Published January 24, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Jet quenching and elliptic flow

  • 1. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1-AF, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700 064 (India)

Description

In jet quenching, a hard QCD parton, before fragmenting into a jet of hadrons, deposits a fraction of its energy in the medium, leading to suppressed production of high-pT hadrons. Assuming that the deposited energy quickly thermalizes, we simulate the subsequent hydrodynamic evolution of the QGP fluid. Explicit simulation of Au + Au collision with and without a quenching jet indicate that elliptic flow is greatly reduced in a jet event. The result can be used to identify the jet events in heavy ion collisions

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2007.11.045

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2007.11.045;
arXiv
arXiv:0705.1059v3;
PII
S0370-2693(07)01456-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
659
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 531-536
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.