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The capability of the ALICE detector to measure the production of b-quark containing hadrons

The capability of the ALICE detector to measure the production of b-quark containing hadrons. Bjørn S. Nilsen, Anushka Udara Abeysekara, & Michael Cherney Creighton University on behalf of the ALICE collaboration. Outline. ALICE QGP study using Probes ALICE’s Capabilities.

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The capability of the ALICE detector to measure the production of b-quark containing hadrons

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  1. The capability of the ALICE detector to measure the production of b-quark containing hadrons Bjørn S. Nilsen, Anushka Udara Abeysekara, & Michael Cherney Creighton University on behalf of the ALICE collaboration

  2. Outline • ALICE • QGP study using Probes • ALICE’s Capabilities ALICE

  3. A Large Ion Collider Experiment • 18 Different Sub-detectors • 10 Different Technologies • 2 Independent Magnet systems • Improve our understanding of the Strong Force • Equation of State of the Quark Gluon Plasma • Nature of the phase transition from QGP to Hadron gas.

  4. Probes • Resonances,  • High energy partons, Jets • Heavy Quarks • Charm • Bottom Electron decay from bottom hadrons } 100% 10.8% B*x+B±x+e± 10.8% c=1.5fm c=0.5mm 21.2% 100% 65% 16% B*x+B±x+Dx+e± 10.4% c=0.5mm c=1.5fm

  5. EMCal PHOS ALICE’s Capabilities TRD electron PID TPC+ITS dE/dx PID Multiplicity EMCal extends electron PID above 10 GeV

  6. Distance of Closest Approach e X ct DCA B=0, Pb-Pb @ 5.5 TeV/n

  7. ElectronsEarly Results Ee>1.5 GeV Ee>2.5 GeV DCA>~0.5cm Ee>6.9 GeV

  8. Efficiency for finding b-quarksEarly Results

  9. Thank You

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