High-energy total cross sections on nuclei

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.15.303· OSTI ID:7236413

Winbow, G A

We discuss some features of the description of hadron-nucleus total and inelastic cross sections at present and foreseeable energies within the framework of Reggeon calculus. In the first (theoretical) part we discuss the Amati-Stanghellini-Fubini cancellation, emphasizing the analytic features involved, especially the consistency with unitarity in the Reggeon-particle channel. In the second (phenomenological) part we show that the observed triple-Pomeron coupling is so small that effects of Reggeon interactions can probably be ignored both at Fermilab energies and for observations of extensive air showers. It follows that the Glauber formula should describe all current experiments with only small corrections for inelastic intermediate states. (AIP)

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Rutgers, The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903
• OSTI ID: 7236413
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D; (United States) Vol. 15:1; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
AMPLITUDES
BOSONS
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC SHOWERS
CROSS SECTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
GLAUBER THEORY
HADRON REACTIONS
HADRONS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MESONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
POMERANCHUK PARTICLES
POSTULATED PARTICLES
RADIATIONS
REGGE CALCULUS
SCATTERING
SCATTERING AMPLITUDES
SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION
SHOWERS
TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS