Experimental Aspects of Jet Physics at a Future EIC

TL;DR

This paper reviews experimental considerations for jet physics at a future Electron-Ion Collider, including algorithms, detector needs, and an example analysis of gluon contributions to proton spin.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of experimental challenges and methods for jet analysis at a future EIC, including algorithm comparison and detector effects.

Findings

Comparison of jet-finding algorithms and resolution parameters

Analysis of jet multiplicities and kinematic distributions

Demonstration of dijet analysis to access gluon helicity contribution

Abstract

In this work, we present an overview of experimental considerations relevant to the utilization of jets at a future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a subject which has been largely overlooked up to this point. A comparison of jet-finding algorithms and resolution parameters is presented along with a detailed analysis of basic jet quantities, such as multiplicities and kinematic distributions. A characterization of the energy in the event not associated with a jet is also made. In addition, detector requirements and the effects of realistic detector resolutions are discussed. Finally, an example analysis is presented in which dijets are used to access the gluon helicity contribution to the spin of the proton.