Associated heavy-vector-meson production ine+e−annihilation

As a contribution to the inclusive process $e^{+}{e}^{-}\to V+X$ where $V$ is a ${}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}S_1^{}{}_{}{}^{}$ bound state of heavy quarks $q_1$ and ${\overline{q}}_2$, we consider the QCD process $e^{+}{e}^{-}\to V+{\overline{q}}_1+q_2$. The rate is found to dominate asymptotically over other, previously calculated, perturbative mechanisms. An apparently accidental partial cancellation in the case of the like-quark bound states ($\phi , \psi , \Upsilon$) enhances the relative rate of flavor-nonsinglet vector mesons.