Using hot quarks to examine the quark-gluon-plasma
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Using hot quarks to examine the quark-gluon-plasma
Using particle correlations to probe the medium produced at RHIC Helen Caines - Yale University Oxford/RAL November 2008 Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) PHOBOS PHENIX 1 km RHIC BRAHMS STAR v = 0.99995⋅c AGS Au+Au @ √sNN=200 GeV TANDEMS Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 2 QGP expectation came from Lattice ε/T4 ~ # degrees of freedom deconfined: many d.o.f. confined: few d.o.f. Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 3 QGP expectation came from Lattice ε/T4 ~ # degrees of freedom deconfined: many d.o.f. confined: few d.o.f. TC ≈ 173 MeV ≈ 2⋅1012 K εC ≈ 0.7 GeV/fm3 (~6x normal nuclear densities) Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 3 RHIC has created a new state of matter The QGP is the: hottest (T=200-400 MeV ~ 2.5 1012 K) densest (ε = 30-60 εnuclear matter) matter ever studied in the lab. It flows as a (nearly) perfect fluid with systematic patterns, consistent with quark degree of freedom and a viscosity to entropy density ratio lower than any other known fluid. Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 4 RHIC has created a new state of matter The QGP is the: hottest (T=200-400 MeV ~ 2.5 1012 K) densest (ε = 30-60 εnuclear matter) matter ever studied in the lab. It flows as a (nearly) perfect fluid with systematic patterns, consistent with quark degree of freedom and a viscosity to entropy density ratio lower than any other known fluid. Want to learn more about the properties Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 4 Elliptic flow – rapid thermalization e n la 10 ! nP tio c ea 5 y (fm) R m a e Initial spatial anisotropy A Fourier expansion used to describe the angular distribution of the particles Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL "R 0 !5 b b !-"R !10 Interactions Au+Au at b=7 fm !10 !5 0 5 10 x (fm) Final momentum anisotropy dN dϕ ∝ 1 + 2v2 cos[2(ϕ − ψR )] + ... 5 Elliptic flow – rapid thermalization e n la 10 ! nP tio c ea 5 y (fm) R m a e !10 Initial spatial anisotropy A Fourier expansion used to describe the angular distribution of the particles "R 0 !5 b b !-"R Interactions Au+Au at b=7 fm !10 !5 0 5 10 x (fm) Final momentum anisotropy dN dϕ ∝ 1 + 2v2 cos[2(ϕ − ψR )] + ... Driving spatial anisotropy vanishes ⇒ self quenching Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 5 Elliptic flow – rapid thermalization e n la 10 ! nP tio c ea 5 y (fm) R m a e !-"R "R 0 !5 b b !10 Initial spatial anisotropy A Fourier expansion used to describe the angular distribution of the particles Interactions Au+Au at b=7 fm !10 !5 0 5 10 x (fm) Final momentum anisotropy dN dϕ ∝ 1 + 2v2 cos[2(ϕ − ψR )] + ... Driving spatial anisotropy vanishes ⇒ self quenching Sensitive to early interactions and pressure gradients Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 5 The flow is ~Perfect Huge asymmetry found at RHIC 2v2 • massive effect in azimuthal distribution w.r.t reaction plane • At higher pT: Factor 3:1 peak to valley from 25% v2 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 6 The flow is ~Perfect Huge asymmetry found at RHIC 2v2 • massive effect in azimuthal distribution w.r.t reaction plane • At higher pT: Factor 3:1 peak to valley from 25% v2 “fine structure” v2(pT) • ordering with mass of particle • good agreement with ideal hydrodynamics (zero viscosity, λ=0) “perfect liquid” Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 6 The constituents “flow” mT = ! p2T + m20 baryons mesons Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 7 The constituents “flow” baryons mesons • Scaling flow parameters by quark content nq (baryons=3, mesons=2) resolves meson-baryon separation of final state hadrons Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 7 The constituents “flow” baryons mesons • Scaling flow parameters by quark content nq (baryons=3, mesons=2) resolves meson-baryon separation of final state hadrons Constituents of liquid are partons Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 