Phenomenology of production of massive and new particles in hadronic interactions

The cross-sections for producing various heavy particles in hadronic collisions are related in a general framework which is first developed and then successfully applied to calculating the pp total inclusive cross-section up to 1500 GeV using the K/sup -/ inclusive cross- section as input, and also for computing Lambda production, the results being found to agree with recent Fermilab experiments. This framework is then applied to production of J, psi particles in hadronic collisions and a notable prediction is that the J, psi is produced along with another heavy particle. psi psi production is then calculated as a function of energy and compared to the recent BNL experiment while the total cross-section for pp to psi X at Fermilab energies (100 to 400 GeV) is predicted to be much larger than at BNL. Large cross-sections are predicted for production of possible heavy charmed hadrons at Fermilab and CERN-ISR energies. (26 refs).