Investigation of Vector Meson Backward-Production Capabilities at the EIC
Not scheduled
20m
Room 432 (Physics Building)
Room 432
Physics Building
University of California, Davis
Speaker
Zachary Sweger(University of California, Davis)
Description
Backward (-channel) production of vector mesons in collisions is characterized by a final state consisting of a nearly-stopped proton and a vector meson with a large forward momentum. In conventional (forward, -channel) production, the momentum transfer from the proton to the meson is small and is modeled by pomeron-exchange trajectories. The less well-understood -channel production is modeled by a baryon-exchange trajectory and can provide unique insight into the nucleon wave function and inform contributions to baryon stopping in heavy-ion collisions. The Electron-Ion Collider presents the nuclear physics community with an opportunity to measure -channel production at higher center-of-mass energies than previously available. Measurements of backward-production events require far-forward detectors for observing high-rapidity mesons. eSTARlight, a code for modeling vector-meson production, is used to simulate backward-production events at the EIC. Several production channels will be analyzed at the known EIC collision energies, and detection capabilities for proposed detector designs will be assessed.