Exclusive DDˉD \bar D meson pair production in peripheral ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions

Mar, 2011
11 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 700 (2011) 116-121
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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The cross sections for exclusive D+D− and D0D¯0 meson pair production in peripheral nucleus–nucleus collisions are calculated and several differential distributions are presented. The calculation of the elementary γγ→DD¯ cross section is done within the heavy-quark approximation and in the Brodsky–Lapage formalism with distribution amplitudes describing recent CLEO data on leptonic D+ decay. Realistic (Fourier transform of charge density) charge form factors of nuclei are used to generate photon flux factors. Absorption effects are discussed and quantified. The cross sections of a few nb are predicted for RHIC and of a few hundreds of nb for LHC with details depending on the approximation made in calculating elementary γγ→DD¯ cross sections.
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  • 11 pages, 8 figures
  • 25.75.Dw
  • 25.20.Lj
  • 25.75.-q
  • Ultraperipheral heavy-ion collisions
  • Photon-photon collisions
  • Exclusive D D macron production
  • Photon–photon collisions
  • Exclusive DD¯ production
  • Exclusive [formula omitted] production
  • D: pair production