111 research outputs found
On angular ordering in medium-induced radiation
Medium-induced gluon radiation gives rise to the strong energy-loss observed
in single-hadron spectra in heavy-ion collisions. Its angular structure,
leading e.g. to intra-jet correlations, is only known for the one-gluon
inclusive case. In the vacuum, properties such as angular ordering appear when
considering less inclusive distributions due to destructive interference
effects. We present a calculation which takes into account interference effects
in a medium for a setup in which we consider gluon radiation off a
quark-antiquark pair with a given opening angle. Surprisingly, computing the
spectrum at leading-log accuracy we find that an ordering exists which is
exactly opposite from that in the vacuum. We estimate the magnitude of the
effect along with a discussion of the implications of such "anti-angular
ordering" on jet physics in heavy-ion collisions.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on
Hard and Electromagnetic Probes of High Energy Nuclear Collisions (Hard
Probes 2010), Eilat, Israe
Jet physics in heavy-ion collisions
Jets are expected to play a prominent role in the ongoing efforts to
characterize the hot and dense QCD medium created in ultrarelativistic heavy
ion collisions. The success of this program depends crucially on the existence
of a full theoretical account of the dynamical effects of the medium on the
jets that develop within it. By focussing on the discussion of the essential
ingredients underlying such a theoretical formulation, we aim to set the
appropriate context in which current and future developments can be understood.Comment: 36 pages, 5 figures, few minor corrections, references added. Final
version published in IJMP
Resolving the J/\psi RHIC puzzles at LHC
Experiments with gold-gold collisions at RHIC have revealed (i) stronger
suppression of charmonium production at forward rapidity than at midrapidity
and (ii) the similarity between the suppression degrees at RHIC and SPS
energies. To describe these findings we employ the model that includes nuclear
shadowing effects, calculated within the Glauber-Gribov theory,
rapidity-dependent absorptive mechanism, caused by energy-momentum
conservation, and dissociation and recombination of the charmonium due to
interaction with co-moving matter. The free parameters of the model are tuned
and fixed by comparison with experimental data at lower energies. A good
agreement with the RHIC results concerning the rapidity and centrality
distributions is obtained for both heavy Au+Au and light Cu+Cu colliding
system. For pA and A+A collisions at LHC the model predicts stronger
suppression of the charmonium and bottomonium yields in stark contrast to
thermal model predictions.Comment: SQM2008 proceedings, 6 page
Gluon shadowing in the Glauber-Gribov model at HERA
We calculate shadowing using new data on the gluon density of the Pomeron
recently measured with high precision at HERA. The calculations are made in a
Glauber-Gribov framework and Pomeron tree-diagrams are summed up within a
unitarity-conserving procedure. The total cross section of \vphot A
interaction is then found in a parameter-free description, employing gluon
diffractive and inclusive distribution functions as input. A strong shadowing
effect is obtained, in good agreement with several other models. Impact
parameter dependence of gluon shadowing is also presented.Comment: 18 pages, 6 figures; references added, discussion of model enlarged,
calculation of low-x contribution corrected; to appear in Phys. Let
Gluon shadowing and unitarity effects
New data from HERA experiment on deep inelastic scattering have been used to
parametrize nucleon and Pomeron structure functions. Within the Gribov theory,
the parameterizations were employed to calculate gluon shadowing for various
heavy ions. The latter was compared with predictions from other models.
Calculations of multiplicity reduction due to gluon shadowing for d+Au
collisions at forward rapidities at =200 GeV are in good agreement
with BRAHMS data on the nuclear modification factor.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Acta Physica Hungarica A, Quark
Matter 2005 poster session proceedings; minor changes in the text adde
Coherent J/psi production - a novel feature at LHC?
Energy dependence of heavy quarkonia production in hadron-nucleus collisions
is studied in the framework of the Glauber-Gribov theory. We emphasize a change
in the space-time picture of heavy-quark state production on nuclei with
energy. Longitudinally ordered scattering of a heavy-quark system takes place
at low energies, while with increasing energy it transforms to a coherent
scattering of projectile partons on the nuclear target. The characteristic
energy scale for this transition depends on masses and rapidities of produced
particles. For J/psi, produced in the central rapidity region, the transition
happens at RHIC energies. The parameter-free calculation of J/psi in dAu
collisions is in good agreement with recent RHIC data. We use distributions of
gluons in nuclei to predict suppression of heavy quarkonia at LHC.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures; experimental data and reference included,
conclusions unchanged; to appear in Phys. Lett.
- …