CMS Heavy-Ion Public Physics Results

Final Results

Run 2 LHC (data from 2015-2018)

**CLICK HERE!!!!!**: All papers (with supplemental material, Hepdata, and all other relevant links) can be found from the CMS official Twiki. Papers using data from both Run 1 and Run 2, can be found also on this page, linked to the section for Run 1 papers.

Run 1 LHC (data from 2010-2013)

The table contains papers and public results, with links to arXiv, CERN preprint, and the final paper, if available.
Plots are provided through dedicated twiki pages , the CERN Document Server database , and the arXiv source .

Analysis	Reports	Publication	Plots	Data	Comment
Pseudorapidity distributions of charged hadrons in proton-lead collisions at 5.02 and 8.16 TeV	CMS-HIN-16-021 arxiv:1710.09355 CERN-EP-2017-261	Submitted to JHEP		-	pPb
Pseudorapidity and transverse momentum dependence of flow harmonics in pPb and PbPb collisions	CMS-HIN-15-008 arxiv:1710.07864 CERN-EP-2017-218	Submitted to PRC		-	pPb 5.02!TeV, PbPb@2.76!TeV
Fourier harmonic correlations with symmetric cumulants	CMS-HIN-16-022 arxiv:1709.09189 CERN-EP-2017-220	Submitted to PRL		-	pp@13!TeV, pPb@5NOSPAMPLEASE.02 and 8.16!TeV, PbPb@5.02!TeV
CMW in pPb at 5 TeV	CMS-HIN-16-017 arxiv:1708.08901 CERN-EP-2017-180	Submitted to PRL		-	pPb and PbPb 5 TeV
PCA in PbPb and pPb	CMS-HIN-15-010 arxiv:1708.07113 CERN-EP-2017-133	PRC 96 (2017) 064902		-	PbPb and pPb 5TeV
J/Psi in pPb 5 TeV	CMS-HIN-14-009 arXiv:1702.01462 CERN-EP-2017-009	EPJC 77 (2017) 269			pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
c-jet R_pPb	CMS-HIN-15-012 arXiv:1612.08972 CERN-PH-EP-2016-274	PLB 772 (2017) 306		-	pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Charged particle R_AA, R_pPb at 5 TeV	CMS-HIN-15-015 arXiv:1611.01664 CERN-PH-EP-2016-242	JHEP 04 (2017) 039			PbPb (5 TeV): 464/ub, pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Upsilon in PbPb at 2.76 TeV	CMS-HIN-15-001 arXiv:1611.01510 CERN-PH-EP-2016-248	PLB 770, 357(2017)			PbPb (2.76 TeV): 166/ub
CME in pPb	CMS-HIN-16-009 arXiv:1610.00263 CERN-PH-EP-2016-236	PRL 118, 122301 (2017)		-	pPb (5.02 TeV)
J/Psi v2 and R_AA at 2.76 TeV	CMS-HIN-14-005 arXiv:1610.00613 CERN-PH-EP-2016-243	EPJC 77 (2017) 252			PbPb (2.76 TeV): 166/ub
Jet R_AA at 2.76 TeV	CMS-HIN-13-005 arXiv:1609.05383 CERN-PH-EP-2016-217	PRC 96, 015202 (2017)		-	PbPb (2.76 TeV): 166/ub
Jet-track in PbPb at 2.76 TeV	CMS-HIN-15-011 arXiv:1609.02466 CERN-PH-EP-2016-199	JHEP 11 (2016) 055			PbPb (2.76 TeV): 166/ub
Strangeness in pp, pPb, PbPb	CMS-HIN-15-006 arXiv:1605.06699 CERN-PH-EP-2016-105	PLB 768 (2017) 103		-	PbPb (2.76 TeV): 166/ub, pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb, pp: 6.2/pb
UPC J/Psi in PbPb	CMS-HIN-12-009 arXiv:1605.06966 CERN-PH-EP-2016-098	PLB 772 (2017) 489		-	PbPb (2.76 TeV): 166/ub
