A correlated-cluster model and the ridge phenomenon in hadron-hadron collisions

TL;DR

This paper proposes a cluster-based model to explain the near-side ridge phenomenon observed in hadron-hadron collisions, emphasizing the importance of correlated cluster production in the transverse plane.

Contribution

It introduces a correlated-cluster model that naturally accounts for the ridge effect in multiparticle production during hadron-hadron collisions.

Findings

The ridge phenomenon can be explained by correlated cluster production.

Clusters produced in the transverse plane are key to the ridge effect.

The model provides a natural explanation for the observed correlations.

Abstract

A study of the near-side ridge phenomenon in hadron-hadron collisions based on a cluster picture of multiparticle production is presented. The near-side ridge effect is shown to have a natural explanation in this context provided that clusters are produced in a correlated manner in the collision transverse plane.