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在RHIC和LHC上喷流猝灭参数$\hat q$的能量对中心依赖性:一个新的难题?

Energy versus centrality dependence of the jet quenching parameter $\hat q$ at RHIC and LHC: a new puzzle?

Carlota Andrés, Néstor Armesto, Matthew Luzum, Carlos A. Salgado, Pía Zurita

摘要:

高能核碰撞中喷流猝灭研究的中心目标是描述这些探测器可以获得的QCD介质性质。在过去的几年中,大多数讨论集中在射流淬火参数$\hat q$的确定上。我们在这里提出了一个提取这个参数使用的数据包含粒子抑制在RHIC和LHC能量为不同的中心。我们的方法包括拟合$K$因子,该因子量化该参数与理想估计的偏离,$K\equiv \hat q/(2ε^{3/4})$,其中$\hat q$由流体动力学计算提供的局部介质量确定。我们发现这个$K$因子在RHIC比在LHC更大,正如在以前的分析中已经得到的那样,但是,令人惊讶的是,它几乎与碰撞的中心性无关。从表面上看,$K$因子不取决于介质的局部性质,如能量密度或温度,而是取决于全局碰撞量,如质心能量。这是一个非常有趣的,意想不到的可能性,我们还不能提供一个明确的解释。我们还评论的形式主义,可能会影响这一结论的局限性。

英文摘要:

The central goal of jet quenching studies in high-energy nuclear collisions is the characterization of those QCD medium properties that are accessible by these probes. Most of the discussion in the last years has been focused on the determination of the jet quenching parameter, $\hat q$. We present here an extraction of this parameter using data of inclusive particle suppression at RHIC and LHC energies for different centralities. Our approach consists of fitting a $K$ factor that quantifies the departure of this parameter from an ideal estimate, $K\equiv \hat q/(2ε^{3/4})$, where $\hat q$ is determined by the local medium quantities as provided by hydrodynamical calculations. We find that this $K$ factor is larger at RHIC than at the LHC, as obtained already in previous analyses, but, surprisingly, it is almost independent of the centrality of the collision. Taken at face value, the $K$ factor would not depend on the local properties of the medium as energy density or temperature, but on global collision quantities such as the center of mass energy. This is a very intriguing, unexpected possibility for which we cannot yet provide a clear interpretation. We also comment on the limitations of the formalism that may affect this conclusion.

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