Jet propagation within a Linearized Boltzmann Transport Model

TL;DR

This paper introduces a Linear Boltzmann Transport model to simulate jet propagation in quark-gluon plasma, accounting for elastic scattering, medium excitations, and thermal recoil effects, revealing their impact on jet energy loss and shape.

Contribution

The paper presents a comprehensive LBT model with complete elastic scattering processes, including thermal recoil effects, for detailed jet-medium interaction studies.

Findings

Recoiled thermal partons significantly influence jet energy loss.

Elastic energy loss depends on jet energy and path length.

Thermal recoil affects the transverse jet profile.

Abstract

A Linear Boltzmann Transport (LBT) model has been developed for the study of jet propagation inside a quark-gluon plasma. Both leading and thermal recoiled partons are transported according to the Boltzmann equations to account for jet-induced medium excitations. In this talk, we present our study within the LBT model in which we implement the complete set of elastic parton scattering processes. We investigate elastic parton energy loss and their energy and length dependence. We further investigate elastic energy loss and transverse shape of reconstructed jets. Contributions from the recoiled thermal partons are found to have significant influences on the jet energy loss and transverse profile.