Fluctuating proton size and oscillating color transparency

Journal Article · Mon Oct 17 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.1823· OSTI ID:7034016

Ralston, J P; Pire, B

The unexpected energy dependence of high-energy fixed-angle pp elastic scattering in a nuclear target can be intrepreted in terms of interference between two perturbative QCD subprocesses. By proposing the attenuation of Landshoff-type contributions in nuclei, we obtain a parameter-free relation that matches the energy dependence of the data of Carroll et al. The approximations improve with larger A and higher energy, leading to a prediction of oscillatory energy dependence for the transparency ratio at higher energy.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
• OSTI ID: 7034016
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 61:16; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMPOSITE MODELS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY DEPENDENCE
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NUCLEONS
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PARTICLE MODELS
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PARTICLE RADII
PERTURBATION THEORY
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PROTON-PROTON INTERACTIONS
PROTONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
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QUARK MODEL
SCATTERING
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