• ALICE Collaboration
  • Y. Sekiguchi

We present a study of the inclusive charged-particle transverse momentum (pT) spectra as a function of charged-particle multiplicity density at mid-pseudorapidity, d Nch/ d η, in pp collisions at s=5.02 and 13 TeV covering the kinematic range | η| < 0.8 and 0.15 < pT< 20 GeV/c. The results are presented for events with at least one charged particle in | η| < 1 (INEL>0). The pT spectra are reported for two multiplicity estimators covering different pseudorapidity regions. The pT spectra normalized to that for INEL>0 show little energy dependence. Moreover, the high-pT yields of charged particles increase faster than the charged-particle multiplicity density. The average pT as a function of multiplicity and transverse spherocity is reported for pp collisions at s=13 TeV. For low- (high-) spherocity events, corresponding to jet-like (isotropic) events, the average pT is higher (smaller) than that measured in INEL>0 pp collisions. Within uncertainties, the functional form of ⟨ pT⟩ (Nch) is not affected by the spherocity selection. While EPOS LHC gives a good description of many features of data, PYTHIA overestimates the average pT in jet-like events.

Original languageEnglish
Article number857
Number of pages22
JournalEuropean Physical Journal C
Volume79
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2019

    Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

    Research areas

  • PROTON-PROTON COLLISIONS, PB-PB COLLISIONS, MOMENTUM, DEPENDENCE, PION, DISTRIBUTIONS, KAON

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