The Fate of Jets in Hot and Dense Nuclear Matter
Abstract
Large transverse momentum hadrons are created via the hard scattering of partons and subsequent fragmentation. In a dense medium, the scattered partons may lose energy through induced gluon radiation. In this talk, I will discuss recent experimental measurements of large transvserse momentum hadrons and their correlations in p+p, d+Au, and Au+Au collsions at RHIC. These measurements confirm that the medium created in central Au+Au collisions at RHIC is extremely dense, consistent with expectations from the formation of a quark-gluon plasma. In order to gain a quantitative understanding of the early stages of a heavy-ion collision, further experimental measurements are needed. I will discuss prospects for future measurements at RHIC and their implications.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Nuclear Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- October 2003
- Bibcode:
- 2003APS..DNP3WA007H