Modular Energy Loss Treatment (MELT) of high-momentum particles in a quark-gluon plasma

23 Jun 2026, 19:40
20m
Garland 064

Garland 064

Poster presentation Poster session

Speaker

Isaac Long (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Description

Recent efforts at the Large Hadron Collider have opened up new possibilities in studying jet modification and how jets lose energy in different system sizes. From $^{208}Pb$ to $^{16}O$, we observe varying jet energy loss based on the system size. This work presents a modular energy loss treatment (MELT) [1] in the NuclearConfectionery, tuned to central $^{208}Pb$ data. In $PbPb$ collisions, we are able to obtain a reasonable fit to $R_{AA}$ of all charged particles using both a linear and quadratic path-length dependence of energy loss. Using this tuned parameter set we then make predictions for $^{16}O$ and $^{20}Ne$ systems (including nuclear deformation effects in the initial state). We are able to reproduce the $R_{AA}$ in smaller systems and then make predictions for $v_2\{m\}$-$v_4\{m\}$ where $m=2,4$. We also explore new multi-particle cumulant observables with 2+ particles of interest.

[1] Kevin P. Pala et al. NuclearConfectionery: Multi-stage Simulation Framework for Modeling Relativistic Heavy-ion Collisions.
11 2025.

Is this an experimental talk? No
Is this on behalf of a collaboration? No
Are you willing to present as a poster if it is not selected for oral presentation? Yes

Author

Isaac Long (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Co-authors

Christopher Plumberg (Pepperdine University) Dr Dekrayat Almaalol (Stony Brook University) Ms Isabella Danhoni Prof. Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign) Kevin P. Pala Surkhab Kaur

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