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JLab and J-PARC for the J/{\ensuremath{\psi}} Production at the Threshold

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-05-20 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

New threshold measurements for γ pp J/ψp (μ+μ)\gamma~p\to p~J/\psi \to p~(\mu^+\mu^-) by 007 and γ pp J/ψp (e+e)\gamma^\ast~p\to p~J/\psi \to p~(e^+e^-) by CLAS12 allow us to extend the previous phenomenological determination of the J/\ensuremath{\psi}-proton scattering length, αJ/ψp\alpha_{J/\psi p}, using GlueX threshold data for γ pp J/ψp (e+e)\gamma~p\to p~J/\psi \to p~(e^+e^-). The agreement between all three J/\ensuremath{\psi} data sets shows no indication of systematic differences between methodologies. Furthermore, perturbative QCD predictions support the phenomenological determination of heavy vector meson-nucleon scattering lengths. The role of the nucleon form factor, FNF_N, is discussed, and a possible correction to the phenomenological scattering length for heavy vector meson photoproduction is calculated using the pole form of FNF_N. Upcoming J-PARC threshold measurements of the reaction π pn J/ψn (l+l)\pi^-~p\to n~J/\psi \to n~(l^+l^-) will help to evaluate the possible role of heavy pentaquark, PcP_c, states in low-energy J/ψJ/\psi production and the effects caused by the nucleon form factors.

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@article{arxiv.2603.09622,
  title  = {JLab and J-PARC for the J/{\ensuremath{\psi}} Production at the Threshold},
  author = {Igor I. Strakovsky and Jung Keun Ahn and William J. Briscoe and Misha G. Ryskin and Axel Schmidt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.09622},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

21 pages, 3 figures, 4 tables. Text was revised, including the nucleon form factor effect