Abstract
In the framework of the k_T-factorization approach, the prompt production of eta _c mesons at the LHC conditions is studied. Our consideration is based on the off-shell amplitudes for hard partonic subprocesses and on the nonrelativistic QCD (NRQCD) formalism for the formation of bound states. We try two latest parametrizations for noncollinear, or transverse momentum dependent (TMD) gluon densities derived from the Catani–Ciafaloni–Fiorani–Marchesini (CCFM) equation. We use the values of the nonperturbative matrix elements obtained from a combined fit of the eta _c and J/psi differential cross sections. Finally, we show an universal set of parameters that provides a reasonable simultaneous description for all of the available data on the prompt J/psi and eta _c production at the LHC.
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