Jet quenching in glasma

We discuss the transverse momentum broadening of hard probes traversing an evolving glasma, which is the earliest phase of the matter produced in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. The coefficient qˆ is calculated using the Fokker-Planck equation, and an expansion in the proper time τ which is appli...

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Published in:Physics letters. B 2022-11, Vol.834, p.137464, Article 137464
Main Authors: Carrington, Margaret E., Czajka, Alina, Mrówczyński, Stanisław
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Language:English
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Summary:We discuss the transverse momentum broadening of hard probes traversing an evolving glasma, which is the earliest phase of the matter produced in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. The coefficient qˆ is calculated using the Fokker-Planck equation, and an expansion in the proper time τ which is applied to describe the temporal evolution of the glasma. The correlators of the chromodynamic fields that determine the Fokker-Planck collision terms, which in turn provide qˆ, are computed to fifth order in τ. The momentum broadening is shown to rapidly grow in time and reach a magnitude of several GeV2/fm. We show that the transient pre-equilibrium phase provides a contribution to the energy loss of hard probes which is comparable to that of the long lasting, hydrodynamically evolving, equilibrium phase.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137464