2007/01/15 by M. J. Leitch, M J Leitch
Physics and Astronomy · #Context (archaeology) #Current (fluid) #Gluon #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Process (computing) #Production (economics) #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #nucl-ex
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0954-3899/34/8/s34
published as J.Phys.G34:S453-462,2007 · 8 pages, 12 figures, proceedings for Quark Matter 2006 Plenary talk
arxiv created 2007/01/15 · openalex publication_date 2007/07/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Quarkonia ( J /ψ, ψ', ϒ) production provides a sensitive probe of gluon distributions and their modification in nuclei and is a leading probe of the hot-dense (deconfined) matter created in high-energy collisions of heavy ions. We will discuss the current understanding of the production process and of the cold-nuclear-matter effects that modify this production in nuclei in the context of recent p+p and p(d)+A quarkonia measurements. Then we will review the latest results for nucleus–nucleus collisions from RHIC, and together with the baseline results from d+A and p+p collisions, discuss several alternative explanations for the observed suppressions and future prospects for distinguishing these different pictures.