Gluon TMDs and inelastic $J/\psi$ leptoproduction at the EIC

Abstract

We study the Sivers azimuthal asymmetry for $J/\psi$ production in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering, and the still poorly known gluon Sivers function. We concentrate on the $J/\psi$ low transverse momentum region, employing the transverse-momentum dependent generalised parton model (GPM), and its colour gauge invariant extension (CGI-GPM), which includes final-state interactions at leading order. We adopt the nonrelativistic QCD (NRQCD) framework for the quarkonium formation mechanism, and compare our results for the unpolarised cross section and the Sivers asymmetry with available data, respectively from HERA and COMPASS. Finally, we give estimates for the asymmetry in the kinematical regime of the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC).

arXiv comment5 pages, 3 figures (6 eps plots); presented by F. Murgia at the 24th International Spin Symposium (SPIN 2021), 18-22 October 2021, Matsue, Japan

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