From Classical to Quantum Saturation in the Nuclear Gluon Distribution
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We study the gluon content of a large nucleus (i) in the semi-classical McLerran-Venugopalan model and (ii) in the high energy limit as given by the quantum evolution of the Color Glass Condensate. We give a simple and qualitative description of the Cronin effect and high-pT suppression in proton-nucleus collisions.
4 pages, 5 figures, To appear in the Proceedings of International Conference on Hard and Electromagnetic Probes of High Energy Nuclear Collisions (HP2004), Ericeira, Portugal, 4-10 Nov, 2004
4 pages, 5 figures, To appear in the Proceedings of International Conference on Hard and Electromagnetic Probes of High Energy Nuclear Collisions (HP2004), Ericeira, Portugal, 4-10 Nov, 2004