A study on central diffractive f_0(980) and f_2(1270) meson production at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper investigates the production of specific mesons in proton-proton collisions at the LHC, analyzing cross sections and distributions using a nonperturbative Pomeron model to understand central diffractive processes.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed analysis of f_0(980) and f_2(1270) meson production at the LHC using a nonperturbative Pomeron approach, including uncertainty discussion.

Findings

Cross sections for meson production are estimated.

Rapidity distributions are characterized.

Theoretical uncertainties are analyzed.

Abstract

In this contribution we report on the investigation of central diffractive production of mesons $f_0(980)$ and $f_2(1270)$ at the energy of Large Hadron Collider in proton-proton collisions. The cross sections and rapidity distributions for these low-lying mesons are analyzed. The Pomeron-Pomeron process was considered relying on a nonperturbative Pomeron model which is justified by the low mass of considered resonances. The associated theoretical uncertainties are discussed.