Production of pions, kaons and protons in Xe--Xe collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=5.44$ TeV

In late 2017, the ALICE experiment recorded a data sample of Xe–Xe collisions at the unprecedented energy in A–A systems of $\sqrt{s_{\rm{NN}}} = 5.44$\text{ TeV}$$\mathrm{.}The$p_{\rm T}$spectraatmid-rapidity($|y| < 0.5$) of pions, kaons and protons are presented. The preliminary $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ spectra are obtained by combining independent analyses with the Inner Tracking System (ITS), the Time Projection Chamber (TPC), and the Time-Of-Flight (TOF) detectors. This paper focuses on the details of the analysis performed with TOF and in particular on the performance implications of the special Xe–Xe run conditions. The peculiarity of this data set comes from the experimental conditions: because of the lower magnetic field of the ALICE solenoid ($B = 0.2$\text{ T}$$,lowerthanthenominal$0.5$\text{ T}$$)weexpecttoexplorea$p_{\rm T}$ region unattainable before. A comparison between the yields at different centrality bins will also be provided.