Speaker
Dr
Stefania Bufalino
(INFN-Sezione di Torino)
Description
The unprecedented high collision energies at the Large Hadron Collider give rise to a significant production of
light nuclei and anti-nuclei in proton-proton, proton-lead, and particularly in Pb-Pb collisions.
With its excellent particle identification capabilities based on the specific energy loss (dE/dx)
in the Time Projection Chamber and time-of-flight measurements, ALICE
is very well suited for the detection of these rare stable particles.
Transverse-momentum spectra and production yields of light composite objects such as
(anti-)nuclei with particular emphasis on (anti-)deuteron will be presented. Furthermore, to understand their production
mechanism, the results will be compared to the predictions from thermal and coalescence models.
Author
Dr
Stefania Bufalino
(INFN-Sezione di Torino)
