Measurement of the Shared Momentum Fraction $z_g$ using Jet Reconstruction in p+p and Au+Au Collisions with STAR

Abstract

One key difference in current energy loss models lies in the treatment of the Altarelli-Parisi, AP, splitting functions. It has been shown that the shared momentum fraction, henceforth called Jet Splitting Function $z_g$ as determined by the SoftDrop grooming process can be made a Sudakov-safe measurement of the symmetrized AP functions in p+p collisions. The STAR collaboration presents the first z_g measurements at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200$ GeV in p+p and Au+Au collisions, where in Au+Au we use the specific di-jet selection introduced in our previous momentum imbalance measurement. For a jet resolution parameter of $R=0.4$, these di-jet pairs were found to be significantly imbalanced with respect to p+p, yet regained balance when all soft constituents were included. We find that within uncertainties there are no signs of a modified Jet Splitting Function on trigger or recoil sides of this di-jet selection.

Proceedings of Quark Matter 2017 (XXVI International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Heavy-ion collisions)

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