Two-particle number and transverse momentum balance function with event-topology in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV

Abstract

The first study of charge-dependent two-particle differential number ($B$) and momentum balance functions ($P_{2}^{CD}$) with respect to an event shape variable, transverse spherocity, is reported. Results are presented from PYTHIA8 and EPOS-LHC model calculations in proton-proton (pp) collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV. To distinguish between back-to-back jet-like topologies and isotropic events, low and high transverse spherocity values are chosen. The correlation functions are measured as a function of averaged charged-particle multiplicity ($\langle N_{ch}\rangle$) in relative pseudorapidity ($\Delta\eta$) and relative azimuthal angle ($\Delta\phi$) with $|\eta| < 2.4$ and $0.2 < p_{T} < 2.0$ GeV. A narrowing of the balance function width is observed in $\Delta\eta$ and $\Delta\phi$ from low- to high-multiplicity collisions. Wider balance functions are found in isotropic events as compared to jet-like events. However, for the momentum correlations, a nearly flat dependence is observed with $\langle N_{ch}\rangle$. This study investigates charge conservation mechanisms and their correlations for events classified with jet-like and isotropic topologies. To isolate medium-driven effects, we compare EPOS-LHC with its hydrodynamic core enabled and disabled and observed narrowing patterns in $B$ and $P_{2}^{CD}$ as a quantitative handle on radial-flow-induced localization of charge-balancing pairs.