d+au collisions at star - sura.pptVIP

QCD at High Energy/Small xExperimental Overview Mid-rapidity vs. forward rapidity Geometric scaling in γ*+p at HERA Scaling of the γ*+p cross section for x 0.01 may indicate the saturation scale is playing an important role Ambiguity with ep and pp measurements: What is the proper reference? [But see talk by Henri Kowalski.] Gluon density in nuclei Models for the gluon distribution in Pb In the region without experimental constraints, the model predictions vary by large factors Can be explored at RHIC, LHC, EIC Forward particle production in d+Au collisions PHENIX and STAR report similar effects Charged particles and π0 are suppressed in the forward direction pQCD+shadowing calculations overpredict RdAu at η = 4 Expectations for a color glass condensate Recent saturation model calculation (Dumitru, Hayashigaki, and Jalilian-Marian, NP A765, 464) p+p ? p0+X at 200 GeV Is saturation really the explanation? Back-to-back correlations with the color glass Forward-midrapidity correlations in d+Au PHENIX doesn’t see any changes for xg ~ 0.015 STAR might see suppression for xg ~ 0.006 Alternative explanations Saturation is not the only proposed explanation Alternative explanations (including several from participants at this meeting!) for suppression of forward yields and/or correlations: Multiple scattering Factorization breaking Shadowing Parton recombination Black-disk limit Incident parton energy loss . . . . . Others that I’ve forgotten off hand New detectors for the next d+Au run Significant improvements in forward detection capabilities Crucial for small-x physics (important for spin physics, too!) The next generation: RHIC-II and LHC EM probes will provide important new observables (no fragmentation uncertainties): Direct photons Intermediate mass di-leptons Drell-Yan At LHC: Additional remarks by Mark Strikman and Brian Cole Direct photon suppression at RHIC-II Color glass condensate predicts strong suppression of forward direct photons in d+Au at RHIC Ma