Access Type
Open Access Dissertation
Date of Award
January 2010
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Physics and Astronomy
First Advisor
Claude Pruneau
Abstract
Measurements of azimuthal correlations at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have shown an away-side that is suppressed in Au+Au collisions compared to proton+proton/Deuteron+proton collisions. Such suppression is taken as a signature of the predicted QCD dense medium. However, the near-side of the azimuthal correlations shows little modification. The near-side of such correlations is related to the ratio of the dihadron fragmentation function to the single one. As such, dihadron fragmentation functions shall provide a better basis for the interpretation of the near-side correlations. Dihadron fragmentation functions also also provide a baseline of such measurements in heavy ion collisions.
Recommended Citation
Elnimr, Muhammad, "Dihadron Fragmentation Functions In Proton-Proton Collisions At The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (rhic)" (2010). Wayne State University Dissertations. 66.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/66