MACE -- Mach cones in heavy ion collisions

TL;DR

This paper models the formation and evolution of Mach cones generated by supersonic jets in quark-gluon plasma during heavy-ion collisions, providing predictions for RHIC and LHC experiments.

Contribution

It introduces the MACE model to simulate Mach cone propagation in quark-gluon plasma, offering new predictions for experimental observations.

Findings

Predictions for Mach cone signals at RHIC energies.

Predictions for Mach cone signals at LHC energies.

Discussion of potential experimental observations.

Abstract

We study the propagation of sound-like perturbations created by a jet moving with supersonic velocity through the quark-gluon-plasma created in heavy-ion reactions within the model MACE (MAch Cone Evolution). Predictions for heavy-ion reactions at RHIC energies (Au+Au-collisions) and for Pb+Pb reactions at the LHC ($\sqrt s=5.5A$ TeV) are presented and potential observations by the STAR, PHENIX and ALICE experiments are discussed.