Heavy quark production in the semihard QCD approach at THERA

In the framework of the semihard ($k_T$ factorization) QCD approach, we consider the photoproduction of D* mesons associated with two hadron jets and the D* production in DIS at THERA conditions with the emphasis on the BFKL and CCFM dynamics of gluon distributions. In the photoproduction of D* mesons the attention is focused on the variable $x_\gamma$, which is the fraction of the photon momentum contributed to a pair of jets with largest $p_T$. We show that our theoretical results are sensitive to the BFKL type dynamics which may be investigated at THERA energies. We also discuss possible effect of \J/\psi meson spin alignement, which is thought to be a vivid manifestation of gluon off-shellness.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures, in "The THERA Book", DESY-LC-REV-2001-06

Prompt ηc\eta_c meson production at the LHC in the NRQCD with kTk_T-factorization

In the framework of the $k_T$-factorization, the prompt production of $\eta_c$ mesons at the LHC conditions is studied. Our consideration is based on the off-shell amplitudes for hard partonic subprocesses and on the nonrelativistic QCD (NRQCD) formalism for the formation of bound states. We try two latest parametrizations for noncollinear, or transverse momentum dependent (TMD) gluon densities derived from the Catani-Ciafaloni-Fiorani-Marchesini (CCFM) equation. We use the values of the nonperturbative matrix elements obtained from a combined fit of the $\eta_c$ and $J/\psi$ differential cross sections. Finally, we show an universal set of parameters that provides a reasonable simultaneous description for all of the available data on the prompt $J/\psi$ and $\eta_c$ production at the LHC.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, 3 table

Prompt charmonia production and polarization at LHC in the NRQCD with kTk_T-factorization. Part III: J/ψJ/\psi meson

In the framework of $k_T$-factorization approach, the production and polarization of prompt $J/\psi$ mesons at the LHC energies is studied. Our consideration is based on the non-relativistic QCD formalism for bound states and off-shell amplitudes for hard partonic subprocesses. Both the direct production mechanism and feed-down contributions from $\chi_c$ and $\psi(2S)$ decays are taken into account. The transverse momentum dependent (or unintegrated) gluon densities in a proton were derived from Ciafaloni-Catani-Fiorani-Marchesini evolution equation or, alternatively, were chosen in accordance with Kimber-Martin-Ryskin prescription. The non-perturbative color-octet matrix elements were first deduced from the fits to the latest CMS data on $J/\psi$ transverse momentum distributions and then applied to describe the ATLAS and LHCb data on $J/\psi$ production and polarization at $\sqrt s = 7$, $8$ and $13$ TeV. We perform an estimation of polarization parameters $\lambda_\theta$, $\lambda_\phi$ and $\lambda_{\theta \phi}$ which determine $J/\psi$ spin density matrix and demonstrate that treating the soft gluon emission as a series of explicit color-electric dipole transitions within NRQCD leads to unpolarized $J/\psi$ production at high transverse momenta, that is in qualitative agreement with the LHC data.Comment: 23 pages, 14 figures. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1508.0548

First estimates of the BcB_c wave function from the data on the BcB_c production cross section

In the framework of perturbative QCD and nonrelativistic bound state formalism, we calculate the production of $B_c$ and $B_c^*$ mesons at the conditions of the CDF and LHCb experiments. We derive first estimations for the $B_c$ wave function from a comparison with the available data.Comment: 3 pages, 1 figur