Production and polarization of Upsilon mesons in the k_T-factorization approach in more detail

In the framework of the k_T-factorization approach, the production and polarization of Upsilon mesons at the Fermilab Tevatron is considered, and a comparision of the calculated double differential distributions and spin alignment parameter $alpha$ with the D0 experimental data is shown. We argue that measuring the double differential cross section and the polarization of upsilonium states can serve as a crucial test discriminating two competing theoretical approaches to the parton dynamics in QCD.

Upsilonium polarization as a touchstone in understanding the proton dynamics in QCD

In the framework of the k_t-factorization approach, the production of $Upsilon mesons at the Fermilab Tevatron and CERN LHC is considered, and the predictions on the spin alignment parameter $alpha$ are presented. We argue that measuring the polarization of quarkonium states can serve as a crucial test discriminating two competing theoretical approaches to parton dynamics in QCD.