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Estimating the BFKL effects on the vector meson + jet production in photon-induced interactions at the LHC

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The associated vector meson + jet production in photon-induced interactions at the LHC is investigated and predictions for the cross-sections are derived considering the NLO corrections to the BFKL kernel. We explore the possibility that in a near future the FOCAL detector could be used to measure the jet at forward rapidities, with the associated meson being measured by a central or forward detector, and estimate the rapidity distributions for the $$\rho $$ ρ + jet and $$J/\Psi $$ J / Ψ + jet photoproduction in pp , Pbp and PbPb collisions. We demonstrate that the associated cross-sections are non-negligible and that a future experimental analysis can be useful to constrain the description of the BFKL kernel and improve our understanding of the QCD dynamics.

Source: The European Physical Journal C

DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14214-w

Authors: João V. Bulhões, Victor P. Gonçalves, Werner K. Sauter

Institution: Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia: Física Nuclear e Aplicações