Rapidity dependence of initial state geometry and momentum correlations in p+Pb collisions

Abstract

Event geometry and initial state correlations have been invoked as possible explanations of long-range azimuthal correlations observed in high-multiplicity p+p and p+Pb collisions. We study the rapidity dependence of initial state momentum correlations and event-by-event geometry in √s=5.02 TeV p+Pb collisions within the 3+1D IP-Glasma model [B. Schenke and S. Schlichting, Phys. Rev. C 94, 044907 (2016)], where the longitudinal structure is governed by Jalilian-Marian-Iancu-McLerran-Weigert-Leonidov-Kovner rapidity evolution of the incoming nuclear gluon distributions. We find that the event geometry is correlated across large rapidity intervals whereas initial state momentum correlations are relatively short-range in rapidity. Based on our results, we discuss implications for the relevance of both effects in explaining the origin of collective phenomena in small systems.