Linear Boltzmann Transport for Jet Propagation in the Quark-Gluon Plasma: Elastic Processes and Medium Recoil

A Linear Boltzmann Transport model within perturbative QCD is developed for the study of parton propagation inside the quark-gluon plasma. Both leading partons and thermal recoil partons are tracked so that one can also study jet-induced medium excitations. In this study, we implement the complete s...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors He, Yayun, Luo, Tan, Wang, Xin-Nian, Zhu, Yan
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 13.12.2017
Subjects
Angular distribution
Dependence
Elastic scattering
Energy dissipation
Fragmentation
Gluons
Partons
Physics - High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Physics - Nuclear Theory
Propagation
Quantum chromodynamics
Quark-gluon plasma
Quarks
Recoil
Transverse momentum
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Summary:A Linear Boltzmann Transport model within perturbative QCD is developed for the study of parton propagation inside the quark-gluon plasma. Both leading partons and thermal recoil partons are tracked so that one can also study jet-induced medium excitations. In this study, we implement the complete set of elastic parton scattering processes and investigate elastic parton energy loss, transverse momentum broadening and their nontrivial energy and length dependence. We further investigate medium modifications of the jet shape and fragmentation functions of reconstructed jets. Contributions from thermal recoil partons are found to have significant influences on jet shape, fragmentation functions and angular distribution of reconstructed jets.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1503.03313