Centrality, rapidity and transverse momentum dependence of J/ψsuppression in Pb–Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76TeV

Abstract

The inclusive J/ψnuclear modification factor (RAA) in Pb–Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76TeVhas been measured by ALICE as a function of centrality in the e+e−decay channel at mid-rapidity (|y| <0.8) and as a function of centrality, transverse momentum and rapidity in the μ+μ−decay channel at forward-rapidity (2.5 <y <4). The J/ψyields measured in Pb–Pb are suppressed compared to those in ppcollisions scaled by the number of binary collisions. The RAAintegrated over a centrality range corresponding to 90% of the inelastic Pb–Pb cross section is 0.72 ±0.06(stat.) ±0.10(syst.)at mid-rapidity and 0.58 ±0.01(stat.) ±0.09(syst.)at forward-rapidity. At low transverse momentum, significantly larger values of RAAare measured at forward-rapidity compared to measurements at lower energy. These features suggest that a contribution to the J/ψyield originates from charm quark (re)combination in the deconfined partonic médium.