Impact of gluon damping on heavy-quark quenching

Abstract

In this conference contribution, we discuss the influence of gluon-bremsstrahlung damping in hot, absorptive QCD matter on the heavy-quark radiation spectra. Within our Monte-Carlo implementation for the description of the heavy-quark in-medium propagation we demonstrate that as a consequence of gluon damping the quenching of heavy quarks becomes significantly affected at higher transverse momenta.

Comments: Proceedings for Heavy Ion Collisions in the LHC Era, Vietnam Conference: C12-07-15