Systematic Comparison of Jet Energy-Loss Schemes in a 3D hydrodynamic medium

Abstract

We utilize a 3D hydrodynamic model to provide the medium evolution for a systematic comparison of jet energy-loss calculations in the BDMPS/ASW, HT and AMY approaches. We find that the parameters of all three calculations can be adjusted to provide a good description of inclusive data on $R_{AA}$ versus transverse momentum. However, we do observe slight differences in their predictions for the azimuthal angular dependence of $R_{AA}$ vs. $p_T$. We also note that the value of the transport coefficient $\hat{q}$ needed in the three approaches to describe the data differs significantly.

4 pages, 4 figures, proceedings of Quark Matter 2008