2002
DOI: 10.1016/s0375-9474(01)01313-6
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Are the J/ψ and χc A dependencies the same?

Abstract: It has been empirically observed that the dependence of J/ψ and ψ ′ production on nuclear mass number A is very similar. This has been postulated to be due to the predominance of color octet pre-resonant states in charmonium production and absorption. Two new experiments, NA60 at CERN and HERA-B at DESY, will measure the χ c A dependence for the first time. These measurements should shed new light on the charmonium production and absorption mechanisms.

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“…Nuclear shadowing and energy loss predict equal suppression of J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons, and so cannot explain the observations. One explanation for the fixed-target results is that the charmonium states produced at central rapidity spend more time in the medium than those at forward rapidities; therefore the loosely bound ψ(2S) mesons are more easily suppressed than J/ψ mesons at central rapidity [22][23][24]. In this picture it is expected that the charmonium states will spend a much shorter time in the CNM at LHC energies than at lower energies, leading to similar suppression for ψ(2S) and J/ψ mesons even at central rapidity.…”
Section: Jhep03(2016)133mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nuclear shadowing and energy loss predict equal suppression of J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons, and so cannot explain the observations. One explanation for the fixed-target results is that the charmonium states produced at central rapidity spend more time in the medium than those at forward rapidities; therefore the loosely bound ψ(2S) mesons are more easily suppressed than J/ψ mesons at central rapidity [22][23][24]. In this picture it is expected that the charmonium states will spend a much shorter time in the CNM at LHC energies than at lower energies, leading to similar suppression for ψ(2S) and J/ψ mesons even at central rapidity.…”
Section: Jhep03(2016)133mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This effect can modify the feed-down fractions in p+A collisions. On the other hand, if the cc is not formed as a color singlet, it can cross the nuclear matter as a colored preresonant state [86]. If this were true, the breakup cross section of J/ψ and ψ ′ should be the same and there would be no modification of the ψ ′ feed-down fraction in p+A collisions, whereas a possible modification can occur for the χ c since it is expected to be formed mainly as a color singlet.…”
Section: E Outcomes For Heavy Ion Collisionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another complication arises due to "cold nuclear matter effects," i.e., nuclear effects that are independent of temperature and that would occur even if no plasma were formed. There is ongoing controversy as to the nature of these effects, although there is agreement that they lead to suppression of quarkonium yield [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(21). We use Gauss units throughout the paper; note that the expressions eB, eE, and eB 0 are the same in Gauss and Lorentz-Heaviside units.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%