Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2000-01-26
Eur.Phys.J.C14:673-682,2000
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
19 pages, 11 figures
Scientific paper
10.1007/s100520000377
We calculate high-energy photoproduction of the tensor meson $f_2(1270)$ by odderon and photon exchange in the reaction $\gamma + {\rm{p}} \to f_2(1270) + {\rm{X}}$, where X is either the nucleon or the sum of the N(1520) and N(1535) baryon resonances. Odderon exchange dominates except at very small transverse momentum, and we find a cross section of about 20 nb at a centre-of-mass energy of 20 GeV. This result is compared with what is currently known experimentally about $f_2$ photoproduction. We conclude that odderon exchange is not ruled out by present data. On the contrary, an odderon-induced cross section of the above magnitude may help to explain a puzzling result observed by the E687 experiment.
Berger E. R.
Donnachie Alexander
Dosch Hans Guenter
Nachtmann Otto
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