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Factorization and NLO QCD correction in e^+ e^- \to J/\psi (\psi(2S))+ \chi_{c0} at B Factories}

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-01-08 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

In nonrelativistic QCD (NRQCD), we study e+eJ/ψ(ψ(2S))+χc0e^+ e^- \to J/\psi(\psi(2S)) +\chi_{c0} at BB factories, where the P-wave state χc0\chi_{c0} is associated with an S-wave state J/ψJ/\psi or ψ(2S)\psi(2S). In contrast to the failure of factorization in most cases involving P-wave states, e.g. in B decays, we find that factorization holds in this process at next to leading order (NLO) in αs\alpha_s and leading order (LO) in vv, where the associated S-wave state plays a crucial rule in canceling the infrared (IR) divergences. We also give some general analyses for factorization in various double charmonium production. The NLO corrections in e+eJ/ψ(ψ(2S))+χc0e^+ e^- \to J/\psi(\psi(2S)) +\chi_{c0} at s=10.6\sqrt{s}=10.6 GeV are found to substantially enhance the cross sections by a factor of about 2.8; hence crucially reduce the large discrepancy between theory and experiment. With mc=1.5GeVm_c=1.5{\rm GeV} and μ=2mc\mu=2m_c, the NLO cross sections are estimated to be 17.9(11.3)17.9(11.3) fb for e+eJ/ψ(ψ(2S))+χc0e^+ e^- \to J/\psi(\psi(2S))+ \chi_{c0}, which reach the lower bounds of experiment.

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@article{arxiv.0802.3655,
  title  = {Factorization and NLO QCD correction in e^+ e^- \to J/\psi (\psi(2S))+ \chi_{c0} at B Factories}},
  author = {Yu-Jie Zhang and Yan-Qing Ma and Kuang-Ta Chao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.3655},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Version published in PRD, implications from eq.(5) on factorization are emphasized, references are added

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