NLO QCD corrections to exclusive quarkonium-pair production in photon–photon collision

Abstract

Abstract We calculate the next-to-leading order (NLO) quantum chromodynamics (QCD) corrections to the exclusive processes $$\gamma +\gamma \rightarrow {\mathcal {Q}}+{\mathcal {Q}}$$ γ+γ→Q+Q , with $${\mathcal {Q}}=J/\psi ,\ \eta _c,\ \Upsilon $$ Q=J/ψ,ηc,Υ , or $$\eta _b$$ ηb , in the framework of non-relativistic QCD (NRQCD) factorization formalism. The cross sections at the SuperKEKB electron–positron collider, as well as at the future colliders, like the circular electron positron collider (CEPC) and the international linear collider (ILC), are evaluated. Numerical result indicates that the processes for $$J/\psi $$ J/ψ -pair production and $$\eta _c$$ ηc -pair production are hopefully observable at the Belle II detector within the next decade.