constraints on the parameter space of the Heavy Vector Triplet model and the two-Higgs-doublet model.

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Acceptance * reconstruction efficiency for the P P --> Zprime --> Zh --> vvbb/cc signals in the 0-lepton channel.

Acceptance * reconstruction efficiency for the P P --> Zprime --> Zh --> vvbb/cc signals in the 0-lepton channel.

Acceptance * reconstruction efficiency for the P P --> Zprime --> Zh --> llbb/cc signals in the 2-lepton channel.

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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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Correlations between flow and transverse momentum in Xe+Xe and Pb+Pb collisions at the LHC with the ATLAS detector: a probe of the heavy-ion initial state and nuclear deformation

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; Abbott, D.C. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 107 (2023) 054910, 2023.
Inspire Record 2075412 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.139082

The correlations between flow harmonics $v_n$ for $n=2$, 3 and 4 and mean transverse momentum $[p_\mathrm{T}]$ in $^{129}$Xe+$^{129}$Xe and $^{208}$Pb+$^{208}$Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}=5.44$ TeV and 5.02 TeV, respectively, are measured using charged particles with the ATLAS detector. The correlations are sensitive to the shape and size of the initial geometry, nuclear deformation, and initial momentum anisotropy. The effects from non-flow and centrality fluctuations are minimized, respectively, via a subevent cumulant method and event activity selection based on particle production in the very forward rapidity. The results show strong dependences on centrality, harmonic number $n$, $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ and pseudorapidity range. Current models describe qualitatively the overall centrality- and system-dependent trends but fail to quantitatively reproduce all the data. In the central collisions, where models generally show good agreement, the $v_2$-$[p_\mathrm{T}]$ correlations are sensitive to the triaxiality of the quadruple deformation. The comparison of model to the Pb+Pb and Xe+Xe data suggests that the $^{129}$Xe nucleus is a highly deformed triaxial ellipsoid that is neither a prolate nor an oblate shape. This provides strong evidence for a triaxial deformation of $^{129}$Xe nucleus using high-energy heavy-ion collision.

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$\rho_{2}$ Standard method, for Pb+Pb 5.02 TeV, $|\eta|$<2.5, 0.5< $p_{T}$ <5.0 GeV vs $\Sigma E_{T}$ based Centrality

$\rho_{2}$ Two_subevent method, for Pb+Pb 5.02 TeV, $|\eta|$<2.5, 0.5< $p_{T}$ <5.0 GeV vs $\Sigma E_{T}$ based Centrality

$\rho_{2}$ Three_subevent method, for Pb+Pb 5.02 TeV, $|\eta|$<2.5, 0.5< $p_{T}$ <5.0 GeV vs $\Sigma E_{T}$ based Centrality

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Measurement of quarkonium production in proton--lead and proton--proton collisions at $5.02$ $\mathrm{TeV}$ with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 78 (2018) 171, 2018.
Inspire Record 1622737 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.82624

The modification of the production of $J/\psi$, $\psi(\mathrm{2S})$, and $\mit{\Upsilon}(n\mathrm{S})$ ($n = 1, 2, 3$) in $p$+Pb collisions with respect to their production in $pp$ collisions has been studied. The $p$+Pb and $pp$ datasets used in this paper correspond to integrated luminosities of $28$ $\mathrm{nb}^{-1}$ and $25$ $\mathrm{pb}^{-1}$ respectively, collected in 2013 and 2015 by the ATLAS detector at the LHC, both at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of 5.02 TeV. The quarkonium states are reconstructed in the dimuon decay channel. The yields of $J/\psi$ and $\psi(\mathrm{2S})$ are separated into prompt and non-prompt sources. The measured quarkonium differential cross sections are presented as a function of rapidity and transverse momentum, as is the nuclear modification factor, $R_{p\mathrm{Pb}}$ for $J/\psi$ and $\mit{\Upsilon}(\mathrm{1S})$. No significant modification of the $J/\psi$ production is observed while $\mit{\Upsilon}(\mathrm{1S})$ production is found to be suppressed at low transverse momentum in $p$+Pb collisions relative to $pp$ collisions. The production of excited charmonium and bottomonium states is found to be suppressed relative to that of the ground states in central $p$+Pb collisions.

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Summary of results for cross-section of non-prompt J/psi decaying to a muon pair in pp collisions at 5.02 TeV in nb/GeV. Uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.

Summary of results for cross-section of non-prompt psi(2S) decaying to a muon pair in pp collisions at 5.02 TeV in nb/GeV. Uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.

Summary of results for cross-section of prompt J/psi decaying to a muon pair in pp collisions at 5.02 TeV in nb/GeV. Uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.

