Predictions for $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=5.02$ TeV Pb+Pb Collisions from a Multi-Phase Transport Model

Abstract

We present predictions from the string melting version of a multi-phase transport model on various observables in Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=5.02$ TeV. We use the same version of the model as an earlier study that reasonably reproduced dN/dy, $p_{\mathrm{T}}$-spectra and elliptic flow of charged pions and kaons at low-$p_{\mathrm{T}}$ for central and semi-central heavy ion collisions at 200 GeV and 2.76 TeV. While we compare with the already-available centrality dependence data on charged particle $dN/d\eta$ at mid-pseudorapidity in Pb+Pb collisions at 5.02 TeV, we make predictions on identified particle dN/dy, $p_{\mathrm{T}}$-spectra, azimuthal anisotropies $v_n(n=2,3,4)$, and factorization ratios $r_n({\eta }^a,{\eta }^b)(n=2,3)$ for longitudinal correlations.

Comments: 27 pages, 18 figures, added a new figure, v_2 analysis method modified for some figures; matches published version