Jet quenching parameter in QCD kinetic theory

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Main Authors: Boguslavski, Kirill, Kurkela, Aleksi, Lappi, Tuomas, Lindenbauer, Florian, Peuron, Jarkko
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author Boguslavski, Kirill
Kurkela, Aleksi
Lappi, Tuomas
Lindenbauer, Florian
Peuron, Jarkko
author_facet Boguslavski, Kirill
Kurkela, Aleksi
Lappi, Tuomas
Lindenbauer, Florian
Peuron, Jarkko
contents We study the jet quenching parameter $\hat q$ in a non-equilibrium plasma using the QCD effective kinetic theory. We discuss subleading terms at large jet momentum p, show that our expression for $\hat q$ reproduces thermal results at small and large transverse momentum cutoffs for infinite p and construct an interpolation between these limits to be used in phenomenological applications. Using simple non-equilibrium distributions that model pertinent features of the bottom-up thermalization scenario, we analytically assess how anisotropy, under- or overoccupation affect the jet quenching parameter. Our work provides more details on the $\hat q$ formula used in our preceding work [arXiv:2303.12595] and sets the stage for further numerical studies of jet momentum broadening in the initial stages of heavy-ion collisions from QCD kinetic theory.
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spellingShingle Jet quenching parameter in QCD kinetic theory
Boguslavski, Kirill
Kurkela, Aleksi
Lappi, Tuomas
Lindenbauer, Florian
Peuron, Jarkko
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
We study the jet quenching parameter $\hat q$ in a non-equilibrium plasma using the QCD effective kinetic theory. We discuss subleading terms at large jet momentum p, show that our expression for $\hat q$ reproduces thermal results at small and large transverse momentum cutoffs for infinite p and construct an interpolation between these limits to be used in phenomenological applications. Using simple non-equilibrium distributions that model pertinent features of the bottom-up thermalization scenario, we analytically assess how anisotropy, under- or overoccupation affect the jet quenching parameter. Our work provides more details on the $\hat q$ formula used in our preceding work [arXiv:2303.12595] and sets the stage for further numerical studies of jet momentum broadening in the initial stages of heavy-ion collisions from QCD kinetic theory.
title Jet quenching parameter in QCD kinetic theory
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.00447