The exclusive electroproduction of J/ψ mesons, ep→epJ/ψ, has been studied with the ZEUS detector at HERA for virtualities of the exchanged photon in the ranges 0.15<Q2<0.8 GeV2 and 2<Q2<100 GeV2 using integrated luminosities of 69 and 83 pb−1, respectively. The photon–proton centre-of-mass energy was in the range 30<W<220 GeV and the squared four-momentum transfer at the proton vertex |t|<1 GeV2. The cross sections and decay angular distributions are presented as functions of Q2, W and t. The effective parameters of the pomeron trajectory are in agreement with those found in J/ψ photoproduction. The spin-density matrix elements, calculated from the decay angular distributions, are consistent with the hypothesis of s-channel helicity conservation. The ratio of the longitudinal to transverse cross sections, σL/σT, grows with Q2, whilst no dependence on W or t is observed. The results are in agreement with perturbative QCD calculations and exhibit a strong sensitivity to the gluon distribution in the proton.
Exclusive electroproduction of J/psi mesons at HERA
COSTA, Marco;FERRERO, Maria Italia;MONACO, Vincenzo;SACCHI, Roberto;SOLANO, Ada Maria;
2004-01-01
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The exclusive electroproduction of J/ψ mesons, ep→epJ/ψ, has been studied with the ZEUS detector at HERA for virtualities of the exchanged photon in the ranges 0.15File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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