arXiv · nucl-th/0412061
Modified Dihadron Fragmentation Functions in Hot and Nuclear Matter
Abstract
Medium modification of dihadron fragmentation functions due to gluon bremsstrahlung induced by multiple partonic scattering is studied in both deep-inelastic scattering (DIS) off large nuclei and high-energy heavy-ion collisions within the same framework of twist expansion. The modified fragmentation functions for dihadrons are found to follow closely that of single hadrons leading to a weak nuclear suppression of their ratios as measured by HERMES in DIS experiments. Meanwhile, a moderate medium enhancement of the near-side correlation of two high transverse momentum hadrons with increasing centrality is found in heavy-ion collisions because of the trigger bias and the increase in parton energy loss with centrality. Successful comparisons between theory and experiment for multi-hadron observables in both confining and deconfined environments offers comprehensive evidence for partonic energy loss as the mechanism of jet modification in dense matter.
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A. Majumder, Enke Wang, Xin-Nian Wang. 2007-06-22. Modified Dihadron Fragmentation Functions in Hot and Nuclear Matter. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.99.152301
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