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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Effective field theory calculations in open charm and charmonium production in media

Escobedo EspinosaEscobedo EspinosaMiguel Angel

subject

Quantum chromodynamicsPhysicsParticle physicsField (physics)High Energy Physics::LatticePhysicsQC1-999Binding energyHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyObservablehiukkasfysiikkaQuarkoniumThermalEffective field theoryQuantum

description

Heavy quarkonium related observables are very useful to obtain information about the medium created in relativistic heavy ion collisions. The interaction of charmonium or bottomonium with the hot QCD medium created in these collisions can be efficiently described with the use of non-relativistic Effective Field Theories. In this proceedings, I will review recent progress in understanding quarkonium dynamics in a thermal medium with the use of potential non-relativistic QCD (pNRQCD). First, I will discuss the medium modifications of the decay width and the binding energy. Using pNRQCD power counting it is possible to identify in which temperature regimes a potential model can describe these modifications and what is the dominant physical process behind the thermal corrections in each case. After that, I will discuss the combination of pNRQCD with open quantum systems techniques. This allows making predictions about the nuclear modification factor that can be compared with experimental measurements.

10.1051/epjconf/201920203002https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/07/epjconf_charm2018_03002.pdf