Unique prediction for high-energy J/ψ photoproduction: Color transparency and saturation

Abstract

Based on the color-dipole picture, we present a successful parameter-free prediction for the recent high-energy J/ψ photoproduction data from the Large Hadron Collider. The experimental data provide empirical evidence for the transition from color transparency to saturation.

Keywords

• Vector meson production
• Deep inelastic scattering
• Color transparency
• Saturation