The elliptic flow of electrons from beauty hadron decays at midrapidity (vertical bar y vertical bar < 0.8) is measured in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The azimuthal distribution of the particles produced in the collisions can be parametrized with a Fourier expansion, in which the second harmonic coefficient represents the elliptic flow, v(2). The v(2) coefficient of electrons from beauty hadron decays is measured for the first time in the transverse momentum (p(T)) range 1.3- 6 GeV/c in the centrality class 30%-50%. The measurement of electrons from beauty-hadron decays exploits their larger mean proper decay length c tau approximate to 500 mu m compared to that of charm hadrons and most of the other background sources. The v(2) of electrons from beauty hadron decays at midrapidity is found to be positive with a significance of 3.75 sigma. The results provide insights into the degree of thermalization of beauty quarks in the medium. A model assuming full thermalization of beauty quarks is strongly disfavored by the measurement at high p(T), but is in agreement with the results at low p(T). Transport models including substantial interactions of beauty quarks with an expanding strongly interacting medium describe the measurement within uncertainties.

Elliptic Flow of Electrons from Beauty-Hadron Decays in Pb-Pb Collisions at root s(NN)=5.02 TeV

Baruffaldi, F.;Faggin, M.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Giubilato, P.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Lunardon, M.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Pazzini, J.;Soramel, F.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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2021

Abstract

The elliptic flow of electrons from beauty hadron decays at midrapidity (vertical bar y vertical bar < 0.8) is measured in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The azimuthal distribution of the particles produced in the collisions can be parametrized with a Fourier expansion, in which the second harmonic coefficient represents the elliptic flow, v(2). The v(2) coefficient of electrons from beauty hadron decays is measured for the first time in the transverse momentum (p(T)) range 1.3- 6 GeV/c in the centrality class 30%-50%. The measurement of electrons from beauty-hadron decays exploits their larger mean proper decay length c tau approximate to 500 mu m compared to that of charm hadrons and most of the other background sources. The v(2) of electrons from beauty hadron decays at midrapidity is found to be positive with a significance of 3.75 sigma. The results provide insights into the degree of thermalization of beauty quarks in the medium. A model assuming full thermalization of beauty quarks is strongly disfavored by the measurement at high p(T), but is in agreement with the results at low p(T). Transport models including substantial interactions of beauty quarks with an expanding strongly interacting medium describe the measurement within uncertainties.
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