Azimuthal correlations of forward di-hadrons in d+Au collisions suppressed by saturation
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2011-01-27 v1 Nuclear Theory
Abstract
RHIC experiments have recently measured the azimuthal correlation function of forward di-hadrons. The data show a disappearance of the away-side peak in central d+Au collisions, compared to p+p collisions, as was predicted by saturation physics. Indeed, we argue that this effect, absent at mid-rapidity, is a consequence of the small-x evolution into the saturation regime of the Gold nucleus wave function. We show that the data are well described in the Color Glass Condensate framework.
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@article{arxiv.1101.5109,
title = {Azimuthal correlations of forward di-hadrons in d+Au collisions suppressed by saturation},
author = {Javier L. Albacete and Cyrille Marquet},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.5109},
year = {2011}
}
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6 pages, 1 figure, Proceedings of the XXXVth International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP2010), Paris, France, July 22-28 2010