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Title: What does the matter created in high multiplicity proton-nucleus collisions teach us about the 3-D structure of the proton?

Journal Article · · PoS Proceedings of Science
DOI:https://doi.org/10.22323/1.308.0039· OSTI ID:1544289
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  2. American Physical Society (APS), Ridge, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)

The study of multiparticle correlations and collectivity in the hot and dense matter created in collisions of heavy-ions as well as those of smaller systems such as proton--heavy-ion collisions has progressed to the point where detailed knowledge of the three-dimensional structure of the proton is needed to confront experimental data. We discuss results from a simple proof-of-principle initial state parton model which reproduces many features of the data on proton--heavy-ion collisions that are often ascribed to hydrodynamic flow. We outline how this model can be further improved with particular emphasis on missing elements in our understanding of the dynamical spatial and momentum structure of the proton.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; FG02-88ER40388; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1544289
Journal Information:
PoS Proceedings of Science, Vol. 308; Conference: 7. QCD Evolution, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States), 22-26 May 2017; ISSN 1824-8039
Publisher:
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English