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Semi-hard scattering of partons at SPS and RHIC: A study in contrast

Nuclear Theory 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

We analyze the contribution of pQCD based semi-hard parton (re)scattering to the reaction dynamics of relativistic heavy-ion collisions at SPS and RHIC. While such processes are able to account for the measured yield of high momentum direct photons at SPS energies, the conditions necessary for jet-quenching are not fulfilled. The situation changes dramatically at RHIC energies.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0210042,
  title  = {Semi-hard scattering of partons at SPS and RHIC: A study in contrast},
  author = {Steffen A. Bass and Berndt Müller and Dinesh K. Srivastava},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0210042},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 7 figures, uses REVTEX 4