Photoproduction of light vector mesons in Xe-Xe ultraperipheral collisions at the LHC and the nuclear density of Xe-129

V. Guzey; E. Kryshen; M. Zhalov

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2018.05.058

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Photoproduction of light vector mesons in Xe-Xe ultraperipheral collisions at the LHC and the nuclear density of Xe-129

arXiv:1803.07638 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2018.05.058

Abstract

We make predictions for cross sections of $ρ$ and $ϕ$ vector meson photoproduction in ultraperipheral Xe-Xe collisions at $s_{N N} = 5.44$ TeV. Analyzing the momentum transfer distribution of $ρ$ mesons in this process, we explore the feasibility of extracting the nuclear density of $^{129}$ Xe, which is needed in searches for dark matter with Xenon-based detectors.

8 pages, 4 figures. Final published version