Constraining jet energy-loss distributions in heavy-ion collisions.
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Abstract
The study of jet quenching in heavy-ion collisions is a topic of active experimental and theoretical investigation. We apply Bayesian techniques to test simple parameterizations of jet energy loss in Pb+Pb collisions measured at the LHC. Jet energy loss observables such as jet RAA and jet asymmetry are used to constrain the mean and rms-width of the energy loss distributions. These parameterizations are also used to study the explore assumptions regarding various forms of correlated errors within each observable and experiment. Impacts for future theoretical models and presentation of experimental data are discussed.
*This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC52- 07NA27344
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Presenters
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Ron A Soltz
- Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab