Multiplicity and transverse energy of produced gluon in relativistic heavy ion collision

Abstract

We present a simple gluon production picture which is based on the McLerran-Venugopalan model and gluon BFKL evolution in relativistic heavy ion collision. Results for the multiplicity and transverse energy distribution in both the central and forward rapidity regions for gluon production in early stages of heavy ion collisions at the LHC are given. Finally, we provide a general qualitative discussion of the consequences of the forward rapidity behavior of produced gluons.

Comments: 17 pages, 5 figures; corrections added, version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C