$J/\psi$ polarization in large-$P_T$ semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering at the EIC

TL;DR

This paper investigates $J/\psi$ polarization in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering at the future Electron-Ion Collider, comparing theoretical models and analyzing polarization invariants in the large transverse momentum region.

Contribution

It provides a detailed phenomenological analysis of $J/\psi$ polarization using both the Color Singlet Model and NRQCD at high $P_T$, including frame-independent polarization invariants.

Findings

Theoretical estimates of polarization parameters in different frames.

Comparison of Color Singlet and NRQCD approaches.

Preliminary analysis of frame-independent polarization invariants.

Abstract

We present a detailed phenomenological study of $J/\psi$ polarization in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering processes, focusing on the kinematics accessible at the future Electron-Ion Collider. We show theoretical estimates for the standard polarization parameters for different frames usually adopted in the literature, in the large $P_T$ region, namely $P_T\gg \Lambda_\text{QCD}$, where collinear factorization is expected to hold. We adopt both the Color Singlet Model and the Nonrelativistic QCD approach, paying special attention to the role of different sets of Long Distance Matrix Elements. Finally we present a preliminary analysis of some frame independent polarization invariants.