Ridge vs eta in pPb	CMS-HIN-14-008 arXiv:1604.05347 CERN-PH-EP-2016-042	Phys. Rev. C 96 (2017) 014915		-	pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Y polarization in pp	CMS-HIN-15-003 arXiv:1603.02913 CERN-PH-EP-2015-310	Phys. Lett. B 761 (2016) 31		-	pp: 4.9/fb
Jet RpPb	CMS-HIN-14-001 arXiv:1601.02001 CERN-PH-EP-2015-344	EPJC 76 (2016) 372		-	pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Jet-track correlations in PbPb	CMS-HIN-14-016 arXiv:1601.00079 CERN-PH-EP-2015-329	JHEP 1602 (2016) 156			PbPb (2.76 TeV): 166/ub
Z in pPb	CMS-HIN-15-002 arXiv:1512.06461 CERN-PH-EP-2015-302	Phys. Lett. B 759 (2016) 36			pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
b-jet in pPb	CMS-HIN-14-007 arXiv:1510.03373 CERN-PH-EP-2015-205	PLB 754 (2016) 59			pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Dijet missing pT vs jet size in PbPb	CMS-HIN-14-010 arXiv:1509.09029 CERN-PH-EP-2015-260	JHEP 01 (2016) 006		-	PbPb (2.76 TeV): 166/ub
B meson in pPb	CMS-HIN-14-004 arXiv:1508.06678 CERN-PH-EP-2015-209	PRL 116 (2016) 032301			pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
W bosons in pPb	CMS-HIN-13-007 arXiv:1503.05825 CERN-PH-EP-2015-054	PLB 750 (2015) 565			pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Factorization Breaking pPb and PbPb	CMS-HIN-14-012 arXiv:1503.01692 CERN-PH-EP-2015-039	PRC 92 (2015) 034911			PbPb (2.76 TeV): 150/ub, pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Multiparticle correlations in pPb	CMS-HIN-14-006 arXiv:1502.05382 CERN-PH-EP-2015-011	PRL 115 (2015) 012301			pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Charged particle RpPb	CMS-HIN-12-017 arXiv:1502.05387 CERN-PH-EP-2014-282	EPJC 75 (2015), 237			pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Psi(2S) in PbPb	CMS-HIN-12-007 arXiv:1410.1804 CERN-PH-EP-2014-240	PRL113 (2014) 262301			pp: 5.4/pb PbPb (2.76 TeV): 150/ub
Z->mumu,ee in PbPb and pp	CMS-HIN-13-004 arXiv:1410.4825 CERN-PH-EP-2014-235	JHEP 03 (2015) 022			pp: 5.4/pb PbPb (2.76 TeV): 150/ub
Long-range correlations with K0s and Λ	CMS-HIN-14-002 arxiv:1409.3392 CERN-PH-EP-2014-212	PLB 742 (2015) 200			pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Jet fragmentation functions	CMS-HIN-12-013 arxiv:1406.0932 CERN-PH-EP-2014-100	PRC 90 (2014) 024908			pp: 212/nb PbPb (2.76 TeV): 150/ub
Dijets in pPb	CMS-HIN-13-001 arxiv:1401.4433 CERN-PH-EP-2013-236	EPJC 74 (2014) 2951			pPb (5.02 TeV): 35/nb
Upsilon in pPb	CMS-HIN-13-003 arxiv:1312.6300 CERN-PH-EP-2013-219	JHEP 04 (2014) 103		Hide Data tables may be found in the paper	pPb (5.02 TeV): 31/nb
b-jet quenching in PbPb	CMS-HIN-12-003 arxiv:1312.4198 CERN-PH-EP-2013-228	PRL 113 (2014) 132301			PbPb (2.76 TeV) 150/ub
v_n in ultra-central collisions	CMS-HIN-12-011 arxiv:1312.1845 CERN-PH-EP-2013-214	JHEP 02 (2014) 088			PbPb (2.76 TeV) 150/ub
