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Data vs models
Dense medium properties according to “jet quenching” models (pQCD NLO, nuclear PDFs, gluon radiative energy loss):
<n> = L/≈ 3 – 4
- Large initial gluon densities:
dNg/dy ~ 800-1200
<q 0> ~ 3.5 GeV/fm2
- Medium-induced gluon
- radiative energy losses:
dE/dx ≈ 0.25 GeV/fm (expanding)
dE/dx|eff ≈ 14 GeV/fm (static source)
Notes: