2009/11/24 by Francois Arleo, Arleo, Francois
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th) #hep-ex #hep-ph #nucl-ex #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0911.4609
10 pages, 8 figures. Invited talk given at Photon 2009, DESY, 11-15 May 2009
arxiv created 2009/11/24 · arxiv updated 2009/12/08
The QCD phenomenology of prompt photon production from e-p to p-p/p-pbar and A-A collisions is reviewed. The use of prompt photons as a probe of (i) parton distribution functions (in a proton or in nuclei) as well as (ii) fragmentation functions (into photons and hadrons) and their medium-modifications is highlighted.