e+ e- annihilation into J/psi + J/psi

Recent measurements by the Belle Collaboration of the exclusive production of two charmonia in e(+)e(-) annihilation differ substantially from theoretical predictions. We suggest that a significant part of the discrepancy can be explained by the process e(+)e(-)-->J/psi+J/psi. Because the J/psi+J...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 90; no. 16; p. 162001
Main Authors Bodwin, Geoffrey T, Lee, Jungil, Braaten, Eric
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 25.04.2003
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Summary:Recent measurements by the Belle Collaboration of the exclusive production of two charmonia in e(+)e(-) annihilation differ substantially from theoretical predictions. We suggest that a significant part of the discrepancy can be explained by the process e(+)e(-)-->J/psi+J/psi. Because the J/psi+J/psi production process can proceed through fragmentation of two virtual photons into two cc pairs, its cross section may be larger than that for J/psi+eta(c) by about a factor of 3.7, in spite of a suppression factor alpha(2)/alpha(2)(s) that is associated with the QED and QCD coupling constants.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.162001