Transverse momentum distribution and nuclear modification factor of charged particles in p-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{N}\mathrm{N}}}$ = 5.02 TeV

The transverse momentum ($p_{\mathrm{T}}$) distribution of primary charged particles is measured in minimum bias (non-single-diffractive) p-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{N}\mathrm{N}}}=5.02$ TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ spectra measured near central rapidity in the range $0.5<p_{\mathrm{T}}<20$ GeV/$c$ exhibit a weak pseudorapidity dependence. The nuclear modification factor $R_{\mathrm{p}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{b}}$ is consistent with unity for $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ above 2 GeV/$c$. This measurement indicates that the strong suppression of hadron production at high $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ observed in Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC is not due to an initial-state effect. The measurement is compared to theoretical calculations.