384 research outputs found
Nonperturbative and spin effects in the central exclusive production of tensor meson
We discuss central exclusive production (CEP) of the tensor
meson in proton-(anti)proton collisions at Tevatron, RHIC and LHC energies. The
amplitude for the process is derived within the -factorisation approach.
Differential and total cross sections are calculated for several unintegrated
gluon distributions (UGDFs). We compare exclusive production of all charmonium
states and . Equally good description
of the recent Tevatron data is achieved both with Martin-Ryskin
phenomenological UGDF and UGDF based on unified BFKL-DGLAP approach. Unlike for
Higgs production, the main contribution to the diffractive amplitude of heavy
quarkonia comes from nonperturbative region of gluon transverse momenta
Q_{\perp}<1\,\GeV. At 0, depending on UGDF we predict the
contribution of to the channel to be
comparable or larger than that of the one. This is partially due
to a significant contribution from lower polarization states for
and for meson. Corresponding
theoretical uncertainties are discussed.Comment: 18 pages, 12 figures, discrepancies with Durham group results
clarified, numerics corrected, basic conclusions unchanged, acknowledgements
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Dijet correlations at RHIC, leading-order -factorization approach versus next-to-leading order collinear approach
We compare results of -factorization approach and next-to-leading order
collinear-factorization approach for dijet correlations in proton-proton
collisions at RHIC energies. We discuss correlations in azimuthal angle as well
as correlations in two-dimensional space of transverse momenta of two jets.
Some -factorization subprocesses are included for the first time in the
literature. Different unintegrated gluon/parton distributions are used in the
-factorization approach. The results depend on UGDF/UPDF used. For
collinear NLO case the situation depends significantly on whether we consider
correlations of any two jets or correlations of leading jets only. In the first
case the contributions associated with soft radiations summed up in
the -factorization approach dominate at and at equal
moduli of jet transverse momenta. The collinear NLO contributions
dominate over -factorization cross section at small relative azimuthal
angles as well as for asymmetric transverse momentum configurations. In the
second case the NLO contributions vanish at small relative azimuthal angles
and/or large jet transverse-momentum disbalance due to simple kinematical
constraints. There are no such limitations for the -factorization
approach. All this makes the two approaches rather complementary. The role of
several cuts is discussed and quantified.Comment: 26 pages, 17 figure
Testing the Meson Cloud Model in Inclusive Meson Production
We have applied the Meson Cloud Model to calculate inclusive momentum spectra
of pions and kaons produced in high energy proton-proton and proton-nucleus
collisions. For the first time these data are used to constrain the cloud
cut-off parameters. We show that it is possible to obtain a reasonable
description of data, especially the large () part of the
spectrum and at the same time describe (partially) the E866 data on and . We also discuss the relative strength of the
and vertices. We find out that the corresponding cut-off
parameters should be both soft and should not differ by more than 200 MeV from
each other. An additional source (other than the meson cloud) of sea antiquark
asymmetry, seems to be necessary to completely explain the data. A first
extension of the MCM to proton nucleus collisions is discussed.Comment: 14 pages, Latex, 6 ps figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev.
Asymmetry and the Neutron Skin in Heavy Nuclei
In heavy nuclei the spatial distribution of protons and neutrons is
different. At CERN SPS energies production of and differs for
, , and scattering. These two facts lead to an impact
parameter dependence of the to ratio in
collisions. A recent experiment at CERN seems to confirm qualitatively these
predictions. It may open a possibility for determination of neutron density
distribution in nuclei.Comment: 6 pages and 2 figures, a talk by A.Szczurek at the international
conference MESON2004, June 4-8, Cracow, Polan
Production of Z^0 bosons with rapidity gaps: exclusive photoproduction in gamma p and p p collisions and inclusive double diffractive Z^0's
We extend the k_\perp-factorization formalism for exclusive photoproduction
of vector mesons to the production of electroweak Z^0 bosons. Predictions for
the gamma p \to Z^0 p and p p \to p p Z^0 reactions are given using an
unintegrated gluon distribution tested against deep inelastic data. We present
distributions in the Z^0 rapidity, transverse momentum of Z^0 as well as in
relative azimuthal angle between outgoing protons. The contributions of
different flavours are discussed. Absorption effects lower the cross section by
a factor of 1.5-2, depending on the Z-boson rapidity. We also discuss the
production of Z^0 bosons in central inclusive production. Here rapidity and
(x_{\Pom,1}, x_{\Pom,2}) distributions of Z^0 are calculated. The corresponding
cross section is about three orders of magnitude larger than that for the
purely exclusive process.Comment: 19 pages, 14 figs, A. Cisek is married name of A. Rybarsk
Assessment of the fiscal stance appropriate for the euro area in 2019
On 18 June 2018, the European Fiscal Board (EFB) has published its assessment of the general orientation of fiscal policy in the euro area. The report concludes that the favourable economic outlook offers a prime opportunity to rebuild fiscal buffers. Especially euro area Member States with a high government debt-to-GDP ratio need to do more than simply accrue the budgetary benefits of the economic expansion. Lest we repeat the mistakes of the past and rob ourselves of room to manoeuvre when the next crisis hits, this is the time to move towards a somewhat restrictive orientation of fiscal policy in the euro area. It is also the time to upgrade the EU's fiscal framework and prepare a capacity for joint stabilisation for the euro area
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