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arXiv2026

Heavy-flavour production and correlations in pp collisions: precision tests of pQCD and hadronisation with ALICE

Heavy quarks (charm and beauty) are predominantly produced in hard partonic scatterings, making their cross sections in proton--proton (pp) collisions calculable in perturbative quantum chromodynamics (pQCD) and thus providing stringent tests of pQCD. Furthermore, the associated production of two charm hadrons in a single collision offers a sensitive probe of multiparton interaction dynamics, distinguishing between single parton scattering (SPS) and double parton scattering (DPS) processes. In this contribution, preliminary measurements of prompt D-meson production are reported, together with the final results of the $\rm B^{0}$-meson production cross section down to $p_{\rm T}$ = 1 GeV/$c$ at midrapidity. The rapidity dependence of B-meson production is investigated by computing the ratio with respect to LHCb measurements at forward rapidity. The associated production of $\rm D^{0}$--$\mathrm{J}/ψ$ pairs in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13.6$ TeV is presented as well, where $\rm D^{0}$ mesons are reconstructed at midrapidity, while $\mathrm{J}/ψ$ candidates are measured at forward rapidity. These measurements are compared with pQCD calculations and phenomenological models, providing crucial constraints on heavy-quark production, hadronisation, and multiparton interaction dynamics.

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arXiv2022

Upgrade of the ALICE experiment beyond LHC Run 3

The ALICE Collaboration completed the upgrade of the detector and is now commissioning for the beginning of the data taking during LHC Run 3. In parallel, R&D activities and simulation studies are being performed to define the future of the experiment beyond LHC Run 3. Two detector upgrades are foreseen for the next long shutdown (LS3). The first is the replacement of the three layers of the inner tracking system closest to the beam with a novel vertex detector consisting of curved wafer-scale ultra-thin silicon sensors arranged in perfectly cylindrical layers to improve impact parameter resolution and significantly extend the physics capability for the study of the heavy-flavor production and the low-mass dielectrons. The second upgrade for the LS3 is the addition of a Forward Calorimeter detector at large rapidity consisting of a Si-W electromagnetic calorimeter with pad and pixel readout, that will equip the experiment with unique capabilities to measure small-x gluon distributions via prompt photon production. A proposal of a next-generation heavy-ion experiment for LHC Run 5 is also in preparation and will be discussed. The aim is to perform novel measurements of the electromagnetic and hadronic probes of the QGP, such as the production of multiply-charmed baryons, which have so far been inaccessible, both because of detector performance and luminosity. The concept of the new apparatus foresees an extensive usage of thin silicon sensors for tracking and a modern particle identification system, combining a silicon-based time of flight detector, a RICH detector, an electromagnetic calorimeter and a muon system.

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arXiv2020

Investigating Hard Splittings via Jet Substructure in pp and Pb-Pb Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}} = 5.02$ TeV with ALICE

Jets lose energy as they propagate through the Quark-Gluon Plasma, modifying their parton shower. Jet substructure, which provides access to the evolution of jet splittings, is expected to be sensitive to interactions between the medium and the jet, providing the opportunity to further constrain both jet and medium properties. By utilizing grooming techniques, we can focus on the most pertinent hard splittings. Of particular interest is the search for large transverse momentum kicks which may indicate the presence of point-like scatters within the Quark-Gluon Plasma. We explore the jet substructure of inclusive jets in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}} = 5.02$ TeV, utilizing Soft Drop and other grooming methods, as well as the Lund Plane, in order to access the hardest jet splitting, with a particular focus on the hardest $k_{\mathrm{T}}$ splitting.

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