Determining color-octet ψ-production matrix elements from γp and ep processes

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Abstract

We calculate, within the NRQCD factorization formalism, the leading color-octet contributions to ψ production in photon-nucleon and electron-nucleon collisions. The expressions we obtaine depend on the NRQCD matrix elements 〈O8ψ(1S0)〉 and (O8ψ(3P0)〉. These matrix elements can be determined by fitting to experimental data. The color-octet contribution to ψ photoproduction is in the forward region of phase space, where there may be large corrections to the NRQCD result from higher twist terms. As to ψ leptoproduction we point out that the theoretical uncertainties plaguing the photoproduction calculation vanish in the large momentum transfer limit. In this region of phase space the NRQCD formalism should be valid, making ψ leptoproduction an ideal laboratory for testing the theory.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3995-4004
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Modern Physics A
Volume12
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 10 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

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