Prompt polarized J/ψ production at NICA within NRQCD and generalized parton model

Abstract

In our work we consider prompt J/ψ and ψ′ production within the approaches of nonrelativistic quantum chromodynamics and generalized parton model. We use various experimental data (√s = 200 GeV and √s =19.4 GeV) of charmonium production to fit octet nonperturbative matrix elements and averaged values of initial partons’ transverse momenta. Further, we make evaluation with the extracted parameters and predict J/ψ production cross section and polarization of J/ψ and ψ′ at NICA collider energy √s = 27 GeV.