Factorization for jet production in heavy-ion collisions
We develop an Effective Field Theory approach for jet observables in heavy-ion collisions, where the jet is treated as an open quantum system interacting with a hot and dense QCD medium. Within this framework, we derive a novel factorization formula for inclusive jet production, expressed as a series expansion with an increasing number of radiating subjet functions that encode forward scattering with the Quark-Gluon Plasma, convolved with perturbative matching coefficients. This work provides a systematic framework for computing jet observables at higher order and understanding their non-perturbative aspects, paving the way for future applications in heavy-ion phenomenology.
Authors
- Felix Ringer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5939-3510)
- Yacine Mehtar-Tani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6454-3782)
- Balbeer Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0132-4076)
- V.N. Vaidya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5559-4799)
Institutions
- University of South Dakota (US)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Old Dominion University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics Letters B
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139827
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.61