Probing nuclear matter with jets

Jet physics in relativistic heavy ion collisions, which combines perturbative QCD jet production with quark and gluon energy loss and in-medium parton shower modification, has emerged as a powerful tool to probe the properties of strongly-interacting matter formed in high-energy nuclear reactions. W...

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Published in:Nuclear physics. A 2013-08, Vol.910-911, p.256-259
Main Authors: Zhang, Ben-Wei, He, Yuncun, Neufeld, R.B., Vitev, Ivan, Wang, Enke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
jet production
parton energy loss
perturbative QCD
Quark–gluon plasma (QGP)
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Summary:Jet physics in relativistic heavy ion collisions, which combines perturbative QCD jet production with quark and gluon energy loss and in-medium parton shower modification, has emerged as a powerful tool to probe the properties of strongly-interacting matter formed in high-energy nuclear reactions. We present selected results for the modification of jet cross sections and related observables in the ambiance of hot and/or dense nuclear medium. We focus on the inclusive jet spectrum and dijets [O(αs3)], and Z0/γ⁎ tagged jets [O(GFαs2)] in the framework of perturbative QCD.
ISSN:0375-9474
DOI:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2012.12.113