Jet quenching and elliptic flow
Nuclear Theory
2008-11-26 v3
Abstract
In jet quenching, a hard QCD parton, before fragmenting into a jet of hadrons, deposits a fraction of its energy in the medium, leading to suppressed production of high- hadrons. Assuming that the deposited energy quickly thermalizes, we simulate the subsequent hydrodynamic evolution of the QGP fluid. Explicit simulation of Au+Au collision with and without a quenching jet indicate that elliptic flow is greatly reduced in a jet event. The result can be used to identify the jet events in heavy ion collisions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0705.1059,
title = {Jet quenching and elliptic flow},
author = {A. K. Chaudhuri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0705.1059},
year = {2008}
}