DREENA-B framework: first predictions of $R_{AA}$ and $v_2$ within dynamical energy loss formalism in evolving QCD medium
Abstract
Dynamical energy loss formalism allows generating state-of-the-art suppression predictions in finite size QCD medium, employing a sophisticated model of high- parton interactions with QGP. We here report a major step of introducing medium evolution in the formalism though Bjorken (``B'') expansion, while preserving all complex features of the original dynamical energy loss framework. We use this framework to provide joint and predictions, for the first time within the dynamical energy loss formalism in evolving QCD medium. The predictions are generated for a wide range of observables, i.e. for all types of probes (both light and heavy) and for all centrality regions in both and collisions at the LHC. Where experimental data are available, DREENA-B framework leads to a good joint agreement with and data. Such agreement is encouraging, i.e. may lead us closer to resolving puzzle (difficulty of previous models to jointly explain and data), though this still remains to be thoroughly tested by including state-of-the-art medium evolution within DREENA framework. While introducing medium evolution significantly changes predictions, predictions remain robust and moreover in a good agreement with the experimental data; observable is therefore suitable for calibrating parton-medium interaction model, independently from the medium evolution. Finally, for heavy flavor, we observe a strikingly similar signature of the dead-cone effect on both and - we also provide a simple analytical understanding behind this result. Overall, the results presented here indicate that DREENA framework is a reliable tool for QGP tomography.
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@article{arxiv.1805.04786,
title = {DREENA-B framework: first predictions of $R_{AA}$ and $v_2$ within dynamical energy loss formalism in evolving QCD medium},
author = {Dusan Zigic and Igor Salom and Jussi Auvinen and Marko Djordjevic and Magdalena Djordjevic},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.04786},
year = {2019}
}
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14 pages, 2 figures