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Angular Structure of the In-Medium QCD Cascade.

Authors :
Blaizot, J.-P.
Mehtar-Tani, Y.
Torres, M. A. C.
Source :
Physical Review Letters. 6/5/2015, Vol. 114 Issue 22, p222002-1-222002-5. 5p. 2 Graphs.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

We study the angular broadening of a medium-induced QCD cascade. We derive the equation that governs the evolution of the average transverse momentum squared of the gluons in the cascade as a function of the medium length, and we solve this equation analytically. Two regimes are identified. For a medium of a not too large size, and for not too soft gluons, the transverse momentum grows with the size of the medium according to standard momentum broadening. The other regime, visible for a medium of a sufficiently large size and very soft gluons, is a regime dominated by multiple branchings: there, the average transverse momentum saturates to a value that is independent of the size of the medium. This structure of the in-medium QCD cascade is, at least qualitatively, compatible with the recent LHC data on dijet asymmetry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00319007
Volume :
114
Issue :
22
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Physical Review Letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
103539257
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.222002