In this paper,we investigate the medium modifications of girth distributions for inclusive jets and Z^0 tagged jets with a small radius( R=0.2 )in Pb+Pb collisions with √s==2.76 TeV at the LHC.The partonic spectra in...In this paper,we investigate the medium modifications of girth distributions for inclusive jets and Z^0 tagged jets with a small radius( R=0.2 )in Pb+Pb collisions with √s==2.76 TeV at the LHC.The partonic spectra in the initial hard scattering of elementary collisions are obtained by an event generator POWHEG+PYTHIA,which matches the next-to-leading order(NLO)matrix elements with parton showering,and the energy loss of a fast parton traversing the hot/dense QCD medium is calculated by Monte Carlo simulation within the higher-twist formalism of jet quenching in heavy-ion collisions.We present the model calculations of event normalized girth distributions for inclusive jets in p+p and Pb+Pb collisions at √s=2.76 TeV,which give good descriptions of ALICE measurements.It is shown that the girth distributions of inclusive jets in Pb+Pb are shifted to lower girth regions relative to those in p+p.Thus,the nuclear modification factor of girth distributions for inclusive jets is larger than unity at small girth regions and smaller than unity at large girth regions.This behavior results from softer fragments inside a jet as well as the fraction alteration of gluon/quark initiated jets in heavy-ion collisions.We further predict the girth distributions for Z^0 boson tagged jets in Pb+Pb collisions at √s=2.76 TeV and demonstrate that the medium modification on girth distributions for Z^0 tagged jets is less pronounced compared to that for inclusive jets because the dominant components of Z^0 tagged jets are quark-initiated jets.展开更多
In this study,we investigate the impact of jet quenching on the p_(T) dispersion(p_(T)D)of inclusive jets(R=0.2)in central Pb+Pb(0%-10%)collisions at √s=2.76 TeV.The partonic spectrum in the initial hard scattering o...In this study,we investigate the impact of jet quenching on the p_(T) dispersion(p_(T)D)of inclusive jets(R=0.2)in central Pb+Pb(0%-10%)collisions at √s=2.76 TeV.The partonic spectrum in the initial hard scattering of elementary collisions is obtained by an event generator POWHEG+PYTHIA,which matches the next-to-leading order(NLO)matrix elements with parton showering,and the energy loss of a fast parton traversing through hot/dense QCD medium is calculated using Monte Carlo simulation within the Higher-Twist formalism of jet quenching in heavy-ion collisions.We present model calculations of the normalized p_(T)D distributions of inclusive jets in p+p and central Pb+Pb collisions at √s=2.76 TeV,which offer good descriptions of ALICE measurements.It is shown that the p_(T)D distributions of inclusive jets in central Pb+Pb collisions shift significantly to a higher p_(T)D region relative to those in p+p collisions.Thus,the nuclear modification ratio of the p_(T)D distributions of inclusive jets is smaller than unity in the small p_(T)D region and larger than one in the large p_(T)D region.This behavior is caused by a more uneven p_(T) distribution for jet constituents as well as the fraction alteration of quark/gluon initiated jets in heavy-ion collisions.The difference in p_(T)D distribution between groomed and ungroomed jets in Pb+Pb collisions is also discussed.展开更多
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of China(11935007,11805167)。
文摘In this paper,we investigate the medium modifications of girth distributions for inclusive jets and Z^0 tagged jets with a small radius( R=0.2 )in Pb+Pb collisions with √s==2.76 TeV at the LHC.The partonic spectra in the initial hard scattering of elementary collisions are obtained by an event generator POWHEG+PYTHIA,which matches the next-to-leading order(NLO)matrix elements with parton showering,and the energy loss of a fast parton traversing the hot/dense QCD medium is calculated by Monte Carlo simulation within the higher-twist formalism of jet quenching in heavy-ion collisions.We present the model calculations of event normalized girth distributions for inclusive jets in p+p and Pb+Pb collisions at √s=2.76 TeV,which give good descriptions of ALICE measurements.It is shown that the girth distributions of inclusive jets in Pb+Pb are shifted to lower girth regions relative to those in p+p.Thus,the nuclear modification factor of girth distributions for inclusive jets is larger than unity at small girth regions and smaller than unity at large girth regions.This behavior results from softer fragments inside a jet as well as the fraction alteration of gluon/quark initiated jets in heavy-ion collisions.We further predict the girth distributions for Z^0 boson tagged jets in Pb+Pb collisions at √s=2.76 TeV and demonstrate that the medium modification on girth distributions for Z^0 tagged jets is less pronounced compared to that for inclusive jets because the dominant components of Z^0 tagged jets are quark-initiated jets.
基金Supported in part by Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research(2020B0301030008)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(11935007,12035007)the MOE Key Laboratory of Quark and Lepton Physics(CCNU)(QLPL2020P01)。
文摘In this study,we investigate the impact of jet quenching on the p_(T) dispersion(p_(T)D)of inclusive jets(R=0.2)in central Pb+Pb(0%-10%)collisions at √s=2.76 TeV.The partonic spectrum in the initial hard scattering of elementary collisions is obtained by an event generator POWHEG+PYTHIA,which matches the next-to-leading order(NLO)matrix elements with parton showering,and the energy loss of a fast parton traversing through hot/dense QCD medium is calculated using Monte Carlo simulation within the Higher-Twist formalism of jet quenching in heavy-ion collisions.We present model calculations of the normalized p_(T)D distributions of inclusive jets in p+p and central Pb+Pb collisions at √s=2.76 TeV,which offer good descriptions of ALICE measurements.It is shown that the p_(T)D distributions of inclusive jets in central Pb+Pb collisions shift significantly to a higher p_(T)D region relative to those in p+p collisions.Thus,the nuclear modification ratio of the p_(T)D distributions of inclusive jets is smaller than unity in the small p_(T)D region and larger than one in the large p_(T)D region.This behavior is caused by a more uneven p_(T) distribution for jet constituents as well as the fraction alteration of quark/gluon initiated jets in heavy-ion collisions.The difference in p_(T)D distribution between groomed and ungroomed jets in Pb+Pb collisions is also discussed.