Nuclear modification factor in an anisotropic {\em Quark-Gluon-Plasma}

Details Nuclear modification factor in an anisotropic {\em Quark-Gluon-Plasma} Nuclear modification factor in an anisotropic {\em Quark-Gluon-Plasma}

2011-01-31

arxiv.org/abs/1101.5855v2

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

18 pages, 9 eps figures, Accepted for publication in Physical Review C

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We calculate the nuclear modification factor ($R_{AA}$) of light hadrons by taking into account the initial state momentum anisotropy of the quark gluon plasma (QGP) expected to be formed in relativistic heavy ion collisions. Such an anisotropy can result from the initial rapid longitudinal expansion of the matter. A phenomenological model for the space time evolution of the anisotropic QGP is used to obtain the time dependence of the anisotropy parameter $\xi$ and the hard momentum scale, $p_{\rm hard}$. The result is then compared with the PHENIX experimental data to constrain the isotropization time scale, $\tau_{\rm iso}$ for fixed initial conditions (FIC). It is shown that the extracted value of $\tau_{\rm iso}$ lies in the range $0.5 \leq \tau_{\rm iso} \leq 1.5$. However, using fixed final multiplicity (FFM) condition does not lead to any firm conclusion about the extraction of the isotropization time. The present calculation is also extended to contrast with the recent measurement of nuclear modification factor by ALICE collaboration at $\sqrt{s}=2.76$ TeV. It is argued that in the present approach, the extraction of $\tau_{\rm iso}$ at this energy is uncertain and, therfore, refinement of the model is necessary. The sensitivity of the results on the initial conditions has been discussed. We also present the nuclear modification factor at LHC energies with $\sqrt{s} = 5.5$ TeV.

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