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Factorization for jet production in heavy-ion collisions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2024-09-11 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We develop an Effective Field Theory approach for jet observables in heavy-ion collisions, where the jet is treated as an open quantum system interacting with a hot and dense QCD medium. Within this framework, we derive a novel factorization formula for inclusive jet production, expressed as a series expansion with an increasing number of radiating subjet functions that encode forward scattering with the Quark-Gluon Plasma, convolved with perturbative matching coefficients. This work provides a systematic framework for computing jet observables at higher order and understanding their non-perturbative aspects, paving the way for future applications in heavy-ion phenomenology.

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@article{arxiv.2409.05957,
  title  = {Factorization for jet production in heavy-ion collisions},
  author = {Yacine Mehtar-Tani and Felix Ringer and Balbeer Singh and Varun Vaidya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.05957},
  year   = {2024}
}

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8 pages, 2 figures

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