The first measurements of the average transverse-momentum fraction (⟨ z ⟩) as a function of transverse momentum (p T) for strange baryons (Λ and Λ‾) and strange mesons (KS0), produced in mini-jets defined through angular correlations in pp collisions at s=13 TeV, are reported by the ALICE Collaboration at the LHC. The observable is obtained using a novel method, where the angular correlation between the strange hadrons and inclusive charged hadrons is weighted by the p T of correlated particles at small angular distance. As a function of strange particles’ p T, the results reveal a flat trend for strange mesons and a decreasing trend for strange baryons in the measured p T region, indicating distinct hadronization mechanisms for KS0 and Λ (Λ‾). The measurements are compared to Monte Carlo models, namely Pythia 8 (with both Monash and Color Rope tunes) and the AMPT (A Multi-Phase Transport) model with string melting. None of these models provides a satisfactory description of the ⟨ z ⟩ distributions at low and intermediate p T.

Measurement of the transverse-momentum fraction of strange hadrons from jet-like correlation structures in pp collisions at √s=13 TeV

Fuligno, D.;
2026-01-01

Abstract

The first measurements of the average transverse-momentum fraction (⟨ z ⟩) as a function of transverse momentum (p T) for strange baryons (Λ and Λ‾) and strange mesons (KS0), produced in mini-jets defined through angular correlations in pp collisions at s=13 TeV, are reported by the ALICE Collaboration at the LHC. The observable is obtained using a novel method, where the angular correlation between the strange hadrons and inclusive charged hadrons is weighted by the p T of correlated particles at small angular distance. As a function of strange particles’ p T, the results reveal a flat trend for strange mesons and a decreasing trend for strange baryons in the measured p T region, indicating distinct hadronization mechanisms for KS0 and Λ (Λ‾). The measurements are compared to Monte Carlo models, namely Pythia 8 (with both Monash and Color Rope tunes) and the AMPT (A Multi-Phase Transport) model with string melting. None of these models provides a satisfactory description of the ⟨ z ⟩ distributions at low and intermediate p T.
2026
Abdallah, D. A. H.; Abualrob, I. J.; Acharya, S.; Agarwal, K.; Aglieri Rinella, G.; Aglietta, L.; Agrawal, N.; Ahammed, Z.; Ahmad, S.; Ahuja, I.; Akba...espandi
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