Azimuthal correlations of forward dijets in d+Au collisions at RHIC

TL;DR

This paper predicts azimuthal correlations of forward dijets in d+Au collisions at RHIC using the Color Glass Condensate framework, testing small-x nuclear wavefunction models and their effects on particle production.

Contribution

It provides new predictions for azimuthal correlations of forward dijets incorporating multiple scatterings and non-linear QCD evolution within the CGC framework.

Findings

Predicted azimuthal correlation patterns in d+Au collisions.

Confirmed suppression of high-p_T particle production at forward rapidities.

Validated the CGC model's applicability to small-x nuclear phenomena.

Abstract

Measuring correlations between forward dijets in deuteron-gold collisions at RHIC will further test the Color Glass Condensate (CGC) picture of the nuclear wavefunction at small-x, which successfully predicted the suppressed production of high-p_T particles at forward rapidities in d+Au collisions: R_dA<1. I present predictions for the correlation in azimuthal angle between forward dijets in the CGC framework, with both multiple scatterings and non-linear QCD evolution at small-x taken into account.