Published January 25, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Possible Solution of the J/ψ Production Puzzle

  • 1. Center for Nuclear Studies, Department of Physics, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052 (United States)
  • 2. Centre de Physique Theorique, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau (France)
  • 3. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

Description

We argue that the s-channel cut contribution to J/ψ hadroproduction can be significantly larger than the usual cut contribution of the color-singlet mechanism, which is known to underestimate the experimental measurements. A scenario accounting for intermediate cc interactions is proposed that reproduces the data at low and midrange transverse momenta PT from the Fermilab Tevatron and BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The J/ψ produced in this manner are polarized predominantly longitudinally

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
100
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 032006-032006.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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(c) 2008 The American Physical Society