Broken boost invariance in the Glasma via finite nuclei thickness
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2020-10-08 v1 Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We simulate the creation and evolution of non-boost-invariant Glasma in the early stages of heavy ion collisions within the color glass condensate framework. This is accomplished by extending the McLerran-Venugopalan model to include a parameter for the Lorentz-contracted but finite width of the nucleus in the beam direction. We determine the rapidity profile of the Glasma energy density, which shows deviations from the boost-invariant result. Varying the parameters both broad and narrow profiles can be produced. We compare our results to experimental data from RHIC and find surprising agreement.
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@article{arxiv.1703.00017,
title = {Broken boost invariance in the Glasma via finite nuclei thickness},
author = {Andreas Ipp and David Müller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.00017},
year = {2020}
}
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6 pages, 4 figures