Study of Jet Modifications in Heavy-ion Collisions using

Multi-stage Energy Loss Mechanisms

Om Shahi , Vaishnavi Desai and Prabhakar Palni
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1
Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Goa-403726, India
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School of Physical and Applied Sciences, Goa University, Goa-403206, India
8 International Conference on Physics and Astrophysics of Quark Gluon Plasma 2023
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arXiv:2301.11908
Introduction and Motivation RAA for Small to Large Radius Jet Cones
In ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions, the extremely dense de-confined state of
partons, the Quark-gluon plasma is created. Jet medium interactions not only
reduces the total energy of the reconstructed jets but also changes the energy
and momentum distribution among the jet constituents.

We calculate the jet nuclear modification factor and the jet fragmentation
function, in comparison with the experimental data from the LHC and the STAR.

A recent important measurement by the CMS collaboration was the jet-R AA for
broader area jet cones and comparison with several model predictions [9]. There
remains significant differences in the predictions for larger jet cones.

We carry out the same calculations using the JETSCAPE framework [1] and
develop a more complete idea of the evolution of the partonic shower with the
specified Initial conditions and Hydrodynamic medium response.

The inclusive jet-RAA for various jet cone sizes compared to the experimental data
Jet-RAA Jet Fragmentation from the CMS [9]
Function The JETSCAPE predictions are consistent throughout the jet radius range.
All the modular combinations explain the data quite well(<15%).

Double Ratio (R AA
R
/R AA
R=0.2
) vs. Jet Radius
The primary observable for Provides information about the momentum
studying the jet energy loss in distribution of charged particles inside jets,
the quark gluon plasma is the where Nch is number
jet-RAA which is defined as the of charged particles
ratio of yield in heavy ion inside jets and z is the
momentum fraction
collisions to the corresponding
between the charged
yield in proton-proton collisions. particle and the jet.

JETSCAPE Framework
JETSCAPE (Jet Energy loss Tomography The double ratio as a function of jet radius is
with a Statistically Advanced Program plotted in the intermediate to high-pT region
Envelope) is a modular, multi-stage based, for three different modular combinations in
flexible publicly-released event generator comparison with the CMS data.
framework for modelling heavy-ion The JETSCAPE framework’s multi-stage
collisions. modular approach provides a realistic
description of the parton evolution in a
Simulation of jet events in AA and pp hydrodynamic medium.
collisions are performed within the
JETSCAPE Framework ( version 3.5.1).
Jet Fragmentation Function (Au-Au)
The initial conditions is generated using
(2+1)D TRENTo [4] and the parton shower
is produced via PYTHIA 8, followed by
viscous hydrodynamic evolution using the
(2+1)D MUSIC [5].

The simulations are also done for

evolution in different low virtuality phase
models like MARTINI [6] and AdS/CFT [7].

Jet-RAA (Pb-Pb)
(Top panel) shows the JETSCAPE predictions for ratio of jet fragmentation
function between 40-60% central Au-Au collisions for three p jetT ranges
compared with STAR data [10]. (Bottom panel) shows the JETSCAPE
calculations for the most central (0-10%) Au-Au collisions.

References
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[3] CMS Collaboration, JHEP 05 (2018), 006.
[4] Phys. Rev. C92 (2015) 011901 [1412.4708].
[5] B. Schenke et al., Phys. Rev. C 82, 014903 (2010).
The jet-RAA for the most central (0-10%) PbPb collisions (left) and for the mid- [6] B. Schneke et al., Phys. Rev. C 80, 054913 (2009).
central (30-40%) PbPb collisions (right) in contrast with the ATLAS data [8]. [7] J. L. Albacete et al., JHEP 2008, 100 (2008).
The JETSCAPE reproduces the data quite nicely for (0-10%), while predicts [8] ATLAS, Phys. Lett. B 790, 108 (2019).
[9] CMS, JHEP 05, 284 (2021).
marginally more suppression for (30-40%) PbPb collisions. [10] STAR Collaboration, arXiv:2002.06217.