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The QCD pomeron in ultraperipheral heavy ion collisions: IV. Photonuclear production of vector mesons

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The photonuclear production of vector mesons in ultraperipheral heavy-ion collisions is investigated within the QCD color dipole picture, with particular emphasis on the saturation model. The integrated cross section and the rapidity distribution for the \(AA \rightarrow V AA\) (\(V = \rho, \omega, \phi, J/\Psi\)) process are computed and theoretical estimates for scattering on both light and heavy nuclei are given for the energies of RHIC and LHC. A comparison with the recent STAR data on coherent production of \(\rho\) mesons is also presented. Furthermore, we calculate the photoproduction of vector mesons in proton-proton collisions at RHIC, Tevatron and LHC energies.

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  1. Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Caixa Postal 354, CEP 96010-090, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

    V. P. Gonçalves

  2. Unidade de Bento Gonçalves, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul - UERGS, CEP 95700-000, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil

    M. V. T. Machado

  3. High Energy Physics Phenomenology Group, GFPAE IF-UFRGS, Caixa Postal 15051, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    M. V. T. Machado

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Received: 12 January 2005, Revised: 2 February 2005, Published online: 9 March 2005

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Gonçalves, V.P., Machado, M.V.T. The QCD pomeron in ultraperipheral heavy ion collisions: IV. Photonuclear production of vector mesons. Eur. Phys. J. C 40, 519–529 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2005-02175-3

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