ATLAS Jet Reconstruction Capabilities in Heavy Ion Collisions

High pT jets provide a unique tool for understanding the medium induced energy loss of the ~nuclear matter created in heavy ion collisions. ~The large acceptance of the ATLAS detector as well as recent advances in jet reconstruction algorithms have created a prime opportunity for jet physics in heavy ion collisions at the LHC. ~In this talk I will present results on the performance of the ATLAS jet reconstruction in Pb-Pb collisions. ~I will summarize a systematic program of treating the large background present in this collisions as well as the capabilities of different algorithms.