ηc production in photon - induced interactions at the LHC
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the ηc production by photon - photon and photon - hadron interactions in pp and pA collisions at the LHC energies. The inclusive and diffractive contributions for the ηc photoproduction are estimated using the nonrelativistic quantum chromodynamics (NRQCD) formalism. We estimate the rapidity and transverse momentum distributions for the ηc photoproduction in hadronic collisions at the LHC and present our estimate for the total cross sections at the Run 2 energies. A comparison with the predictions for the exclusive ηc photoproduction, which is a direct probe of the Odderon, also is presented.
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