Measurement of K(892)*0 resonance production in Pb-Pb collisions with the ALICE experiment at the LHC

Bellini, Francesca (2013) Measurement of K(892)*0 resonance production in Pb-Pb collisions with the ALICE experiment at the LHC, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Fisica, 25 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/5201.
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Abstract

The analysis of the K(892)*0 resonance production in Pb–Pb collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC is presented. The analysis is motivated by the interest in the measurement of short-lived resonances production that can provide insights on the properties of the medium produced in heavy-ion collisions both during its partonic (Quark-Gluon Plasma) and hadronic phase. This particular analysis exploits particle identification of the ALICE Time-Of-Flight detector. The ALICE experiment is presented, with focus on the performance of the Time-Of-Flight system. The aspects of calibration and data quality controls are discussed in detail, while illustrating the excellent and very stable performance of the system in different collision environments at the LHC. A full analysis of the K*0 resonance production is presented: from the resonance reconstruction to the determination of the efficiency and the systematic uncertainty. The results show that the analysis strategy discussed is a valid tool to measure the K∗0 up to intermediate momenta. Preliminary results on K*0 resonance production at the LHC are presented and confirmed to be a powerful tool to study the physics of ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Bellini, Francesca
Supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Scuola di dottorato
Scienze matematiche, fisiche ed astronomiche
Ciclo
25
Coordinatore
Settore disciplinare
Settore concorsuale
Parole chiave
QGP resonances K* particle identification quality assurance performance TOF
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DOI
10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/5201
Data di discussione
20 Marzo 2013
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