Jet Physics at the LHC in ALICE

Abstract

The strong suppression of high-$p_T$ hadrons observed in heavy ion collisions at RHIC indicates the interaction of high energy partons with a dense colored medium prior to hadronization. We review the main results from the high-$p_T$ hadron analysis at RHIC and what they tell us about the medium. We then concentrate on the new possibilities that the wider kinematic range at the LHC will offer and how they will help us to better characterize the medium produced in these collisions.

5 pages, 6 figures. To appear in the proceedings of Hot Quarks 2006, Villasimius, Italy, 15-20 May 2006

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• Radiative energy loss and $p_{\perp }$-broadening of high energy partons in nuclei
• Multiple Collisions and Induced Gluon Bremsstrahlung in QCD
• Evidence from d+Au measurements for final-state suppression of high $p_T$ hadrons in Au+Au collisions at RHIC
• Absence of Suppression in Particle Production at Large Transverse Momentum in sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV d+Au Collisions
• Transverse Momentum Spectra in Au+Au and d+Au Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=200 GeV and the Pseudorapidity Dependence of High p${}_T$ Suppression
• The LPM effect in QCD and Radiative energy loss in a quark-gluon plasma
• The Fragility of High-pT Hadron Spectra as a Hard Probe
• Centrality dependence of charged hadron transverse momentum spectra in d+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV
• Medium Modification of Jet Shapes and Jet Multiplicities

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