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Measurement of multi-particle azimuthal correlations with the subevent cumulant method in $pp$ and $p$+Pb collisions with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 97 (2018) 024904, 2018.
Inspire Record 1615757 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.82287

A detailed study of multi-particle azimuthal correlations is presented using $pp$ data at $\sqrt{s}=5.02$ and 13 TeV, and $p$+Pb data at $\sqrt{s_{\rm{NN}}}=5.02$ TeV, recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The azimuthal correlations are probed using four-particle cumulants $c_{n}\{4\}$ and flow coefficients $v_n\{4\}=(-c_{n}\{4\})^{1/4}$ for $n=2$ and 3, with the goal of extracting long-range multi-particle azimuthal correlation signals and suppressing the short-range correlations. The values of $c_{n}\{4\}$ are obtained as a function of the average number of charged particles per event, $\left\langle N_{\rm{ch}} \right\rangle$, using the recently proposed two-subevent and three-subevent cumulant methods, and compared with results obtained with the standard cumulant method. The three-subevent method is found to be least sensitive to short-range correlations, which originate mostly from jets with a positive contribution to $c_{n}\{4\}$. The three-subevent method gives a negative $c_{2}\{4\}$, and therefore a well-defined $v_2\{4\}$, nearly independent of $\left\langle N_{\rm{ch}} \right\rangle$, which provides direct evidence that the long-range multi-particle azimuthal correlations persist to events with low multiplicity. Furthermore, $v_2\{4\}$ is found to be smaller than the $v_2\{2\}$ measured using the two-particle correlation method, as expected for long-range collective behavior. Finally, the measured values of $v_2\{4\}$ and $v_2\{2\}$ are used to estimate the number of sources relevant for the initial eccentricity in the collision geometry.

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The c_2{4} values calculated for charged particles with 0.3 < pT < 3 GeV with the standard cumulant method from the 13 TeV pp data. The event averaging is performed for N_{ch}^{Sel} calculated for 0.3 < pT < 3 GeV.

The c_2{4} values calculated for charged particles with 0.3 < pT < 3 GeV with the standard cumulant method from the 13 TeV pp data. The event averaging is performed for N_{ch}^{Sel} calculated for pT > 0.2 GeV.

The c_2{4} values calculated for charged particles with 0.3 < pT < 3 GeV with the standard cumulant method from the 13 TeV pp data. The event averaging is performed for N_{ch}^{Sel} calculated for pT > 0.4 GeV.

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Measurement of multi-particle azimuthal correlations in $pp$, $p$+Pb and low-multiplicity Pb+Pb collisions with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 77 (2017) 428, 2017.
Inspire Record 1599077 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.77996

Multi-particle cumulants and corresponding Fourier harmonics are measured for azimuthal angle distributions of charged particles in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 5.02 and 13 TeV and in $p$+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 5.02 TeV, and compared to the results obtained for low-multiplicity Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 2.76 TeV. These measurements aim to assess the collective nature of particle production. The measurements of multi-particle cumulants confirm the evidence for collective phenomena in $p$+Pb and low-multiplicity Pb+Pb collisions. On the other hand, the $pp$ results for four-particle cumulants do not demonstrate collective behaviour, indicating that they may be biased by contributions from non-flow correlations. A comparison of multi-particle cumulants and derived Fourier harmonics across different collision systems is presented as a function of the charged-particle multiplicity. For a given multiplicity, the measured Fourier harmonics are largest in Pb+Pb, smaller in $p$+Pb and smallest in $pp$ collisions. The $pp$ results show no dependence on the collision energy, nor on the multiplicity.

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$c_2\{4\}$ cumulants for reference particles with 0.3 $< p_T <$ 3.0 GeV selected according to $M_{ref}$ (EvSel_$M_{ref}$) for pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$= 5.02 TeV.

$c_2\{4\}$ cumulants for reference particles with 0.3 $< p_T <$ 3.0 GeV selected according to $M_{ref}$ (EvSel_$M_{ref}$) for pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$= 13 TeV.

$c_2\{4\}$ cumulants for reference particles with 0.3 $< p_T <$ 3.0 GeV selected according to $M_{ref}$ (EvSel_$M_{ref}$) for pPb collisions at $\sqrt{ s_{NN} }$= 5.02 TeV.

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Evidence for light-by-light scattering in heavy-ion collisions with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Nature Phys. 13 (2017) 852-858, 2017.
Inspire Record 1512305 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.77761

Light-by-light scattering ($\gamma\gamma\rightarrow\gamma\gamma$) is a quantum-mechanical process that is forbidden in the classical theory of electrodynamics. This reaction is accessible at the Large Hadron Collider thanks to the large electromagnetic field strengths generated by ultra-relativistic colliding lead (Pb) ions. Using 480 $\mu$b$^{-1}$ of Pb+Pb collision data recorded at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of 5.02 TeV by the ATLAS detector, the ATLAS Collaboration reports evidence for the $\gamma\gamma\rightarrow\gamma\gamma$ reaction. A total of 13 candidate events are observed with an expected background of 2.6$\pm$0.7 events. After background subtraction and analysis corrections, the fiducial cross section of the process $\textrm{Pb+Pb}\,(\gamma\gamma)\rightarrow \textrm{Pb}^{(\ast)}\textrm{+}\textrm{Pb}^{(\ast)}\,\gamma\gamma$, for photon transverse energy $E_{\mathrm{T}}>$3 GeV, photon absolute pseudorapidity $|\eta|<$2.4, diphoton invariant mass greater than 6 GeV, diphoton transverse momentum lower than 2 GeV and diphoton acoplanarity below 0.01, is measured to be 70 $\pm$ 24 (stat.) $\pm$ 17 (syst.) nb, which is in agreement with Standard Model predictions.

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Detector-level diphoton invariant mass distribution

Detector-level diphoton acoplanarity distribution

The measured total fiducial cross section