K0S-proton correlations in 5.02 TeV proton-lead collisions at ALICE
| dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Fabbietti, L. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Snellings, R.J.M. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Zhou, Y. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Boer, R.E. de | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-26T18:00:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-02-26T18:00:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/16255 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper presents exploratory results from K0S-proton correlations in 5.02 TeV proton-lead collisions at ALICE. To obtain high K0S purity and yields, cuts on pion V0 pairs have been analyzed. An analysis on proton purity as a function of transverse momentum with different nSigma cuts has also been performed. These purities have been used as weights in correlating K0S with protons. The resulting correlation functions show a strong correlation effect that is probably due to `particle mini-jets'. A comparison with K0S-K+ correlation in the same data set confirms that the effect is not due to K0S-p correlation in the particle emitting region. Together with a summary of the findings of this study, suggestions for further research to reduce this `mini-jet' background are also presented. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
| dc.format.extent | 3581815 | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | K0S-proton correlations in 5.02 TeV proton-lead collisions at ALICE | |
| dc.type.content | Bachelor Thesis | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
| dc.subject.keywords | subatomic pysics, particle physics, correlations, proton-lead, p-Pb, collision, kaon, k0s, neutral kaon, pion, purity, yields, mini-jet, quark, gluon, plasma, exploratory research, cern, lhc, alice | |
| dc.subject.courseuu | Natuur- en Sterrenkunde |