Abstract
Using the unintegrated gluon distribution obtained from numerical simulations of the Balitsky-Kovchegov equation with running coupling, we obtain a very good description of RHIC data on single inclusive hadron production at forward rapidities in both p + p and d + Au collisions. No K-factors are needed for charged hadrons, whereas for pion production a rapidity independent K-factor of order 1/3 is needed. Extrapolating to LHC energies, we calculate nuclear modification factors for light hadrons in p + Pb collision, as well as the contribution of initial state effects to the suppression of the nuclear modification factor in Pb + Pb collisions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 174-179 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
| Volume | 687 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Apr 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CGC effects
- Heavy Ion program LHC
- RHIC data
- Single inclusive hadron production
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