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| author | Sakinah, S. Kim, Sang-Ho Choi, H. M. |
| author_facet | Sakinah, S. Kim, Sang-Ho Choi, H. M. |
| contents | We investigate near-threshold $J/ψ$ photoproduction off the nucleon, focusing on hadronic rescattering effects induced by open-charm meson-baryon intermediate states. Beyond the conventional Pomeron-exchange mechanism, the $\bar D^0Λ_c^+$ and $\bar D^{*0} Λ_c^+$ channels are incorporated within an effective Lagrangian framework. The relevant production amplitudes are evaluated at tree level from $t$-, $s$-, and $u$-channel diagrams in a gauge-invariant manner. The resulting total and $t$-dependent differential cross sections are compared with recent near-threshold data from the GlueX, $J/ψ$-007, and CLAS experiments at Jefferson Lab. We find that the open-charm rescattering contributions significantly improve the description of the data, particularly at large momentum transfer, and naturally generate cusp-like structures near the $\bar D^0 Λ_c^+$ and $\bar D^{*0} Λ_c^+$ thresholds in the GlueX data. We further present predictions for the associated open-charm processes $γp \to \bar D^{(*)0} Λ_c^+$, whose cross sections are estimated to be of the order of 5 nb. |
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| spellingShingle | Rescattering effects in near-threshold $J/ψ$ photoproduction Sakinah, S. Kim, Sang-Ho Choi, H. M. High Energy Physics - Phenomenology We investigate near-threshold $J/ψ$ photoproduction off the nucleon, focusing on hadronic rescattering effects induced by open-charm meson-baryon intermediate states. Beyond the conventional Pomeron-exchange mechanism, the $\bar D^0Λ_c^+$ and $\bar D^{*0} Λ_c^+$ channels are incorporated within an effective Lagrangian framework. The relevant production amplitudes are evaluated at tree level from $t$-, $s$-, and $u$-channel diagrams in a gauge-invariant manner. The resulting total and $t$-dependent differential cross sections are compared with recent near-threshold data from the GlueX, $J/ψ$-007, and CLAS experiments at Jefferson Lab. We find that the open-charm rescattering contributions significantly improve the description of the data, particularly at large momentum transfer, and naturally generate cusp-like structures near the $\bar D^0 Λ_c^+$ and $\bar D^{*0} Λ_c^+$ thresholds in the GlueX data. We further present predictions for the associated open-charm processes $γp \to \bar D^{(*)0} Λ_c^+$, whose cross sections are estimated to be of the order of 5 nb. |
| title | Rescattering effects in near-threshold $J/ψ$ photoproduction |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.14814 |