https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-0978-2
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Understanding jet shapes with π 0–h ± correlations
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
* e-mail: andrew.adare@colorado.edu
Received:
30
September
2008
Published online:
26
March
2009
Angular correlations involving energetic particles associated with partonic jet fragmentation provide an important opportunity to study the hot nuclear matter produced in A+A collisions, particularly when compared against a p+p reference. Recent results from di-hadron correlations suggest that jet observables from A+A and p+p differ considerably at low p T but approach comparable values as p T increases above 7 GeV/c, providing clues on the nature of partonic energy loss and the medium response. The most recent π 0-triggered jet correlation results from the PHENIX experiment are presented, as well as a quantitative study of the jet-peak widths and shapes.
© Springer-Verlag , 2009
