Rapidity distribution of photons from an anisotropic Quark-Gluon-Plasma

Abstract

We calculate rapidity distribution of photons due to Compton and annihilation processes from {\em Quark Gluon Plasma} (QGP) with pre-equilibrium momentum-space anisotropy. We also include contributions from hadronic matter with late stage transverse expansion. A phenomenological model has been used for the time evolution of hard momentum scale $p_{\mathrm{hard}}(\tau )$ and anisotropy parameter $\xi (\tau )$. As a result of pre-equilibrium momentum-space anisotropy, we find significant modification of photons rapidity distribution. For example, with {\em fixed initial condition} (FIC) {\em free-streaming} ($\delta =2$) interpolating model we observe significant enhancement of photon rapidity distribution at fixed $p_T$, where as for FIC {\em collisionally-broadened} ($\delta =2/3$) interpolating model the yield increases till $y\sim 1$. Beyond that suppression is observed. With {\em fixed final multiplicity} (FFM) {\em free-streaming} interpolating model we predict enhancement of photon yield which is less than the case of FIC. Suppression is always observed for FFM {\em collisionally-broadened} interpolating model.

Comments: 19 pages, 18 eps figures, Accepted for publication in Physical Review C