Particle production as a function of underlying-event activity and very forward energy with ALICE

Abstract

Measurements of charged-particle production in pp and p-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s}_{\rm NN}=5.02$ TeV in the toward, away and transverse regions are discussed. These three regions are defined event by event relative to the track with the largest transverse momentum ($p_{\rm T}^{\rm trig}$). The transverse region is sensitive to the underlying event (UE), but it also includes contributions from initial- and final-state radiation (ISR-FSR). Therefore, it is further subdivided in two regions, defined according to their relative multiplicity: trans-max (the sub-transverse region with the largest multiplicity) and trans-min (the sub-transverse region with the smallest multiplicity) regions which are sensitive to UE and ISR-FSR, respectively. KNO-like scaling properties are explored in the three defined transverse regions. Finally, the relationship between $p_{\rm T}^{\rm trig}$ and the energy detected in a region close to beam rapidity (very forward energy) is reported.