Probes of the small xx gluon via exclusive J/ψJ/\psi and Υ\Upsilon production at HERA and the LHC

Jul 26, 2013
18 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 11 (2013) 085
e-Print:
Report number:
  • IPPP-13-52,
  • DCPT-13-104,
  • LTH-980

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Abstract:
New, more precise data on diffractive J/psi photoproduction and on exclusive J/psi production in the process pp -> p + J/psi + p at the LHC allow a better constraint on the low-x gluon distribution in the domain of relatively low scales Q^2 ~ 2-6 GeV^2. We account for the `skewed' effect and for the real part of the amplitude, as well as for the absorptive corrections in the case of the exclusive process pp -> p + J/psi + p. The predictions for exclusive J/psi production at \sqrt{s}=8 and 14 TeV and for exclusive Upsilon(1S) production at 7, 8 and 14 TeV are also given. We present results at leading and next-to-leading order.
Note:
  • 17 pages, 7 figures, 3 tables
  • Deep Inelastic Scattering (Phenomenology)
  • Hadronic Colliders
  • small-x
  • J/psi(3100): photoproduction
  • Upsilon(9460): exclusive production
  • higher-order: 1
  • CERN LHC Coll
  • diffraction
  • photon p: exclusive reaction
  • DESY HERA Stor