Heavy quark quenching from RHIC to LHC and the consequences of gluon damping

TL;DR

This paper investigates whether heavy quark energy loss models from RHIC can be applied to LHC conditions and examines the impact of gluon damping on observables like the nuclear modification factor.

Contribution

It assesses the applicability of RHIC-based heavy quark quenching models to LHC energies and explores the effects of gluon damping on experimental observables.

Findings

Energy loss models from RHIC can be adapted for LHC data.

Gluon damping significantly affects the nuclear modification factor.

LHC's wider $p_T$-range provides new insights into heavy quark energy loss.

Abstract

In this contribution to the Quark Matter 2012 conference, we study whether energy loss models established for RHIC energies to describe the quenching of heavy quarks can be applied at LHC with the same success. We also benefit from the larger $p_T$-range accessible at this accelerator to test the impact of gluon damping on observables such as the nuclear modification factor.