Cronin effect in proton-nucleus collisions: a survey of theoretical models

2002/12/11 by Alberto Accardi, Accardi, Alberto
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ex #hep-ph #nucl-ex #nucl-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/0212148

Contribution to the CERN Yellow report on Hard Probes in Heavy Ion Collisions at the LHC. 8 pages, 1 figure, uses cernrep.cls

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Abstract

I compare the available theoretical models that describe the Cronin effect on hadron and minijet production in proton-nucleus collisions, pointing out similarities and differences among them. The effect may be summarized by the value of two variables. Their values computed in the different models are compared in the energy range 27.4 GeV - 5500 GeV. Finally, I propose to use the pseudorapidity systematics as a further handle to distinguish among the models.

Citations

• Higher Twist Effects in Nuclei
• Leading order pQCD hadron production and nuclear modification factors at RHIC and the LHC
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