Probing Hot and Dense Matter with Charm and Bottom Measurements with PHENIX VTX Tracker
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Probing Hot and Dense Matter with Charm and Bottom Measurements
with PHENIX VTX Tracker
Rachid Nouicer, BNL
for the PHENIX Collaboration
Quark Matter 2012 International Conference,August 13-18, 2012, Washington, DC 20008 USA
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PHENIX Open Heavy Flavor: eHF
One of the most surprising results from RHIC
Separating charm and bottom is the key to understand the mass
hierarchy of energy loss.
Au+Au
PRC 84 (2011) 044905 Electrons from Heavy quarks suppressed, and they flow.
Collective behavior is apparent in eHF; but HF v2
is lower than v2 of 0
for pT > 2 GeV/c.
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What the Theory Telling usProbe deeper into the medium: Energy loss of heavy quarks
Let’s find out!
nucl-th/0507019
Most theories predict RAA(b e) > RAA (ce)
hep-ph/0611109
Nucl-th/1205.2396
hep-ph/1101.6008
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Silicon Vertex Tracker
e+e
VTX: Silicon Barrels ~ 2
Layer 0
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Life time (c) D0 : 123 m B0 : 464 m
DCA
ppD
B
e
e
Barrel 0Barrel 1Barrel 2Barrel 3
Barrel 0Barrel 1Barrel 2Barrel 3
Goal
Beryliumbeampipe
Main
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PHENIX-VTX in Action at RHICVTX in Run 2011: Au+Au at 200 GeVVTX in Run 2012: p+p at 200 GeV
Beam size
Data: AuAu at 200 GeVPrimary Vertex: BBC vs VTX
(beam) ~ 90 um
x (cm)
y (
cm)
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- Challenge in the DCA measurement of single electrons is the Conversion Electron Background (CEB).
- Most conversions happen in the outer layers (total radiation length = 12 % (B0: 1.3%, B1: 1.3%, B2:4.7% and B3: 4.7%). They are suppressed by requiring a hit in inner silicon layer B0.
Conversion Electron Background Subtraction
Layer 0
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
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- Challenge in the DCA measurement of single electrons is the Conversion Electron Background (CEB).
- Most conversions happen in the outer layers (total radiation length = 12 % (B0: 1.3%, B1: 1.3%, B2:4.7% and B3: 4.7%). They are suppressed by requiring a hit in inner silicon layer B0.
Conversion Electron Background Subtraction
- Conversions in the beam pipe and B0, and Dalitz are suppressed by rejecting electron tracks with a nearby hit : Conversion Tag and Veto.
Hit by track
B-field
Associated Hit
Conversion Tag
B1
B0
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- Challenge in the DCA measurement of single electrons is the Conversion Electron Background (CEB).
- Most conversions happen in the outer layers (total radiation length = 12 % (B0: 1.3%, B1: 1.3%, B2:4.7% and B3: 4.7%). They are suppressed by requiring a hit in inner silicon layer B0.
Fraction of HF electron after conversion Veto RHF = eHF/einc = eHF/(eHF+ ePH)
Conversion Electron Background Subtraction
90% heavy flavor e
Photonic BG is smallafter conversion VETO
- Conversions in the beam pipe and B0, and Dalitz are suppressed by rejecting electron tracks with a nearby hit : Conversion Tag and Veto.
- Yield of the remaining conversions and Dalitz are estimated using the veto efficiency.
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HF Invariant Yield in Au + Au
• Using VTX to tag Dalitz and conversion electrons, we measure the heavy flavor (HF) electron spectra
Run 2011 HF spectrum consistent with previously publishedHF byPHENIX
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Decomposition of the DCA Distributions
- VTX provides another new capability:
• Measure distance of closest approach to separate charm and bottom components of heavy flavor spectra
• Charm and Bottom events generated by PYTHIA are convoluted with DCA resolution to obtained expected DCA distribution shapes.
- Charm to bottom ratio is obtained from the fit to the DCA distribution of measured electrons:
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Raw DCA distributions for charged hadrons and electrons
p+p and Au+Au MB at 200 GeV
Note: hadron contamination for electron DCA distributions is not subtracted in these plots
Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA) c/(b+c) = 0.92 ± 0.02
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA) c/(b+c) = 0.81 ± 0.05
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Electron Distance of Closest Approach (DCA) c/(b+c) = 0.78 ± 0.06
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Results: Bottom Production in p+p 200 GeV First direct measurements of bottom production in
p+p at RHICFrom Fit of the DCA distribution
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From Fit of the DCA distribution
Results: Bottom Production in p+p 200 GeV
FONLLagree
with data
PHENIX Published
dataagree
With new data
VTX direct measurement of b/b+c using DCA confirms published results using e-h correlation
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First direct measurement of bottom production in p+p at RHIC
From Fit of the DCA distribution
STAR indirect measurement consistent
with our data
Results: Bottom Production in p+p 200 GeV
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Results: Bottom Production in Au+Au 200 GeV First direct measurement of bottom production in
Au+Au at RHICFrom Fit of the DCA distribution
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be /(be+ ce) in 200 GeV Au+Au vs p+pFrom Fit of the DCA distribution
Results: Bottom Production in Au+Au and p+p
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p+p: b/(b+c) Fitted by FONNL
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RAA (be) =
RAA of Bottom Extraction
x
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RAA (be) =
RAA of Bottom Extraction
x
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RAA (be) =
RAA of Bottom Extraction
x
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RAA (be) =
RAA of Bottom Extraction
x
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Nuclear Modification of Charm RAA (ce)
Au+Au centrality: Min-Bias
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Charm (ce) is less suppressed than 0
Nuclear Modification of Charm RAA (ce)
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No simple mass hierarchy in heavy flavor
RAA (be) < RAA (ce)
Nuclear Modification of Charm and Bottom
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Summary
• First measurements of Charm and Bottom separately in heavy ion collisions at RHIC achieved
• In p+p, FONLL prediction of b/(b+c) agrees with the data
• In Au+Au, RAA(be) is strongly suppressed
• Most theory predictions of RAA(be) > RAA(ce) are not supported by our data
PHENIX-VTX opens new era of heavy flavor physics at RHIC
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Auxiliary Slides
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Raw DCA distributions for charged hadrons and electrons
p+p at 200 GeV
Note: hadron contamination for electron DCA distributions is not subtracted in these plots
Distance of Closest Approach (DCA)
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Au+Au : 0-10% Au+Au : 10-60%
be /(be+ ce) in 200 GeV Au+Au vs CentralityFrom Fit of the DCA distribution
Results: Bottom Production in Au+Au 200 GeV First direct measurements of bottom production in
Au+Au at RHIC
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Charm (ce) is less suppressed than 0
Nuclear Modification of Charm RAA (ce)
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Results: RAA of Bottom and Charm Separately
RAA of Bottom, Charm and published eHF in Au+Au MB
Au+Au centrality: Min-Bias
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(DCA) ~ 70 um
Distance of Closest Approach (DCA): Au+Au