7 How perfect is “Perfect” ? Viscous fluid • supports a shear stress • viscosity η: η ≈ momentum density × mean free path 1 p̄ ≈ np̄λ = np̄ = nσ σ Fx ∂vx = −η A ∂y • small η ⇒ large σ ⇒ strong couplings Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 8 How perfect is “Perfect” ? Viscous fluid • supports a shear stress • viscosity η: η ≈ momentum density × mean free path 1 p̄ ≈ np̄λ = np̄ = nσ σ Fx ∂vx = −η A ∂y • small η ⇒ large σ ⇒ strong couplings Hydrodynamic calculations for RHIC assumed zero viscosity η = 0 ⇒ “perfect fluid” • But there is a (conjectured) quantum limit: ‣ derived first in (P. Kovtun, D.T. Son, A.O. Starinets, PRL.94:111601, 2005) motivated by AdS/CFT correspondence N.B.: water (at normal conditions) η/s ~ 380 ћ/4π Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 8 What is η/s at RHIC ? conjectured quantum limit 4 H 2O 3 N2 !/s He 2 Meso 1 nG as Observables that are sensitive to shear • • • 0 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 Elliptic Flow (T-T0)/T0 ‣ R. Lacey et al.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 98:092301, 2007 ‣ H.-J. Drescher et al.: Phys. Rev. C76:024905, 2007 pT Fluctuations ‣ S. Gavin and M. Abdel-Aziz: Phys. Rev. Lett. 97:162302, 2006 Heavy quark motion (drag, flow) ‣ A. Adare et al. : Phys. Rev. Lett. 98:092301, 2007 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL P QG RHIC 0.5 1.0 9 Probing the medium - Jet production Early production in parton-parton scatterings with large Q2. Direct interaction with partonic phases of the reaction From p+p Obtain jet rate Obtain fragmentation functions Schematic view of jet production hadrons leading particle q q leading particle Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL hadrons 10 Probing the medium - Jet production Early production in parton-parton scatterings with large Q2. Direct interaction with partonic phases of the reaction From p+p Obtain jet rate Obtain fragmentation functions In A+A look at attenuation or absorption of jets: “jet quenching” suppression of high p hadrons T jet production in quark matter hadrons leading particle q q modification of angular correlation changes of particle composition Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 10 Probing the medium - Jet production Early production in parton-parton scatterings with large Q2. Direct interaction with partonic phases of the reaction From p+p Obtain jet rate Obtain fragmentation functions In A+A look at attenuation or absorption of jets: “jet quenching” suppression of high p hadrons T modification of angular correlation changes of particle composition Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL jet production in quark matter hadrons leading particle q q Differences due to medium 10 Jets – a calibrated probe? STAR : PRL 97 (2006) 252001 Jet production in p+p understood in pQCD framework Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 11 Jets – a calibrated probe? PHENIX STAR : PRL 97 (2006) 252001 K.Reygers QM2008 STAR : PLB 637 (2006) 161 S. Albino et al, NPB 725 (2005) 181 Jet production in p+p understood in pQCD framework Particle production in p+p also well modeled. Seems we have a reasonably calibrated probe Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 11 Charged hadron ξ in p+p 200 GeV 20<Ereco<30 GeV 30<Ereco<40 GeV 40<Ereco<50 GeV R<0.4 M. Heinz Hard Probes 2008 Reasonable agreement between Pythia and data Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 12 Charged hadron ξ in p+p 200 GeV 20<Ereco<30 GeV 30<Ereco<40 GeV 40<Ereco<50 GeV R<0.4 M. Heinz Hard Probes 2008 Reasonable agreement between Pythia and data R<0.7 Are these differences onset of beyond LL effects? Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 12 ξ for strange hadrons 10<Ereco<15 pT<0.5 15<Ereco<20 20<Ereco<50 R<0.4 R<0.5 R<0.7 M. Heinz Hard Probes 2008 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Clear differences between particles 13 Back to probing the medium Compare Au+Au with p+p Collisions Nuclear Modification Factor: RAA Average number of NN collision in an AA collision No “Effect”: R < 1 at small momenta R = 1 at higher momenta where hard processes dominate Suppression: R < 1 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 14 High-pT suppression Observations at RHIC: 1. Photons are not suppressed figure by D. Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Good! γ don’t interact with medium Ncoll scaling works 15 High-pT suppression Observations at RHIC: 1. Photons are not suppressed figure by D. Good! γ don’t interact with medium Ncoll scaling works 2. Hadrons are suppressed in central collisions Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Huge: factor 5 15 High-pT suppression Observations at RHIC: 1. Photons are not suppressed figure by D. Good! γ don’t interact with medium Ncoll scaling works 2. Hadrons are suppressed in central collisions Huge: factor 5 3. Hadrons are not suppressed in peripheral collisions Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Good! medium not dense 15 Interpretation Gluon radiation: Multiple finalstate gluon radiation off the produced hard parton induced by the traversed dense colored medium Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL !=xE E Hard Production !=(1-x)E "qT~µ ! " Medium 16 Interpretation !=xE Gluon radiation: Multiple finalstate gluon radiation off the produced hard parton induced by the traversed dense colored medium • sQGP 10. 0 q (GeV2/fm) E Hard Production QGP 1. 0 !=(1-x)E "qT~µ ! " Medium Mean parton energy loss ∝ medium properties: ‣ ΔEloss ~ ρgluon (gluon density) ‣ Coherence among radiated gluons ‣ ΔEloss ~ ΔL2 (medium length) ⇒ ~ ΔL with expansion • 0. 1 Hadronic Matter is 〈kT2〉 transferred per unit path length cold nuclear matter 0. 01 0. 1 q̂ = q̂(!r, τ ) R. Baier, Nucl. Phys. A715, 209c 1 10 ! (GeV/fm3) Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Characterization of medium ‣ transport coefficient 100 ‣ gluon density dNg/dy 16 The model landscape (not exhaustive) PQM (Parton Quench model) Implementation of BDMPS (calc. E loss via coherent gluon radiation many soft scattering approx. Realistic geometry Static medium, q time average (i.e. depends on initial density, scheme evolution dependent ) No initial state multiple scatterings No modified PDFs WHDG Implementation of GLV formalism (calc. E loss via gluon brehmsstralung -few hard scatterings) + collisional energy loss. Realistic geometry - integral over all paths Expanding medium No initial state multiple scatterings Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL GLV Implementation of GLV formalism (calc. E loss via gluon brehmsstralung -few hard scatterings.) Realistic geometry Bjorken expanding medium - Calc. a priori (w/o E loss) average path length - use to calc. partonic E loss ZOWW Modified fragmentation model (radiative gluon E loss incorporated into effective medium modified FF) Hard sphere geometry Expanding medium 17 Constraining q^ Model PQM: A. Dainese, C. Loizides, G. Paic, Eur. Phys. J C38: 461 Opacity Parameter (2005). C. Loizides, Eur. Phys. J.C49, 339 (2007). PQM 〈q〉 = 13.2 (+ 2.1 - 3.2) GLV: I. Vitev, Phys. Lett. B639, 38 (2006). M. Gyulassy, P. GLV dNg/dy = 1400 (+270 -150) WHDG: W.A. Horowitz, S. Wicks, M. Djordjevic, M. WHDG dNg/dy = 1400 (+200 -375) ZOWW ε0 = 1.9 (+0.2 - 0.5) Levai, I. Vitev, Nucl. Phys. B571, 197 (2000). preparation; S. Wicks, W. Horowitz, M. Djordjevic, (〈q〉~7)Gyulassy,in M. Gyulassy, Nucl. Phys. A 783, 493 (2007); S. Wicks, W. (〈q〉~1) Horowitz, M. Djordjevic,M. Gyulassy, Nucl. Phys. A 784, 426 (2007). ZOWW: H. Zhang, J.F. Owens, E. Wang, X-N Wang, Phys Rev. Lett. 98: 212301 (2007). PHENIX: http://arxiv.org/abs/0801.1665 WHDG PQM 〈q〉 only the natural unit in PQM Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL GLV Need other observables to dis-entangle all the possible effects ZOWW 18 Jet correlations in heavy-ion collisions • Full jet reconstruction very challenging background from bulk similar to signal for jet pT<~30 GeV p+p collisions Au+Au collisions Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 19 Jet correlations in heavy-ion collisions • Full jet reconstruction very challenging background from bulk similar to signal for jet pT<~30 