Cross Sections for pi- and rho-induced Dissociation of J/psi and psi'

Abstract

We evaluate the cross sections for the dissociation of $J/ψ$ and $ψ'$ by $π$ and $ρ$ at low collision energies, using the quark-interchange model of Barnes and Swanson. The dissociation cross section for $J/ψ$ by $π$ is found to be relatively small with a maximum of about 1 mb and a kinetic energy threshold of 0.65 GeV. The pion-induced $ψ'$ dissociation cross section is found to be much larger, with a maximum of about 5 mb and a lower threshold. Dissociation cross sections for $J/ψ$ and $ψ'$ by $ρ$ mesons are also evaluated and are found to be large near threshold.