Forward $J/\psi$ production at high energy: centrality dependence and mean transverse momentum

Abstract

Forward rapidity $J/\psi$ meson production in proton-nucleus collisions can be an important constraint of descriptions of the small-$x$ nuclear wavefunction. In an earlier work we studied this process using a dipole cross section satisfying the Balitsky-Kovchegov equation, fit to HERA inclusive data and consistently extrapolated to the nuclear case using a standard Woods-Saxon distribution. In this paper we present further calculations of these cross sections, studying the mean transverse momentum of the meson and the dependence on collision centrality. We also extend the calculation to backward rapidities using nuclear parton distribution functions. We show that the parametrization is overall rather consistent with the available experimental data. However, there is a tendency towards a too strong centrality dependence. This can be traced back to the rather small transverse area occupied by small-$x$ gluons in the nucleon that is seen in the HERA data, compared to the total inelastic nucleon-nucleon cross section.

11 pages, 10 figures. v2: numerical error corrected, Figs 2 and 10 revised

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