Heavy meson production at a low-energy photon collider

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential for producing heavy mesons at a low-energy photon collider using Compton-backscattered photons, showing it could outperform traditional collider experiments in certain aspects.

Contribution

It demonstrates that heavy meson production at a low-energy photon collider can rival or surpass existing experiments like BELLE, BABAR, or LEP, using a novel approach with Compton-backscattered photons.

Findings

Heavy meson production can be significant at low-energy photon colliders.

Production rates may exceed those of traditional collider experiments.

The approach offers a new testing ground for photon-photon interactions.

Abstract

A low-energy $\gamma\gamma$ collider has been discussed in the context of a testbed for a $\gamma\gamma$ interaction region at the Next Linear Collider (NLC). We consider the production of heavy mesons at such a testbed using Compton-backscattered photons and demonstrate that their production rivals or exceeds those by BELLE, BABAR or LEP where they are produced indirectly via virtual $\gamma\gamma$ luminosities.