Overview

•  “Jet physics” results @ RHIC (w/o full jet reco):

• (1) Inclusive high pT spectra, (2) di-hadron φ,η high-pT triggered correlations.

• confronted to non-Abelian radiative energy loss in QGP “paradigm”.

•  High pT (leading) hadron suppression data in central AA:

• 1. Magnitude ÞVery dense medium: dNg/dy ~ 1000 (~ dNch/dη). OK

• 2. Transverse momentum dependence: flat pT . OK

• 3. Centrality dependence. OK

• 4. Light-meson species dependence (π0 vs. η). OK

• 5. Center-of-mass energy dependence (SPS-20 GeV, RHIC-62,200 GeV). OK

• 6. Non-Abelian radiation. OK

• 7. Path-length dependence. OK ?

• 8. System-size (CuCu vs. AuAu) dependence. OK ?

• 9. Heavy vs. light quark suppression. OK ?

•  Modified high pT di-hadron (φ,η) correlations in central AA:

• 1. Disappeareance of away-side azimuthal dijet peak. OK

• 2. Enhanced (“volcano”-like) away-side associated yield at lower pT. (?)

• 3. Broadening of near-side pseudo-rapidity correlations. OK