k_t Factorization for Hard Processes in Nuclei

摘要

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 Weizsacker-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.