Radiative Energy-Loss of Heavy Quarks in a Quark-Gluon Plasma

M. G. Mustafa, D. Pal, D. K. Srivastava, M. H. Thoma

Published 1997-11-26Version 1

We estimate the radiative energy-loss of heavy quarks, produced from the initial fusion of partons, while propagating in a quark-gluon plasma which may be formed in the wake of relativistic heavy ion collisions. We find that the radiative energy-loss for heavy quarks is larger than the collisional energy-loss for all energies. We point out the consequences on possible signals of the quark-gluon plasma.