BEAUTY PRODUCTION IN HEAVY-ION COLLISIONS WITH ALICE AT THE LHC

In this contribution, the final measurements of the centrality dependence of the nuclear modification factor (R-AA) of non-prompt D-0 in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 5.02 TeV will be presented. These measurements provide important constraints to the mass dependence of in-medium energy loss and hadronisation of the beauty quark. The pT-integrated non-prompt D-0 R-AA will be presented for the first time and will be compared to the prompt D-0 one. This comparison will shed light on possible different shadowing effects between charm and beauty quarks. In addition, the first measurements of non-prompt D-s(+) production in central and semi-central Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 5.02 TeV will be discussed. The non-prompt D-s(+) measurements provide additional information on the hadronisation of beauty quarks and the production yield of B-s(0) mesons. Finally, the first measurement of non-prompt D-meson elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 5.02 TeV will also be discussed. These measurements can constrain the degree of thermalisation of beauty quarks in the hot and dense QCD medium.