Effects of jet quenching on high pT hadron spectra in high-energy nuclear collisions

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作者
Wang, XN
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[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Div Nucl Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Inst Nucl Theory, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW C | 1998年 / 58卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevC.58.2321
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
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070202 ;
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Since large-p(T) particles in high-energy hadronic or nuclear collisions come from jet fragmentation, jet quenching due to parton energy loss in dense matter will cause the suppression of large-p(T) hadron spectra in high-energy heavy-ion collisions. Assuming an effective energy loss dE/dx for the high-E-T partons, effective jet fragmentation functions are constructed in which leading hadrons will be suppressed. Using such effective fragmentation functions, high-p(T) hadron spectra and particle suppression factors relative to pp collisions are estimated in central high-energy nuclear collisions with a given range of the assumed dE/dx. It is found that the suppression factors are very sensitive to the value of the effective energy loss. Systematic nuclear and flavor dependence of the hadron spectra are also studied. [S0556-2813(98)03610-3].
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