Jets, Bulk Matter, and their Interaction in Heavy Ion Collisions at Several TeV

Mar, 2012
16 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.C 85 (2012) 064907
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We discuss a theoretical scheme that accounts for bulk matter, jets, and the interaction between the two. The aim is a complete description of particle production at all transverse momentum (ptp_{t}) scales. In this picture, the hard initial scatterings result in mainly longitudinal flux tubes, with transversely moving pieces carrying the ptp_{t} of the partons from hard scatterings. These flux tubes constitute eventually both bulk matter (which thermalizes and flows) and jets. We introduce a criterion based on parton energy loss to decide whether a given string segment contributes to the bulk or leaves the matter to end up as a jet of hadrons. Essentially low ptp_{t} segments from inside the volume will constitute the bulk, high ptp_{t} segments (or segments very close to the surface) contribute to the jets. The latter ones appear after the usual flux tube breaking via q-qbar production (Schwinger mechanism). Interesting is the transition region: Intermediate ptp_{t} segments produced inside the matter close to the surface but having enough energy to escape, are supposed to pick up q-qbar pairs from the thermal matter rather than creating them via the Schwinger mechanism. This represents a communication between jets and the flowing bulk matter (fluid-jet interaction). Also very important is the interaction between jet hadrons and the soft hadrons from the fluid freeze-out. We employ the new picture to investigate Pb-Pb collisions at 2.76 TeV. We discuss the centrality and ptp_{t} dependence of particle production and long range dihadron correlations at small and large ptp_{t}.
  • 25.75.-q
  • heavy ion: scattering
  • jet: production
  • matter: interaction
  • flux tube
  • parton: energy loss
  • fluid
  • multiple scattering
  • transverse momentum: momentum spectrum
  • hadron: production