$ρ$ photoproduction in ALICE

Abstract

The ρ 0 is copiously photoproduced in ultra-peripheral heavy-ion collisions at the LHC. In this talk, I will present recent results on rho photoproduction with ALICE, including cross-section measurements from PbPb and XeXe collisions, including a discussion of the production of high-mass final states that decay to π + π − , and of neutron production that accompanies ρ photoproduction. I will conclude by presenting some prospects for ALICE in Runs 3 and 4.