# Shape of the quark gluon plasma droplet reflected in the high-p_T data

## TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that the ratio of high-p_T observables v_2/(1-R_AA) saturates at high p_T and depends solely on the QGP's spatial anisotropy, providing a new way to probe QGP properties.

## Contribution

It introduces an analytic and numerical framework showing the ratio's saturation and its exclusive dependence on QGP anisotropy, aiding future experimental constraints.

## Key findings

- The ratio v_2/(1-R_AA) saturates at high p_T.
- The ratio depends only on the spatial anisotropy of the QGP.
- Future data will better constrain initial particle production models.

## Abstract

We show, through analytic arguments, numerical calculations, and comparison with experimental data, that the ratio of the high-p_T observables v_2/(1-R_AA) reaches a well-defined saturation value at high p_T, and that this ratio depends only on the spatial anisotropy of the quark gluon plasma (QGP) formed in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions. With expected future reduction of experimental errors, the anisotropy extracted from experimental data will further constrain the calculations of initial particle production in heavy-ion collisions and thus test our understanding of QGP physics.