Azimuthal anisotropy of heavy-flavor decay electrons in p-Pb collisions at √sNN=5.02 TeV
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Angular correlations between heavy-flavor decay electrons and charged particles at midrapidity (|η| < 0.8) are measured in p-Pb collisions at √sNN p ¼ 5.02 TeV. The analysis is carried out for the 0%–20% (high) and 60%–100% (low) multiplicity ranges. The jet contribution in the correlation distribution from high-multiplicity events is removed by subtracting the distribution from low-multiplicity events. An azimuthal modulation remains after removing the jet contribution, similar to previous obs ...
Angular correlations between heavy-flavor decay electrons and charged particles at midrapidity (|η| < 0.8) are measured in p-Pb collisions at √sNN p ¼ 5.02 TeV. The analysis is carried out for the 0%–20% (high) and 60%–100% (low) multiplicity ranges. The jet contribution in the correlation distribution from high-multiplicity events is removed by subtracting the distribution from low-multiplicity events. An azimuthal modulation remains after removing the jet contribution, similar to previous observations in two-particle angular correlation measurements for light-flavor hadrons. A Fourier decomposition of the modulation results in a positive second-order coefficient (v2) for heavy-flavor decay electrons in the transverse momentum interval 1.5 < pT < 4 GeV=c in high-multiplicity events, with a significance larger than 5σ. The results are compared with those of charged particles at midrapidity and those of inclusive muons at forward rapidity. The v2 measurement of open heavy-flavor particles at midrapidity in small collision systems could provide crucial information to help interpret the anisotropies observed in such systems. ...
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Physical review letters. Melville. Vol. 122, no. 7 (Feb. 2019), 072301, 13 p.
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