Event-by-event hydrodynamics jet energy loss: A solution to the puzzle
Feb 11, 2016
6 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.Lett. 116 (2016) 25, 252301
- Published: Jun 21, 2016
e-Print:
- 1602.03788 [nucl-th]
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Abstract: (APS)
High pT>10 GeV elliptic flow, which is experimentally measured via the correlation between soft and hard hadrons, receives competing contributions from event-by-event fluctuations of the low-pT elliptic flow and event-plane angle fluctuations in the soft sector. In this Letter, a proper account of these event-by-event fluctuations in the soft sector, modeled via viscous hydrodynamics, is combined with a jet-energy-loss model to reveal that the positive contribution from low-pT v2 fluctuations overwhelms the negative contributions from event-plane fluctuations. This leads to an enhancement of high-pT>10 GeV elliptic flow in comparison to previous calculations and provides a natural solution to the decade-long high-pT RAA⊗v2 puzzle. We also present the first theoretical calculation of high-pT v3, which is shown to be compatible with current LHC data. Furthermore, we discuss how short-wavelength jet-medium physics can be deconvoluted from the physics of soft, bulk event-by-event flow observables using event-shape engineering techniques.Note:
- 7 pages, 3 figures, references added, substantially revised, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett
- angular distribution: asymmetry
- heavy ion: scattering
- elliptic flow
- fluctuation
- engineering
- energy loss
- CERN LHC Coll
- hydrodynamics
- viscosity
- nucleus
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