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Cronin effect and geometrical shadowing in d+Au collisions: pQCD vs. CGC

Nuclear Theory 2009-10-09 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

Multiple initial state parton interactions in p(d)+A collisions are calculated in a Glauber-Eikonal formalism, which incorporates the competing pattern of low-pT suppression due geometrical shadowing, and a moderate-pT Cronin enhancement of hadron spectra. Dynamical shadowing effects, which are not included in the computation, may be extracted by comparing experimental data to the baseline provided by the Glauber-Eikonal model. Data for neutral pion production at midrapidity show absence of dynamical shadowing in the RHIC energy range, sqrt(s)~20-200 GeV. Recent preliminary data at forward rapidity are addressed, and their interpretation discussed.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0402101,
  title  = {Cronin effect and geometrical shadowing in d+Au collisions: pQCD vs. CGC},
  author = {Alberto Accardi and Miklos Gyulassy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0402101},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, 2 figures. Contributed talk at Quark Matter 2004 (QM2004), Oakland, January 11-17, 2004