Publication
Title
Search for the chiral magnetic effect at the LHC with the CMS experiment
Author
Institution/Organisation
CMS Collaboration
Abstract
Searches for the chiral magnetic effect (CME) using charge-dependent azimuthal correlations with respect to event planes are presented in PbPb collisions at 5.02 TeV and pPb collisions at 5.02 and 8.16 TeV, with the CMS experiment at the LHC. The azimuthal correlations with respect to the second- and third-order event planes are explored as a function of pseudorapidity, transverse momentum, and event multiplicity, which provides new insights into the underlying background correlations. By employing an event-shape engineering technique, a linear dependence of charge-dependent correlations on the second-order anisotropy flow (nu(2)) is observed, and the upper limits on the nu(2)-independent fraction, which is directly related to the CME signal, are obtained at 95% confidence level for both pPb and PbPb collisions. These results provide strong constraints on the search for the chiral magnetic effect at LHC energies, and establish new guidelines for searches in future experiments.
Language
English
Source (journal)
NUCLEAR PHYSICS A
Publication
2019
DOI
10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSA.2018.08.032
Volume/pages
982 (2019) , p. 527-530
ISI
000457515500117
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UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Project info
The CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
Publication type
Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 01.03.2019
Last edited 02.10.2024
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