GeV p+p collisions Au+Au collisions Use di-hadron correlations r trigge pT asso Δφ pT Trigger c Back-to-back φtrigger (near side) (away side) jet jet Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 19 RHIC seminal di-hadron results “The disappearance of the away-side jet” 4 < pTtrig < 6 GeV/c pTassoc>2 GeV/c d+Au results similar to p+p → final state interaction → d+Au can be used as the reference measurement instead of p+p Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Phys Rev Lett 90, 082302 20 RHIC seminal di-hadron results “The disappearance of the away-side jet” 4 < pTtrig < 6 GeV/c pTassoc>2 GeV/c d+Au results similar to p+p → final state interaction → d+Au can be used as the reference measurement instead of p+p 8 < pTtrig < 15 GeV/c → yield reduced compared to d+Au 1/Ntrig dN/d(Δφ) “High pT Punch-through” Away side correlation reappears for high pT correlations Phys Rev Lett 90, 082302 d+Au Au+Au 20-40% pTassoc>6 GeV/c Au+Au 0-5% STAR PRL 97 (2006) 162301 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 20 Away-side di-hadron fragmentation • Study medium-induced modification of fragmentation function due to energy loss • Without full jet reconstruction, parton energy not measurable • z not measured (z=phadron/ pparton ) • zT=pT,assoc/pT,trig Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 21 Away-side di-hadron fragmentation H. Zhong et al., PRL 97 (2006) 252001 C. Loizides, Eur. Phys. J. C 49, 339-345 (2007) • Study medium-induced 6< pT trig < 10 GeV 1 IAA Au-Au Cu-Cu Au-Au modified frag Cu-Cu modified frag Au-Au PQM q=4 Cu-Cu PQM q=3 Au-Au PQM q=7 Cu-Cu PQM q=5.5 Au-Au PQM q=14 Cu-Cu PQM q=9 -1 10 0 50 O. Catu QM2008 100 150 200 250 300 modification of fragmentation function due to energy loss • Without full jet reconstruction, parton energy not measurable • z not measured (z=phadron/ pparton ) 350 • zT=pT,assoc/pT,trig Npart Inconsistent with Parton Quenching Model calculation Modified fragmentation model better Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 21 1/Ntrig dN/dzT Away-side di-hadron fragmentation H. Zhong et al., PRL 97 (2006) 252001 C. Loizides, Eur. Phys. J. C 49, 339-345 (2007) 6< pT trig < 10 GeV IAA Au-Au Cu-Cu Au-Au modified frag Cu-Cu modified frag Au-Au PQM q=4 Cu-Cu PQM q=3 Au-Au PQM q=7 Cu-Cu PQM q=5.5 Au-Au PQM q=14 Cu-Cu PQM q=9 10-10 50 O. Catu QM2008 100 ratio to d-Au 1 p+p theory Cu+Cu 0-10% theory Cu+Cu 40-60% theory 1 10-1 d-Au Cu-Cu 0-10% Au-Au 30-40% Cu-Cu 40-60% Au-Au 60-80% Au-Au 0-12% Npart = 100 Npart = 20 10-2 2 STAR Preliminary 1 150 200 250 300 Npart Inconsistent with Parton Quenching Model calculation Modified fragmentation model better Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 350 0 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 zT=passoc /ptrig T T Denser medium in central Au+Au than central Cu+Cu Similar medium for similar Npart Vacuum fragmentation after parton Eloss in the medium 21 Two particles are better than one Compare fits to RAA and IAA H. Zhang, J.F. Owens, E. Wang, X.N. Wang Phys. Rev. Lett. 98: 212301 (2007) χ2(IAA) • Minima of data in same place • Sharper for di-hadrons χ2(RAA) ^ q0τ0 ~ q=2.8 ±0.3 GeV2/fm Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 22 Two particles are better than one Compare fits to RAA and IAA H. Zhang, J.F. Owens, E. Wang, X.N. Wang Phys. Rev. Lett. 98: 212301 (2007) χ2(IAA) • Minima of data in same place • Sharper for di-hadrons χ2(RAA) ^ q0τ0 ~ q=2.8 ±0.3 GeV2/fm Parton production points in transverse plane Single Hadrons di-Hadrons • Surface bias effectively leads to saturation of RAA with density minimize bias: di-hadron correlations full jets Renk and Eskola, hep-ph/0610059 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 22 Path length dependencies Non-central events have “elliptic” overlap geometries Measurements w.r.t reaction plane angle: Change path length Keep everything else same Isolate effects due to path length Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 23 Path length effect on di-hadron correlation in-plane φt-ΨRP=0 B. Cole QM2008 out-of-plane φt-ΨRP=90o – Near side peak unchanged – Shoulder