| Issue |
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 117, 2016
12th International Conference on Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions 2015
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| Article Number | 03002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | III. Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611703002 | |
| Published online | 11 May 2016 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611703002
An overview of resonance measurements at the ALICE experiment
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Published online: 11 May 2016
Resonances play a unique role in the study of ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Resonance yields, which may be modified by rescattering and regeneration after hadronization, can be used to study the properties of the hadronic phase of the collision. The transversemomentum spectra of the proton and the ϕ(1020) can be used to study the mechanisms of particle production. In addition, resonance measurements in pp and p–Pb collisions help to distinguish initial-state effects from the effects of the hot and dense final state. The ALICE Collaboration has studied the K*(892)0 and ϕ(1020) mesons in pp, p–Pb, and Pb–Pb collisions. Measurements of many resonance properties, including pT spectra, integrated yields, masses, widths, mean pT values, and the nuclear modification factors RAA and RpPb, are presented and compared to measurements from other experiments, non-resonances, and the predictions of theoretical models.
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