Midrapidity production of π ± , K ± , and (p)p measured by the ALICE experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, in Pb-Pb and inelastic pp collisions at √ s NN = 5.02 TeV, is presented. The invariant yields are measured over a wide transverse momentum (p T) range from hundreds of MeV/c up to 20 GeV/c. The results in Pb-Pb collisions are presented as a function of the collision centrality, in the range 0-90%. The comparison of the p T-integrated particle ratios, i.e., proton-to-pion (p/π) and kaon-to-pion (K/π) ratios, with similar measurements in Pb-Pb collisions at √ s NN = 2.76 TeV show no significant energy dependence. Blast-wave fits of the p T spectra indicate that in the most central collisions radial flow is slightly larger at 5.02 TeV with respect to 2.76 TeV. Particle ratios (p/π , K/π) as a function of p T show pronounced maxima at p T ≈ 3 GeV/c in central Pb-Pb collisions. At high p T , particle ratios at 5.02 TeV are similar to those measured in pp collisions at the same energy and in Pb-Pb collisions at √ s NN = 2.76 TeV. Using the pp reference spectra measured at the same collision energy of 5.02 TeV, the nuclear modification factors for the different particle species are derived. Within uncertainties, the nuclear modification factor is particle species independent for high p T and compatible with measurements at √ s NN = 2.76 TeV. The results are compared to state-of-the-art model calculations, which are found to describe the observed trends satisfactorily.

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We present a study of the inclusive chargedparticle transverse momentum (p T) spectra as a function of charged-particle multiplicity density at mid-pseudorapidity, dN ch /dη, in pp collisions at √ s = 5.02 and 13 TeV covering the kinematic range |η| < 0.8 and 0.15 < p T < 20 GeV/c. The results are presented for events with at least one charged particle in |η| < 1 (INEL > 0). The p T spectra are reported for two multiplicity estimators covering different pseudorapidity regions. The p T spectra normalized to that for INEL > 0 show little energy dependence. Moreover, the highp T yields of charged particles increase faster than the charged-particle multiplicity density. The average p T as a function of multiplicity and transverse spherocity is reported for pp collisions at √ s = 13 TeV. For low-(high-) spherocity events, corresponding to jet-like (isotropic) events, the average p T is higher (smaller) than that measured in INEL > 0 pp collisions. Within uncertainties, the functional form of p T (N ch) is not affected by the spherocity selection. While EPOS LHC gives a good description of many features of data, PYTHIA overestimates the average p T in jet-like events.

Measurements of anisotropic flow coefficients (v n) and their cross-correlations using two-and multiparticle cumulant methods are reported in collisions of pp at ffiffi ffi s p ¼ 13 TeV, p-Pb at a center-ofmass energy per nucleon pair ffiffiffiffiffiffiffi ffi s NN p ¼ 5.02 TeV, Xe-Xe at ffiffiffiffiffiffiffi ffi s NN p ¼ 5.44 TeV, and Pb-Pb at ffiffiffiffiffiffiffi ffi s NN p ¼ 5.02 TeV recorded with the ALICE detector. The multiplicity dependence of v n is studied in a very wide range from 20 to 3000 particles produced in the midrapidity region jηj < 0.8 for the transverse momentum range 0.2 < p T < 3.0 GeV=c. An ordering of the coefficients v 2 > v 3 > v 4 is found in pp and p-Pb collisions, similar to that seen in large collision systems, while a weak v 2 multiplicity dependence is observed relative to nucleus-nucleus collisions in the same multiplicity range. Using a novel subevent method, v 2 measured with four-particle cumulants is found to be compatible with that from six-particle cumulants in pp and p-Pb collisions. The magnitude of the correlation between v 2 n and v 2 m , evaluated with the symmetric cumulants SCðm; nÞ is observed to be positive at all multiplicities for v 2 and v 4 , while for v 2 and v 3 it is negative and changes sign for multiplicities below 100, which may indicate a different v n fluctuation pattern in this multiplicity range. The observed long-range multiparticle azimuthal correlations in high multiplicity pp and p-Pb collisions can neither be described by PYTHIA 8 nor by impact-parameter-Glasma, MUSIC, and ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics model calculations, and hence, provide new insights into the understanding of collective effects in small collision systems.

The production rates and the transverse momentum distribution of strange hadrons at mid-rapidity (|y| < 0.5) are measured in proton-proton collisions at √ s = 13 TeV as a function of the charged particle multiplicity, using the ALICE detector at the LHC. The production rates of K 0 S , , , and increase with the multiplicity faster than what is reported for inclusive charged particles. The increase is found to be more pronounced for hadrons with a larger strangeness content. Possible auto-correlations between the charged particles and the strange hadrons are evaluated by measuring the event-activity with charged particle multiplicity estimators covering different pseudorapidity regions. When comparing to lower energy results, the yields of strange hadrons are found to depend only on the mid-rapidity charged particle multiplicity. Several features of the data are reproduced qualitatively by general purpose QCD Monte Carlo models that take into account the effect of densely-packed QCD strings in high multiplicity collisions. However, none of the tested models reproduce the data quantitatively. This work corroborates and extends the ALICE findings on strangeness production in proton-proton collisions at 7 TeV.

Detailed insight into the interplay between parton energy loss and the way deconfined medium created in heavy-ion collisions expands is of great importance for improving the understanding of the jet quenching phenomenon. In this paper we study the impact of the expansion of deconfined medium on the single-gluon emission spectrum, its resummation and the jet suppression factor (QAA) within the BDMPS-Z formalism. We calculate these quantities for three types of expansion scenarios, namely static, exponentially decaying and Bjorken expanding media. The distribution of medium-induced gluons is calculated using an evolution equation with splitting kernels derived from the gluon emission spectra. A universal behavior of splitting kernels is derived in the regime of soft gluon emissions when evaluated at a common effective evolution time τeff. Novel scaling features of the resulting gluon distribution and jet QAA are discussed. For realistic spectra valid beyond the soft-gluon emission limit, where the results are obtained by a numerical solution of the evolution equation, these features are partially replaced by a scaling expected from considering an averaged jet quenching parameter along the trajectory of propagation. Further we show that differences arising from different types of the medium expansion can be to a large extent scaled out by appropriate choice of the quenching parameter. Sizable differences among the values of the quenching parameter for different types of medium expansion point to the importance of the medium expansion for precise modeling of the jet quenching phenomenon.

The measurements of the production of prompt D 0 , D + , D * + , and D + s mesons in proton-proton (pp) collisions at √ s = 5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are reported. D mesons were reconstructed at mid-rapidity (|y| < 0.5) via their hadronic decay channels

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