Nuclear Cold QCD: Review and Future Strategy
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2026-04-06 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
This review examines data from hadron-nucleus collisions, primarily focusing on hard processes like Drell-Yan, heavy flavor and quarkonium production. It highlights observed modifications of particle yields as functions of momentum and rapidity, aiming to clarify the underlying QCD effects in cold nuclear matter (CNM). The paper outlines strategies for future experiments, including the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), to distinguish between these effects. Key questions address the universality of suppression mechanisms and the role of non-perturbative physics, providing a road map for upcoming nuclear data.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2506.17454,
title = {Nuclear Cold QCD: Review and Future Strategy},
author = {F. Arleo and P. Caucal and A. Deshpande and J. M. Durham and G. M. Innocenti and J. Jalilian-Marian and A. Kusina and M. X. Liu and Y. Mehtar-Tani and C. -J. Naïm and H. Paukkunen and S. Platchkov and F. Salazar and I. Vitev and R. Vogt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.17454},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
43 pages, 20 figures