Direct photon spectra in Pb-Pb at sqrt(s) = 5.5 TeV: hydrodynamics+pQCD predictions

Abstract

The transverse momentum spectra for direct photons produced in Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC, including thermal (hydrodynamics) and prompt (pQCD) emissions are presented.

2 pages, 2 figures. Contribution to "Workshop on Heavy Ion Collisions at the LHC: Last Call for Predictions", Geneva, Switzerland, 14 May - 8 Jun 2007. To appear in J.Phys.G