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$J/\psi$ Gluonic Dissociation Revisited : II. Hydrodynamic Expansion Effects

Nuclear Theory 2009-01-07 v1

Abstract

We explicitly take into account the effect of hydrodynamic expansion profile on the gluonic breakup of J/ψJ/\psi's produced in an equilibrating parton plasma. Attention is paid to the space-time inhomogeneities as well as Lorentz frames while deriving new expressions for the gluon number density ngn_g, average dissociation rate <Γ~><\tilde{\Gamma}>, and ψ\psi survival probability SS. A novel type of partial wave {\em interference} mechanism is found to operate in the formula of <Γ~><\tilde{\Gamma}>. Nonrelativistic longitudinal expansion fro small length of the initial cylinder is found to push the S(pT)S(p_T) graph above the no flow case considered by us earlier \cite{rev1}. However, relativistic flow corresponding to large length of the initial cylinder pushes the curve of S(pT)S(p_T) downwards at LHC but upwards at RHIC. This mutually different effect on S(pT)S(p_T) may be attributed to the different initial temperatures generated at LHC and RHIC.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0503034,
  title  = {$J/\psi$ Gluonic Dissociation Revisited : II. Hydrodynamic Expansion Effects},
  author = {B. K. Patra and V. J. Menon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0503034},
  year   = {2009}
}

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25 pages, 10 figures