Higher order harmonics flow	CMS-HIN-11-005 arXiv:1310.8651 CERN-PH-EP-2013-196	PRC 89 (2014) 044906			3/ub
Jet shapes in PbPb	CMS-HIN-12-002 arXiv:1310.0878 CERN-PH-EP-2013-189	PLB 730 (2014) 243			pp: 5.3/pb PbPb (2.76 TeV): 150/ub
PID spectra in pPb	CMS-HIN-12-016 arXiv:1307.3442 CERN-PH-EP-2013-096	EPJC 74 (2014) 2847			1/ub
2- and 4-particle correlations in pPb	CMS-HIN-13-002 arXiv:1305.0609 CERN-PH-EP-2013-077	PLB 724 (2013) 213			31/nb
Neutral pion v2 in PbPb collisions	CMS-HIN-11-009 arXiv:1208.2470 CERN-PH-EP-2012-231	PRL 110 (2013) 042301			3.5/ub
Elliptic flow and low-pt spectra	CMS-HIN-10-002 arXiv:1204.1409 CERN-PH-EP-2012-095	PRC 87(2013) 014902			3/ub
Ridge (2-particle correlations) in pPb	CMS-HIN-12-015 arXiv:1210.5482 CERN-PH-EP-2012-320	PLB 718 (2013) 795			1/ub
Gamma-jet correlations in PbPb collisions	CMS-HIN-11-010 arXiv:1205.0206 CERN-PH-EP-2012-089	PLB 718 (2013) 773			PbPb (2.76 TeV) 150/ub
Y suppression, 2011 data	CMS-HIN-11-011 arXiv:1208.2826 CERN-PH-EP-2012-228	PRL 109 (2012) 222301			pp: 230/nb PbPb (2.76 TeV): 150/ub
Jet fragmentation	CMS-HIN-11-004 arXiv:1205.5872 CERN-PH-EP-2012-143	JHEP 10 (2012) 087			pp: 231/nb PbPb (2.76 TeV): 6.8/ub
Transverse energy flow	CMS-HIN-11-003 arXiv:1205.2488 CERN-PH-EP-2012-116	PRL 109 (2012) 152303			0.306/ub
W boson production in PbPb collisions	CMS-HIN-11-008 arXiv:1205.6334 CERN-PH-EP-2012-144	PLB 715 (2012) 66		-	pp: 231/nb PbPb (2.76 TeV): 7.3/ub
Azimuthal anisotropy at high pT	CMS-HIN-11-012 arXiv:1204.1850 CERN-PH-EP-2012-096	PRL 109 (2012) 022301			PbPb (2.76 TeV) 150/ub
Jet momentum dependence of jet quenching	CMS-HIN-11-013 arXiv:1202.5022 CERN-PH-EP-2012-042	PLB 712 (2012) 176			PbPb (2.76 TeV) 150/ub
Charged particle RAA	CMS-HIN-10-005 arXiv:1202.2554 CERN-PH-EP-2012-043	EPJC 72 (2012) 1945			PbPb (2.76 TeV) 150/ub
Quarkonium production	CMS-HIN-10-006 arXiv:1201.5069 CERN-PH-EP-2011-170	JHEP 05 (2012) 063		-	PbPb (2.76 TeV) 7.28/ub
Isolated photons	CMS-HIN-11-002 arXiv:1201.3093 CERN-PH-EP-2011-221	PLB 710 (2012) 256			pp: 231/nb PbPb (2.76 TeV): 6.8/ub
Dihadron correlations centrality dependence	CMS-HIN-11-006 arXiv:1201.3158 CERN-PH-EP-2011-222	EPJC 72 (2012) 2012		-	pp: 0.52/nb PbPb (2.76 TeV): 3.9/ub
Charged particle multiplicity	CMS-HIN-10-001 arXiv:1107.4800 CERN-PH-EP-2011-092	JHEP 08 (2011) 141			PbPB (2.76 TeV) 13/mb
Suppression of Y excited states	CMS-HIN-11-007 arXiv:1105.4894 CERN-PH-EP-2011-074	PRL 107 (2011) 052302		-	PbPb (2.76 TeV) 7.28/ub
Dihadron correlations	CMS-HIN-11-001 arXiv:1105.2438 CERN-PH-EP-2011-056	JHEP 07 (2011) 076		-	PbPb (2.76 TeV) 3.12/ub
Z boson production	CMS-HIN-10-003 arXiv:1102.5435 CERN-PH-EP-2011-003	PRL 106 (2011) 212301		-	PbPb (2.76 TeV) 7.2/ub
Dijet imbalance	CMS-HIN-10-004 arXiv:1102.1957 CERN-PH-EP-2011-001	PRC 84 (2011) 024906			PbPb (2.76 TeV) 6.7/ub

