Search for sub-threshold photoproduction of J/psi mesons

Academic Article

Abstract

  • A search was made for sub-threshold $J/\psi$ production from a carbon target using a mixed real and quasi-real Bremsstrahlung photon beam with an endpoint energy of 5.76 GeV. No events were observed, which is consistent with predictions assuming quasi-free production. The results place limits on exotic mechanisms that strongly enhance quasi-free production.
  • Authors

  • Bosted, P
  • Dunne, J
  • Lee, CA
  • Junnarkar, P
  • Strikman, M
  • Arrington, J
  • Asaturyan, R
  • Benmokhtar, F
  • Christy, ME
  • Chudakov, E
  • Clasie, B
  • Connell, SH
  • Dalton, MM
  • Daniel, A
  • Day, D
  • Dutta, D
  • Ent, R
  • Fomin, N
  • Gaskell, D
  • Horn, T
  • Kalantarians, N
  • Keppel, CE
  • Kiselev, D
  • Meekins, DG
  • Mkrtchyan, H
  • Navasardyan, T
  • Roche, J
  • Rodriguez, VM
  • Seely, J
  • Slifer, Karl
  • Tajima, S
  • Testa, G
  • Trojer, Roman
  • Wesselmann, FR
  • Wood, SA
  • Zheng, XC
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • January 2009
  • Published In

    Keywords

  • hep-ex
  • nucl-ex
  • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Start Page

  • 015209
  • Volume

  • 79
  • Issue

  • 1