Vector meson production in ultra-peripheral collisions at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper uses a Regge-pole model to analyze vector meson production in photon-induced reactions at HERA and ultra-peripheral collisions at the LHC, providing predictions for future experiments on $J/39$ and $C6(2S)$ production.

Contribution

It introduces a model linking vector meson production data from HERA to LHC ultra-peripheral collisions, enabling future experimental predictions.

Findings

Successful description of HERA data using the Regge-pole model

Predictions for $J/39$ and $C6(2S)$ production at LHC

Correlation established between photon-induced reactions at HERA and LHC

Abstract

By using a Regge-pole model for vector meson production (VMP), successfully describing the HERA data, we analyse the correlation between VMP cross sections in photon-induced reactions at HERA and those in ultra-peripheral collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Predictions for future experiments on production of $J/\psi$ and $\psi(2S)$ are presented.