Spin effects in diffractive charmonia production

Abstract

We consider exclusive double diffractive production of polarised axial-vector $\chi_c(1^+)$ and tensor $\chi_c(2^+)$ charmonia in proton-(anti)proton collisions at Tevatron energy. The corresponding amplitudes for these processes are derived within the $k_t$-factorisation approach. Contributions from different polarisation states of axial-vector and tensor charmonia are quantified. Corresponding experimental consequences are discussed.