Constraints on Nonrelativistic-QCD Long-Distance Matrix Elements from $J/\psi$ Plus $W$/$Z$ Production at the LHC

Abstract

We study the associated production of prompt $J/\psi$ mesons and $W$ or $Z$ bosons within the factorization approach of nonrelativistic QCD (NRQCD) at next-to-leading order in ${\alpha }_s$, via intermediate color singlet ${}^3{S}_1^{[1]}$ and ${}^3{P}_J^{[1]}$ and color octet ${{}^{1}S}_0^{[8]}$, ${{}^{3}S}_1^{[8]}$ and ${{}^{3}P}_J^{[8]}$ states. Requiring for our predictions to be compatible with recent ATLAS measurements yields stringent new constraints on charmonium long-distance matrix elements (LDMEs) being nonperturbative, process-independent input parameters. Considering four popular LDME sets fitted to data of single $J/\psi$ inclusive production, we find that one is marginally compatible with the data, with central predictions typically falling short by a factor of three, one is unfavored, the factor of shortfall being about one order of magnitude, and two violate cross section positivity for direct $J/\psi +W/Z$ production. The large rate of prompt $J/\psi$ plus $W$ production observed by ATLAS provides strong evidence for the color octet mechanism inherent to NRQCD factorization, the leading color singlet contribution entering only at $\mathcal{O}(G_F{\alpha }_s^4)$, beyond the order considered here.

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