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Title: Evidence for non-exponential elastic proton-proton differential cross-section at low |t| and $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 8 TeV by TOTEM

Abstract

The TOTEM experiment has made a precise measurement of the elastic proton–proton differential cross-section at the centre-of-mass energy √s = 8 TeV based on a high-statistics data sample obtained with the β* = 90 m optics. Both the statistical and systematic uncertainties remain below 1%, except for the t -independent contribution from the overall normalisation. This unprecedented precision allows to exclude a purely exponential differential cross-section in the range of four-momentum transfer squared 0.027 < |t| < 0.2 GeV2 with a significance greater than 7 σ. Two extended parametrisations, with quadratic and cubic polynomials in the exponent, are shown to be well compatible with the data. As a result, using them for the differential cross-section extrapolation to t=0, and further applying the optical theorem, yields total cross-section estimates of (101.5 ± 2.1) mb and (101.9 ± 2.1) mb, respectively, in agreement with previous TOTEM measurements.

Authors:
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  1. Univ. of West Bohemia, Pilsen (Czech Republic). et al.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Contributing Org.:
TOTEM Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1228044
Grant/Contract Number:  
NK101438; AC03-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nuclear Physics. B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 899; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0550-3213
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Antchev, G. Evidence for non-exponential elastic proton-proton differential cross-section at low |t| and $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV by TOTEM. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2015.08.010.
Antchev, G. Evidence for non-exponential elastic proton-proton differential cross-section at low |t| and $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV by TOTEM. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2015.08.010
Antchev, G. Sat . "Evidence for non-exponential elastic proton-proton differential cross-section at low |t| and $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV by TOTEM". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2015.08.010. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1228044.
@article{osti_1228044,
title = {Evidence for non-exponential elastic proton-proton differential cross-section at low |t| and $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV by TOTEM},
author = {Antchev, G.},
abstractNote = {The TOTEM experiment has made a precise measurement of the elastic proton–proton differential cross-section at the centre-of-mass energy √s = 8 TeV based on a high-statistics data sample obtained with the β* = 90 m optics. Both the statistical and systematic uncertainties remain below 1%, except for the t -independent contribution from the overall normalisation. This unprecedented precision allows to exclude a purely exponential differential cross-section in the range of four-momentum transfer squared 0.027 < |t| < 0.2 GeV2 with a significance greater than 7 σ. Two extended parametrisations, with quadratic and cubic polynomials in the exponent, are shown to be well compatible with the data. As a result, using them for the differential cross-section extrapolation to t=0, and further applying the optical theorem, yields total cross-section estimates of (101.5 ± 2.1) mb and (101.9 ± 2.1) mb, respectively, in agreement with previous TOTEM measurements.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2015.08.010},
journal = {Nuclear Physics. B},
number = C,
volume = 899,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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Table 1 Table 1: Optical functions for elastic proton transport. The values refer to the right arm; for the left arm the moduli are very similar, but $L_{x}$ and $L_{y}$ have the opposite sign.

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