Elastic and inelastic photoproduction of J/ψJ/\psi mesons at HERA

Collaboration
Mar, 1996
27 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 472 (1996) 3-31
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Report number:
  • DESY-96-037
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Abstract:
Results on \jpsi\ production in epe p interactionsin the H1 experiment at HERA are presented. The \jpsi\ mesons are produced by almost real photons (Q 20Q~2\approx 0) and detected via their leptonic decays. The data have been taken in 1994 and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 2.7\,\mbox{pb}~{-1}. The γp\gamma p cross section for elastic \jpsi\ production is observed to increase strongly with the \cm\ energy. The cross section for diffractive J/ψJ/\psi production with proton dissociation is found to be of similar magnitude as the elastic cross section. Distributions of transverse momentum and decay angle are studied and found to be in accord with a diffractive production mechanism. For inelastic \jpsi\ production the total γp\gamma p cross section, the distribution of transverse momenta, and the elasticity of the \jpsi\ are compared to NLO QCD calculations in a colour singlet model and agreement is found. Diffractive \psiprime\ production has been observed and a first estimate of the ratio to \jpsi\ production in the HERA energy regime is given.
Note:
  • 27 pages, latex, 9 Figures appended as uuencoded file Report-no: DESY 96-037
  • 14.40.G
  • 13.60.H
  • Photoproduction
  • J / ψ mesons
  • J/ ψ mesons
  • positron p: colliding beams
  • colliding beams: positron p
  • exchange: one-photon
  • one-photon: exchange
  • photon p: inclusive reaction