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arxiv: 0912.4345 · v1 · submitted 2009-12-22 · ✦ hep-ph

Exclusive double-diffractive production of open charm in proton-proton and proton-antiproton collisions

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keywords charmcrossopenproductioncollisionscontributiondifferentialexclusive
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We calculate differential cross sections for exclusive double diffractive (EDD) production of open charm in proton-proton and proton-antiproton collisions. Sizeable cross sections are found. The EDD contribution constitutes about 1 % of the total inclusive cross section for open charm production. A few differential distributions are shown and discussed. The EDD contribution falls faster both with transverse momentum of the $c$ quark/antiquark and the $c \bar c$ invariant mass than in the inclusive case.

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