Heavy Flavour Measurements with ALICE
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
This Project focuses on the analysis of data taken with the ALICE detector in both p-p and p-Pb collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (CERN). The ALICE Liverpool group's main activity is the use of heavy-flavour probes to understand the properties of the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). Heavy-flavour quarks are created in the initial stages of the collision and the temperature in the QGP is lower than that to create quark-antiquark pairs of these heavy flavours. This means that particles containing c and b quarks can act as effective probes to the evolution of the QGP. The probe of particular interest to this project is the Ac baryon, which is the lowest mass charmed baryon. The Ac baryon is not directly observed in the ALICE detectors but its decay products are. In the high-energy collisions at the LHC, there is a large amount of background contributed from random combinations of particles unrelated to the decay we want to measure. To rectify this, several advanced data analysis methods have been developed and used to extract the Ac signal from the background (with Monte Carlo and LHC Run 1 data). These methods include using standard topological cuts or a multivariate machine learning approach. This PhD project aims to utilise and further develop these current analytical methods for the analysis of data taken during Run 2 (2015-2018) at the LHC.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Christopher Hills (Student) |
Publications
Singh R
(2019)
Spin alignment measurements using vector mesons with ALICE detector at the LHC
in Nuclear Physics A
Margutti J
(2019)
Measurements of anisotropic flow and flow fluctuations in Xe-Xe and Pb-Pb collisions with ALICE
in Nuclear Physics A
Andrews H
(2019)
Exploring the Phase Space of Jet Splittings at ALICE using Grooming and Recursive Techniques
in Nuclear Physics A
Zanoli H
(2019)
Open heavy-flavour production and elliptic flow in p-Pb collisions at the LHC with ALICE
in Nuclear Physics A
Bailhache R
(2019)
Dielectron measurements in pp and Pb-Pb colllisions with ALICE at the LHC
in Nuclear Physics A
Mohammadi N
(2019)
Non-linear flow modes of identified particles in Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector
in Nuclear Physics A
Trogolo S
(2019)
Addressing the hypertriton lifetime puzzle with ALICE at the LHC
in Nuclear Physics A
Trzeciak B
(2019)
Measurements of heavy-flavour correlations and jets with ALICE at the LHC
in Nuclear Physics A
Ohlson A
(2019)
Investigating correlated fluctuations of conserved charges with net-? fluctuations in Pb-Pb collisions at ALICE
in Nuclear Physics A
Acharya S
(2018)
Production of 4He and 4 He ? in Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 2.76 TeV at the LHC
in Nuclear Physics A
Haque M
(2019)
Measurements of the chiral magnetic effect in Pb-Pb collisions with ALICE
in Nuclear Physics A
Behera N
(2019)
Higher moment fluctuations of identified particle distributions from ALICE
in Nuclear Physics A
PacÃk V
(2019)
Elliptic flow of identified hadrons in small collisional systems measured with ALICE
in Nuclear Physics A
Pan J
(2019)
Balance functions of (un)identified hadrons in Pb-Pb, p-Pb, and pp collisions at the LHC
in Nuclear Physics A
Acharya S
(2019)
Multiplicity dependence of light-flavor hadron production in p p collisions at s = 7 TeV
in Physical Review C
Acharya S
(2019)
Production of the ? ( 770 ) 0 meson in p p and Pb-Pb collisions at s N N = 2.76 TeV
in Physical Review C
Acharya S
(2018)
Neutral pion and ? meson production at midrapidity in Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 2.76 TeV
in Physical Review C
Acharya S
(2019)
Measurement of dielectron production in central Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 2.76 TeV
in Physical Review C
Acharya S
(2019)
Suppression of ? ( 1520 ) resonance production in central Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 2.76 TeV
in Physical Review C
Acharya S
(2017)
Kaon femtoscopy in Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 2.76 TeV
in Physical Review C
Acharya S
(2019)
Direct photon production at low transverse momentum in proton-proton collisions at s = 2.76 and 8 TeV
in Physical Review C
Acharya S
(2019)
p - p , p - ? , and ? - ? correlations studied via femtoscopy in p p reactions at s = 7 TeV
in Physical Review C
Acharya S
(2019)
One-dimensional charged kaon femtoscopy in p -Pb collisions at s NN = 5.02 TeV
in Physical Review C
Acharya S
(2018)
Production of deuterons, tritons, He 3 nuclei, and their antinuclei in p p collisions at s = 0.9 , 2.76, and 7 TeV
in Physical Review C
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N504142/1 | 30/09/2015 | 30/03/2021 | |||
| 1796881 | Studentship | ST/N504142/1 | 30/09/2016 | 30/05/2020 | Christopher Hills |
| Description | ALICE guide visits |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Visits for public to ALICE detector at CERN , ongoing program done at CERN |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |