6 research outputs found
QCD partition function in the external field in the covariant gauge
The QCD partition function in the external stationary gluomagnetic field is
computed in the third order in external field invariants in arbitrary dimension
and arbitrary covariant gauge. The contributions proportional to third order
invariants in gluon field strength are shown to be dependent on covariant
quantum gauge fixing parameter \alph
QCD Heat Kernel in Covariant Gauge
We report the calculation of the fourth coefficient in an expansion of the
heat kernel of a non-minimal, non-abelian kinetic operator in an arbitrary
background gauge in arbitrary space-time dimension. The fourth coefficient is
shown to bring a nontrivial gauge dependence due to the contribution of the
lowest order off-shell gauge invariant structure.Comment: 6 pages + title page, standart LaTe
Jet Quenching via Jet Collimation
The ATLAS Collaboration recently reported strong modifications of dijet
properties in heavy ion collisions. In this work, we discuss to what extent
these first data constrain already the microscopic mechanism underlying jet
quenching. Simple kinematic arguments lead us to identify a frequency
collimation mechanism via which the medium efficiently trims away the soft
components of the jet parton shower. Through this mechanism, the observed dijet
asymmetry can be accomodated with values of that lie in the
expected order of magnitude.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Decoherence and energy loss in QCD cascades in nuclear collisions
The medium modifications in the properties of QCD cascades are considered. In
particular, the changes in the intrajet rapidity distributions due to
medium-induced decoherence, collisional losses of cascade gluons and those of
final prehadrons are analyzed