Study of Particle Production Mechanisms in PYTHIA 8 using Angular Correlations

Abstract: An analysis of two-particle angular correlations was recently performed on measurements taken from pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 7 TeV by ALICE at the LHC. The correlations for mesons are in good agreement with simulations performed in Monte Carlo event generators such as PYTHIA and PHOJET, but there is a significant difference for baryons. We here investigate particle production mechanisms in PYTHIA 8 by studying their effect on the angular correlations for the particles produced. No obvious errors in these mechanisms are found by the study performed in this thesis.