k(t) factorization for hard processes in nuclei

Phys Rev Lett. 2011 Jan 14;106(2):022301. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.022301. Epub 2011 Jan 10.

Abstract

Two widely proposed k(t)-dependent gluon distributions in the small-x saturation regime are investigated using two-particle back-to-back correlations in high energy scattering processes. The Weizsäcker-Williams gluon distribution, interpreted as the number density of gluon inside nucleus, is studied in the quark-antiquark jet correlation in deep inelastic scattering. On the other hand, the unintegrated gluon distribution, defined as the Fourier transform of the color-dipole cross section, is probed in the direct photon-jet correlation in pA collisions.