The ALICE Collaboration has measured the inclusive production of muons from heavy-flavor decays at forward rapidity, 2.5<y<4, in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=2.76  TeV. The pt-differential inclusive cross section of muons from heavy-flavor decays in pp collisions is compared to perturbative QCD calculations. The nuclear modification factor is studied as a function of pt and collision centrality. A weak suppression is measured in peripheral collisions. In the most central collisions, a suppression of a factor of about 3–4 is observed in 6<pt<10  GeV/c. The suppression shows no significant pt dependence.

Production of Muons from Heavy Flavor Decays at Forward Rapidity in pp and Pb-Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=2.76  TeV

BEOLE', Stefania;BERZANO, DARIO CARLO DOMENICO;BIANCHI, LIVIO;BOSSU', FRANCESCO;BUFALINO, STEFANIA;CORRALES MORALES, YASSER;FERRETTI, Alessandro;GAGLIARDI, Martino;GALLIO, Mauro;INNOCENTI, GIAN MICHELE;LUPARELLO, GRAZIA;MASERA, Massimo;MILANO, LEONARDO;ORTONA, GIACOMO;VERCELLIN, Ermanno;
2012-01-01

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The ALICE Collaboration has measured the inclusive production of muons from heavy-flavor decays at forward rapidity, 2.5
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B. Abelev;J. Adam;D. Adamová;A. Adare;M. Aggarwal;G. Aglieri Rinella;A. Agocs;A. Agostinelli;S. Aguilar Salazar;Z. Ahammed;A. Ahmad Masoodi...espandi
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