Published August 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Jet-like correlations between forward- and mid- rapidity in p+p, d+Au and Au+Au collisions from STAR at √sNN= 200 GeV

  • 1. INFN Sezione di Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70126 Bari (Italy)
  • 2. Purdue University, 525 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2036 (United States)

Description

In these proceedings we present STAR measurements of two-particle azimuthal correlations between trigger particles at mid-rapidity (|η| < 1) and associated particles at forward-rapidities (2.7 <|η|< 3.9) in p+p, d+Au and Au+Au collisions at √sNN= 200 GeV. Two-particle azimuthal correlations between a mid-rapidity trigger particle and forward-rapidity-associated particles preferably probe large-x quarks scattered off small-x gluons in RHIC collisions. Comparison of the separate d- and Au-side measurements in d+Au collisions may potentially probe gluon saturation and the presence of colour glass condensate. In Au+Au collisions quark energy loss can be probed at large rapidities, which may be different from gluon energy loss measured at mid-rapidity

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0954-3899/34/8/S51;
PII
S0954-3899(07)42508-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics
Journal Volume
34
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. S593-S597
ISSN
0954-3899
CODEN
JPGPED

Conference

Title
19. international conference on ultra-relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions
Acronym
Quark matter 2006
Dates
14-20 Nov 2006
Place
Shanghai (China)

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Collaborations
STAR Collaboration