Dielectron measurements in pp and Pb-Pb colllisions with ALICE at the LHC


Bailhache R., Acharya S., Acosta F. T., Adamova D., Adolfsson J., Aggarwal M. M., ...More

NUCLEAR PHYSICS A, vol.982, pp.779-782, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 982
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2018.10.021
  • Journal Name: NUCLEAR PHYSICS A
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.779-782
  • Keywords: Heavy-ion collisions, Electromagnetic probes, Heavy-flavour production, ALICE
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The production of low-mass dielectrons is one of the most promising tools for the investigation of chiral symmetry restoration and thermal radiation from the QGP created in heavy-ion collisions. To single out the signal characteristics of the QGP, it is crucial to understand the primordial e(+)e(-) pair production in vacuum, i.e. in inelastic proton-proton (pp) collisions. Low-mass dielectrons have been measured with ALICE at the LHC in pp collisions at root s = 7 and 13 TeV, and in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV. An overview of the results on dielectron production is presented, together with their implications for the direct-photon and heavy-quark production.