Qualitative and Quantitative Jet Physics in Pb + Pb at LHC

Abstract

The momentum dependence of the exciting new Pb + Pb data from LHC qualitatively suggests a perturbative picture interpretation for the energy loss of high-pT particles, but conclusions are difficult to draw due to the lack of 1) a quantitative theoretical calculation constrained by current high precision RHIC data and 2) a lack of control p + p and p + Pb data at LHC. Future measurements of identified heavy quark suppression will provide a novel qualitative tool for determining the dominant physics of the quark-gluon plasma created at RHIC and LHC.