Quenching of hadron and photon spectra in heavy-ion collisions from RHIC to LHC

Abstract

The generic features of parton energy loss effects on the quenching of single hadron spectra in heavy-ion collisions are discussed, paying attention to the expected differences from RHIC to LHC. The need for precise baseline measurements in p-Pb collisions at the LHC is also emphasized. Finally I briefly mention the production of prompt photons in heavy-ion collisions as well as some open questions.

Comments: 9 pages, 2 figures. Proceedings of Quark Matter 2011, May 23-28 2011, Annecy, France