Gluon saturation effects on the color singlet J/ψ production in high energy dA and AA collisions

F. Dominguez, D. E. Kharzeev, E. M. Levin, A. H. Mueller, K. Tuchin*

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Abstract

We derive the formulae for the cross section of . J/ψ production in high energy . pA and . AA collisions taking into account the gluon saturation/color glass condensate effects. We then perform the numerical calculations of the corresponding nuclear modification factors and find a good agreement between our calculations and the experimental data on . J/ψ production in . pA collisions. We also observe that cold nuclear modification effects alone cannot describe the data on . J/ψ production in . AA collisions. Additional final state suppression (at RHIC) and enhancement (at LHC) mechanisms are required to explain the experimental observations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)182-187
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume710
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Mar 2012

Funding

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-FG02-87ER40371, DE-AC02-98CH10886, DE-FG-88ER41723
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico1100648

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