Preliminary results

Run 2 LHC (data from 2015-2018)

**CLICK HERE!!!!!**: All Physics Analysis Summary (PAS) documents (with supplemental material) can be found from the CMS official page for preliminary results Twiki. PAS-es using Run 1 data, can be found also bellow, in the Run 1 section.

Run 1 LHC (data from 2010-2013)

Analysis	Reports	Publication	Plots	Data	Comment
Psi(2S) in pPb at 5 TeV	CMS-HIN-16-015 - Physics Analysis Summary	-		-	QM2017
Dijet pseudorapidity in pp and pPb at 5 TeV	CMS-HIN-16-003 - Physics Analysis Summary	-		-
Energy flow in pPb	CMS-HIN-14-014 - Physics Analysis Summary	-		-
D meson in PbPb at 2.76 TeV	CMS-HIN-15-005 - Physics Analysis Summary	PAS only		-
Jet fragmentation in pPb at 5 TeV	CMS-HIN-15-004 - Physics Analysis Summary	PAS only		-	pPb: 31/nb
HBT with identified particles	CMS-HIN-14-013 - Physics Analysis Summary	PAS only		-	PbPb: 150/ub, pPb: 35/nb, pp: 5.3/pb
gamma-jet update in pPb at 5 TeV and PbPb at 2.76 TeV	CMS-HIN-13-006 - Physics Analysis Summary	PAS only			PbPb: 150/ub, pPb: 31/nb, pp: 5.3/pb
Very forward energy flow	CMS-HIN-12-006 - Physics Analysis Summary	PAS only		-	0.03/ub
Very high pT triggered correlations in PbPb at 2.76 TeV	CMS-HIN-12-010 - Physics Analysis Summary	PAS only		-	150/ub
Mixed harmonics in PbPb	CMS-HIN-16-018 - Physics Analysis Summary	PAS only		-	QM2017

Future Physics Projections

Analysis	Reports	Publication	Plots	Data	Comment
Projected Heavy Ion Physics Performance at the High Luminosity LHC Era with the CMS Detector	CMS-FTR-17-002 - Physics Analysis Summary	-		-	HL-LHC workshop 2017
HL-LHC Projection for ECFA Workshop	CMS-FTR-13-025 - Physics Analysis Summary	-		-	10/nb PbPb

See our full list of Physics Analysis Summaries (including plots), including the ones in the table above.

Papers: timeline

See the CMS papers timeline in graphical form. Click on "Heavy Ion Physics" to see all paper titles. Click the dot on the graph to access the published paper and other information from the CDS server. Complete information of all CMS publications can be found here. See our full list of publications in the CERN Document Server.

Approved event displays and summary plots

• Event displays and summary plots can be found here, 2016 pA run
  • Fig. 4 right of Busza,Rajagopal, and van der Schee review here: a , b, c, d
• RAA compilation plots as of Hard Probes 2013 can be found here
• RpA compilation plots as of Quark Matter 2014 can be found here

Approved detector performance and luminosity plots

• Performance figures PbPb run 2018: CMS-DP-2018-060
• Performance study of Λ±C reconstruction in pp and PbPb collisions at sNN‾‾‾‾√ =5.02 TeV: CMS-DP-2018-022
• Subjet double-b quark tagging performance in 5 TeV pp collisions: CMS-DP-2018-023
• Updates to Constituent Subtraction in Heavy Ions at CMS: CMS-DP-2018-024
• ZDC performance in 2016 pPb run: CMS-DP-2018-025
• UE Subtraction DP Note (DP-2013/018) TWiki iCMS
• From the 2011 data taking period:
• 2011 luminosity plot:

Heavy Ion Articles in CMS Times/CMS News

• CMS at Quark Matter 2014
• More about CMS at Quark Matter 2014
• More on correlations in pPb
• The pPb run
• Upsilon suppression
• Correlations in pPb
• pPb run prep
• CMS at Quark Matter 2012
• CMS at Quark Matter 2011
• Z boson in PbPb
• Overview of 1st PbPb run
• Firsts physics results
• Start of Heavy Ion running

Superseded preliminary results

Our full list of Physics Analysis Summaries contains results which are superseded by the final results, publications listed above.

Conveners

• Current conveners: Georgios K Krintiras (KU), Andre Stahl (CERN)
• e-mail: cms-pag-conveners-heavyions@cernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch
• Past conveners: Yongsun Kim (Sejong), Yi Chen (MIT), Emilien Chapon (CERN), Marta Verweij (CERN), Camelia Mironov (MIT), Wei Li (Rice), Yen-Jie Lee (MIT), Matthew Nguyen (LLR), Christof Roland (MIT), Julia Velkovska (Vanderbilt), Gabor Veres (CERN), Raphael Granier de Cassagnac (LLR), Gunther Roland (MIT), Olga Kodolova (Moscow), David d'Enterria (CERN), Bolek Wyslouch (MIT)