Exclusive production of $$\rho $$-mesons in high-energy factorization at HERA and EIC

We study cross sections for the exclusive diffractive leptoproduction of $$\rho $$ ρ -mesons, $$\gamma ^*~p~\rightarrow ~\rho ~p$$ γ ∗ p → ρ p , within the framework of high-energy factorization. Cross sections for longitudinally and transversally polarized mesons are shown. We employ a wide variety of unintegrated gluon distributions available in the literature and compare to HERA data. The resulting cross sections strongly depend on the choice of unintegrated gluon distribution. We also present predictions for the proton target in the kinematics of the Brookhaven EIC.

Bottomonia production and polarization in the NRQCD with $$k_T$$-factorization. I: $$\Upsilon (3S)$$ and $$\chi _b(3P)$$ mesons

The $$\Upsilon (3S)$$Υ(3S) production and polarization at high energies is studied in the framework of $$k_T$$kT-factorization approach. Our consideration is based on the non-relativistic QCD formalism for bound states formation and off-shell production amplitudes for hard partonic subprocesses. The transverse momentum dependent (TMD, or unintegrated) gluon densities in a proton were derived from the Ciafaloni-Catani-Fiorani-Marchesini (CCFM) evolution equation as well as from the Kimber–Martin–Ryskin (KMR) prescription. Treating the non-perturbative color octet transitions in terms of the multipole radiation theory and taking into account feed-down contributions from radiative $$\chi _b(3P)$$χb(3P) decays, we extract the corresponding non-perturbative matrix elements for $$\Upsilon (3S)$$Υ(3S) and $$\chi _b(3P)$$χb(3P) mesons from a combined fit to $$\Upsilon (3S)$$Υ(3S) transverse momenta distributions measured by the CMS and ATLAS Collaborations at the LHC energies $$\sqrt{s} = 7$$s=7 and 13 TeV and central rapidities. Then we apply the extracted values to describe the CDF and LHCb data on $$\Upsilon (3S)$$Υ(3S) production and to investigate the polarization parameters $$\lambda _\theta $$λθ, $$\lambda _\phi $$λϕ and $$\lambda _{\theta \phi }$$λθϕ, which determine the $$\Upsilon (3S)$$Υ(3S) spin density matrix. Our predictions have a good agreement with the currently available data within the theoretical and experimental uncertainties.

ϒ(3S) and χb(3P) production and polarization in the NRQCD with kT–factorization

The ϒ(3S) production and polarization at high energies is studied in the framework of kT–factorization approach. Our consideration is based on the non-relativistic QCD formalism for bound states formation and off-shell production amplitudes for hard partonic subprocesses. The transverse momentum dependent (TMD, or unintegrated) gluon densities in a proton were derived from the CiafaloniCatani-Fiorani-Marchesini (CCFM) evolution equation as well as from the Kimber–Martin–Ryskin (KMR) prescription. Treating the nonperturbative color octet transitions in terms of the mulitpole radiation theory and taking into account feed-down contributions from radiative χb(3P) decays, we extract the corresponding non-perturbative matrix elements for ϒ(3S) and χb(3P) mesons from a combined fit to ϒ(3S) transverse momenta distributions measured by the CMS and ATLAS Collaborations at the LHC energies √s = 7 and 13 TeV and central rapidities. Then we apply the extracted values to investigate the polarization parameters λθ, λφ and λθφ, which determine the ϒ(3S) spindensity matrix. Our predictions have a good agreement with the currently available data within the theoretical and experimental uncertainties.

B-meson production in the Parton Reggeization Approach at Tevatron and the LHC

We study the inclusive hadroproduction of B0, B+ and [Formula: see text] mesons at leading order in the Parton Reggeization Approach using the universal fragmentation functions extracted from the combined e+e- annihilation data from CERN LEP1 and SLAC SLC colliders. We have described B-meson transverse momentum distributions measured in the central region of rapidity by the CDF Collaboration at Fermilab Tevatron and CMS Collaboration at LHC within uncertainties and without free parameters, applying Kimber–Martin–Ryskin unintegrated gluon distribution function in a proton. The forward B-meson production (2.0<y<4.5) measured by the LHCb Collaboration also has been studied and expected disagreement between our theoretical predictions and data has been obtained.