High pT Probes of Dense Matter Created in Heavy Ion Collisions at RHIC Original Research Article

An overview of recent high-pT hadron and photon measurements at RHIC is presented with a focus on the evolution of hadron/photon production from intermediate pT(≲5 GeV/c) to high pT(>10 GeV/c). Addressed topics include single high-pT hadron production, azimuthal anisotropy of π0 production, di-jet modification at intermediate pT and inclusive photon-hadron correlations. The understanding of these results in the context of different energy loss models is also discussed.