peaks emerge as φt - Ψ increases but are at fixed Δφ – Head peak (di-jet remnant) decreases as φt - ΨRP increases Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 24 Centrality and path length effects Au+Au 200 GeV STAR Preliminary 0-5% 20-60% v2 sys. error v2{RP} v2{4} A. Feng QM2008 3< pTtrig < RMS 4 GeV/c, 1.0 < pTasso < 1.5 GeV/c In-plane: 20-60% ~ d+Au 0-5% > d+Au Out-of-plane: 20-60% ~ 0-5% Au+Au > d+Au Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 25 Centrality and path length effects Au+Au 200 GeV STAR Preliminary 0-5% 20-60% v2 sys. error v2{RP} v2{4} A. Feng QM2008 3< pTtrig < RMS 4 GeV/c, 1.0 < pTasso < 1.5 GeV/c In-plane: 20-60% ~ d+Au 0-5% > d+Au Out-of-plane: 20-60% ~ 0-5% Away-side features reveal path length effects Au+Au > d+Au Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 25 Deflected jets or conical emission? near STAR Preliminary Medium away Deflected jets near Medium Conical emission or deflected jets? Distinguish between models using 3-particle correlations away Conical Emission Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 26 Deflected jets or conical emission? near STAR Preliminary Medium away Deflected jets Deflected jets near Medium Conical Emission Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Conical emission or deflected jets? Distinguish between models using 3-particle correlations away Conical Emission 26 Deflected jets or conical emission? near STAR Preliminary away Deflected jets Deflected jets near d+Au 3 < pTtrig < 4 GeV/c, 1 < pTassoc< 2 GeV/c Medium Medium Conical Emission Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL away Conical Emission Au+Au 0-12% 26 Deflected jets or conical emission? STAR Preliminary Deflected jets (Δφ1-Δφ2)/2 d+Au Au+Au 0-12% Conical Emission Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL (Δφ1-Δφ2)/2 3 < pTtrig < 4 GeV/c, 1 < pTassoc< 2 GeV/c d+Au Au+Au 0-12% 26 Deflected jets or conical emission? STAR Preliminary Deflected jets d+Au (Δφ1-Δφ2)/2 d+Au Au+Au 0-12% Conical Emission Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL (Δφ1-Δφ2)/2 3 < pTtrig < 4 GeV/c, 1 < pTassoc< 2 GeV/c Au+Au data consistent with Conical emission Au+Au 0-12% 26 Possible causes of conical emission Mach Cone Similar to jet creating sonic boom in air. Energy radiated from parton deposited in collective hydrodynamic modes. •Mach angle depends on Cs • T dependent • Angle independent of pTassoc Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 27 Possible causes of conical emission Mach Cone Čerenkov Gluon Radiation Similar to jet creating sonic boom in air. Energy radiated from parton deposited in collective hydrodynamic modes. •Mach angle depends on Cs Gluons radiated by superluminal parton. cn v parton = cos(θ c ) c = n( p)v parton • T dependent 1 ≈ n( p) Angle dependent on pTassoc • Angle independent of pTassoc Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL € 27 Mach cone or Čerenkov gluons? Angle predictions: • Mach-cone: Čerenkov gluon radiation: Angle decreases with associated pT Au+Au 0-12% (Δφ1-Δφ2)/2 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Cone angle (radians) Angle independent of associated pT STAR Preliminary J. Ulery QM2006 pT (GeV/c) 28 Mach cone or Čerenkov gluons? Angle predictions: • Mach-cone: Čerenkov gluon radiation: Angle decreases with associated pT Au+Au 0-12% (Δφ1-Δφ2)/2 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Cone angle (radians) Angle independent of associated pT PHENIX 1D analysis M. McCumber QM2008 STAR Preliminary J. Ulery QM2006 pT (GeV/c) 28 Mach cone or Čerenkov gluons? Angle predictions: • Mach-cone: ✓ ✗ Čerenkov gluon radiation: Angle decreases with associated pT Au+Au 0-12% (Δφ1-Δφ2)/2 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Cone angle (radians) Angle independent of associated pT PHENIX 1D analysis M. McCumber QM2008 STAR Preliminary J. Ulery QM2006 pT (GeV/c) 28 Parton interactions on near side Δ(φ) correlations Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 29 Parton interactions on near side Δ(φ) correlations Δ(η) − Δ(φ) correlations Long range Δ(η) correlation – the “Ridge” Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 29 Parton interactions on near side Δ(φ) correlations Δ(η) − Δ(φ) correlations Long range Δ(η) correlation – the “Ridge” Persists out to very large Δ(η) >2 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 29 Energy loss of trigger -“The ridge” d+Au, 40-100% Au+Au, 0-5% 3 < pT(trig) < 6 GeV 2 < pT(assoc) < pT(trig) Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 30 Energy loss of trigger -“The ridge” d+Au, 40-100% Au+Au, 0-5% 3 < pT(trig) < 6 GeV 2 < pT(assoc) < pT(trig) C. Nattrass QM2008 Ridge: Increases with Npart Independent of colliding system Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 30 Energy loss of trigger -“The ridge” d+Au, 40-100% Au+Au, 0-5% 3 < pT(trig) < 6 GeV 2 < pT(assoc) < pT(trig) C. Nattrass QM2008 Ridge: Increases with Npart Independent of colliding system Jet: Approx. flat with Npart Independent of colliding system Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 30 Energy loss of trigger -“The ridge” d+Au, 40-100% Au+Au, 0-5% 3 < pT(trig) < 6 GeV 2 < pT(assoc) < pT(trig) C. Nattrass QM2008 Ridge: Increases with Npart Independent of colliding system Jet: Approx. flat with Npart Independent of colliding system Parton interacts with medium (ridge), then vacuum fragments (jet)? Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 30 Spectra of ridge and shoulder particles Preliminary Ridge Jet J. Putschke QM2006 sloperidge > slopejet ~ slopeinclusive Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 31 Spectra of ridge and shoulder particles Preliminary Ridge Jet J. Putschke QM2006 sloperidge > slopejet ~ slopeinclusive ≥ slopeshoulder Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL M. McCumber QM2008 31 Un-triggered pair correlations Method: measure pair densities ρ(η1-η2,φ1-φ2) for all possible pairs in same and mixed events. Define correlation measure as: M. Daugherty QM2008 Minijet: Same-side jet-like correlations with no trigger particle Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 32 Un-triggered pair correlations STAR Preliminary Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL M. Daugherty QM2008 33 Un-triggered pair correlations Small residual indicates goodness of fit Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL M. Daugherty QM2008 34 Evolution of mini-jet with centrality Same-side peak 83-94% ary elimin Pr STAR 55-65% STAR inary Prelim 46-55% Pr STAR ary elimin 0-5% Prelim STAR inary idth ηΔ w Little shape change from peripheral to 55% centrality Large change within ~10% centrality Smaller change from transition to most central M. Daugherty QM2008 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 35 Evolution of mini-jet with centrality Same-side peak 83-94% 55-65% ary elimin Pr STAR STAR inary Prelim 46-55% Pr STAR ary elimin 0-5% Prelim STAR inary idth ηΔ w Large change within ~10% centrality Little shape change from peripheral to 55% centrality peak amplitude peak η width STAR Preliminary STAR Preliminary Smaller change from transition to most central 200 GeV 62 GeV binary scaling references ν path length ν M. Daugherty QM2008 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 35 Evolution of mini-jet with centrality Same-side peak 83-94% ary elimin Pr STAR 55-65% STAR inary Prelim 46-55% ary elimin Pr STAR 0-5% Prelim STAR inary idth ηΔ w Large change Binary scaling reference followed until sharp transition atSmaller ρ ~ 2.5change from transition within ~10% Little shape change from to mostcorrelation central ~30% of the hadrons participate in the same-side peripheral to 55% centrality in central Au+Aucentrality peak amplitude peak η width peak amplitude STAR Preliminary STAR Preliminary peak η width STAR Preliminary STAR Preliminary 200 GeV 62 GeV binary scaling references 200 GeV 62 GeV ν path length ν Transverse particle density M. Daugherty QM2008 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 35 Jets @ RHIC in Au-Au collisions ~ 47 GeV STAR preliminary pt per grid cell [GeV] Clearly visible in central events on E-by-E basis η ϕ J. Putschke Hard Probes 2008 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 