Hadronic production of narrow vector mesons

Abstract

Dimensional arguments suggest that hadroproduction of narrow vector mesons is of the form $\ensuremath{\sigma}(pp\ensuremath{\rightarrow}VX)=(\frac{{\ensuremath{\Gamma}}_{V}}{{{M}_{V}}^{3}})F(\frac{s}{{{M}_{V}}^{2}})$. Data on $\ensuremath{\varphi}$, $J$, and ${\ensuremath{\psi}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ production are consistent with the assumption that $F$ is a universal function for these states. This assumption enables us to estimate the magnitude and energy dependence of the production in hadronic interactions of conjectured massive vector particles, such as new charmoniumlike states.