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kt-factorization for Hard Processes in Nuclei

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2011-02-01 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Two widely proposed kt-dependent gluon distributions in the small-x saturation regime are investigated using two particle back-to-back correlations in high energy scattering processes. The Weizsacker-Williams gluon distribution, interpreted as the number density of gluon inside the nucleus, is studied in the quark-antiquark jet correlation in deep inelastic scattering. On the other hand, the unintegrated gluon distribution, defined as the Fourier transform of the color-dipole cross section, is probed in the direct photon-jet correlation in pA collisions. Dijet-correlation in pA collisions depends on both gluon distributions through combination and convolution in the large Nc limit.

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@article{arxiv.1009.2141,
  title  = {kt-factorization for Hard Processes in Nuclei},
  author = {Fabio Dominguez and Bo-Wen Xiao and Feng Yuan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.2141},
  year   = {2011}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure

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