Charged energy correlators in small systems with ALICE

Energy correlators (EECs), which are energy-weighted cross-sections of particle pairs, offer incisive probes into QCD dynamics across the full scale of jet evolution by encoding the energy scale of the jet fragmentation into the angular distance. Charged energy correlators are novel differential EECs that probe the energy flux carried by pairs of like or unlike electric charges. The interaction between the energy distribution and charge conservation mechanisms heightens the sensitivity of charged EECs to the hadronization mechanism. We present the first measurements of two-point charged energy correlators at LHC energies for inclusive jets in proton-proton collisions using the ALICE detector and discuss implications on confinement with model comparisons. We also present prospects for measurements in proton-lead collisions, examining cold nuclear matter effects on jet evolution.