Speaker
Prof.
Sonia Kabana
(SUBATECH)
Description
We present results on charm and beauty production at RHIC, in p+p, d+Au and
A+A collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV, and compare them to model calculations.
We focus on two particular issues, jet quenching and quarkonia. Anomalous energy loss
(jet quenching) of quarks passing through the dense and hot matter build in heavy ion
collisions is one of the outstanding discoveries made at RHIC, allowing for an estimate
of the initial density. Furthermore, color screening of hidden charm and beauty states
is a key signature of the QCD phase transition, allowing an estimate of the initial
temperature. We present results on the flavour (u,d,s,c,b) dependence of jet quenching.
Heavy flavour production in A+A as compared to p+p collisions will be discussed for open
and hidden charm.
Primary author
Prof.
Sonia Kabana
(SUBATECH)
