Publications
Publication Information
| Title | Jet quenching as a probe of the initial stages in heavy-ion collisions |
| Authors | Carlota Andres, N. Armesto, Harri Niemi, Risto Paatelainen, C. Salgado |
| JLAB number | JLAB-THY-19-2888 |
| LANL number | (None) |
| Other number | DOE/OR/23177-4637 |
| Document Type(s) | (Journal Article) |
| Associated with EIC: | No |
| Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding: | No |
| Funding Source: | Nuclear Physics (NP) |
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Journal Compiled for Physics Letters B Volume 803 Page(s) 135318 Refereed | |
| Publication Abstract: | In this Letter we prove, for the first time, that a combination of jet quenching observables is sensitive to the initial stages of heavy-ion collisions, where thermalization is expected to happen. Specifically, we find that in order to reproduce at the same time the inclusive particle production suppression, $R_{AA}$, and the high-$p_T$ azimuthal asymmetries, $v_2$, the start of the energy loss must be strongly suppressed at early times $\lesssim 0.6 \,{\rm fm}$. This exploratory analysis shows the potential of jet observables, possibly more sophisticated than the ones studied here, to constrain the dynamics of the initial stages of the evolution. |
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| Group: | THEORY CENTER |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2020.135318 |
| Accepted Manuscript: | 1-s2.0-S0370269320301222-main.pdf |
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