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From classical to quantum saturationin 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.

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Arrival of the final proofs: 16 March 2005

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11.10.Hi, 12.38.-t, 13.85.Lg, 24.85. + p

Based on talk given at Hard And Electromagnetic Probes Of High Energy Nuclear Collisions, Ericeira, Portugal, November 2004

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Triantafyllopoulos, D.N. From classical to quantum saturationin the nuclear gluon distribution. Eur. Phys. J. C 43, 371–374 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2005-02177-1

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