36 Jets @ RHIC in Au-Au collisions ~ 47 GeV STAR preliminary pt per grid cell [GeV] Clearly visible in central events on E-by-E basis ~ 21 GeV η ϕ pt per grid cell [GeV] STAR preliminary Energies as low as 20 GeV resolvable η J. Putschke Hard Probes 2008 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL ϕ 36 Jet-finding strategies in heavy-ion Jet energy fraction outside cone R=0.3 CDF preliminary • Unmodified (p+p) jets: ~ 80% of energy within R~0.3 • Need to suppress heavy-ion background: R= Δη 2 + Δφ 2 small jet cones areas R~0.3-0.4 remove underlying event pt,track ,Et,tower >1-2 GeV € J. Putschke Hard Probes 2008 Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 37 Jet-finding strategies in heavy-ion Jet energy fraction outside cone R=0.3 CDF preliminary • Unmodified (p+p) jets: ~ 80% of energy within R~0.3 • Need to suppress heavy-ion background: R= € Estimate Δη 2 + Δφ 2 small jet cones areas R~0.3-0.4 remove underlying event pt,track ,Et,tower >1-2 GeV background E-by-E by sampling Out-of-Cone area: STAR preliminary pt per grid cell [GeV] Out-of-Cone area: used to estimate mean background energy and “mean background FF function” Caveat: Precision depends on acceptance, event-byevent fluctuations and elliptic flow (small effect for central heavy-ion collisions) … η Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL ϕ reconstructed jets J. Putschke Hard Probes 2008 37 Jet spectrum in Au+Au collisions STAR preliminary; stat. errors only HT not trigger bias corrected! LOCone Rc=0.4, ptSeed>4.6 GeV ptcut>1 GeV MB-Trig: Good agreement with Nbin scaled p+p collisions HT-Trig: Large trigger bias how far up does it persist? (in p+p at least to 30 GeV) Relative normalization systematic uncertainty: ~50%. Au+Au HT 0-10% Au+Au MB 0-10% p+p scaled by Nbin Further statistics of MB is needed to assess the bias in HT Trigger. black points: p+p mid-cone corrected to particle level (scaled by Nbin) blue solid points: Au+Au minbias corrected for ptcut and eff. using Pythia red open points: Au+Au HT trigger not corrected for ptcut and eff. using Pythia Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL First reconstructed jets in central heavy ion collisions. S. Salur Hard Probes 2008 38 Modification of fragmentation function • MLLA: good description of vacuum fragmentation (basis of PYTHIA) • Introduce medium effects at parton splitting Borghini and Wiedemann, hep-ph/0506218 Jet quenching “hump-back plateau” pThadron~2 GeV ξ=ln(EJet/phadron) Jet quenching fragmentation should be strongly modified at pThadron~1-5 GeV Can we measure this at RHIC? Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 39 RHIC “Summary” We create a strongly coupled medium ⇒ sQGP • • not the asymptotically plasma of “free” quarks and gluons as expected - high pT partons interact very strongly with it It flows like a (nearly) perfect fluid with quark degrees of freedom and a viscosity to entropy density ratio lower than any other known fluid We are past the discovery stage ⇒ towards the quantitative • • • • • i.e. η/s, transport coefficients First full jet reconstruction in heavy-ion collisions - probing medium How medium varies as a function of collision energy/centrality/species New phenomena (e.g. ridge) challenge our understanding much remains to be done: EOS, initial conditions (ultimately needs EIC) Next steps • • • Ongoing upgrades to STAR and PHENIX ‣ Vertex detectors, increased coverage and PID, improved triggering capabilities ⇒ rare probes, heavy flavor, γ-jet, ... Electron Beam Ion Source (EBIS) to extend ranges of species (U+U) RHIC-II: increase luminosity by factor 5 using stochastic cooling Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL 40 The Next Energy Frontier: LHC A unique opportunity to investigate “QGP” at unparalleled high √s Will this too create a strongly-coupled fluid? 16 !SB/T4 RHIC 14 3 flavor !/T4 12 2+1 flavor 10 2 flavor 8 LHC SPS 6 4 0 flavor 2 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 T (MeV) Targeted Studies: ATLAS Helen Caines - Yale - Nov 2008 - Oxford/RAL Targeted Studies: CMS Dedicated Experiment: ALICE 41