Long range forward-backward correlations and the color glass condensate

We discuss forward-backward correlations in the multiplicity of produced particles in heavy ion collisions. We find the color glass condensate generates distinctive predictions for the long range component of this correlation. In particular, we predict the growth of the long range correlation with the centrality of the collision. We argue that the correlation for baryons is less strong than that for mesons. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.