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Title: Diffractive, inelastic and total cross sections in high energy pp, pA and γ*A reactions with the dipole formalism

Abstract

The Lund Monte Carlo model DIPSY has recently been extended to ions to study elastic, inelastic and diffractive processes in high energy collisions between electrons, protons and nuclei. In this BFKL-based dipole formalism of parton interactions fluctuations are naturally included and adding them to the pomeron ladder substantially determine the diffractive excitation cross sections of the processes. Starting from √(s{sub NN})=200 GeV and √(s{sub γ*N})=100 GeV we provide results for pp, pA and γ*A total, inelastic and diffractive cross sections that are shown and discussed in case of pp, pO, pCu, pPb and γ*Au reactions. We find good agreement with pp and pPb data. We find that the diffractive cross sections are relatively small compared to the total ones but with increasing collision energies they grow faster than the elastic or the inelastic ones. We make a comparison to calculations obtained by the more conventional method of the Glauber Model MC, too.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. MTA Wigner FK, RMI, H-1525 Budapest 114, POBox 49 (Hungary)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22391386
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1654; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: DIFFRACTION 2014: International Workshop on Diffraction in High-Energy Physics, Primosten (Croatia), 10-16 Sep 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COLLIDING BEAMS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COPPER 63 BEAMS; COPPER 63 REACTIONS; D CODES; DIFFRACTION MODELS; DIPOLES; ELECTRONS; EXCITATION; FLUCTUATIONS; GEV RANGE; GOLD 197 BEAMS; GOLD 197 REACTIONS; LEAD 208 BEAMS; LEAD 208 REACTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTON-PROTON INTERACTIONS; PROTONS; TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS

Citation Formats

Ster, Andras. Diffractive, inelastic and total cross sections in high energy pp, pA and γ*A reactions with the dipole formalism. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4916014.
Ster, Andras. Diffractive, inelastic and total cross sections in high energy pp, pA and γ*A reactions with the dipole formalism. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916014
Ster, Andras. 2015. "Diffractive, inelastic and total cross sections in high energy pp, pA and γ*A reactions with the dipole formalism". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916014.
@article{osti_22391386,
title = {Diffractive, inelastic and total cross sections in high energy pp, pA and γ*A reactions with the dipole formalism},
author = {Ster, Andras},
abstractNote = {The Lund Monte Carlo model DIPSY has recently been extended to ions to study elastic, inelastic and diffractive processes in high energy collisions between electrons, protons and nuclei. In this BFKL-based dipole formalism of parton interactions fluctuations are naturally included and adding them to the pomeron ladder substantially determine the diffractive excitation cross sections of the processes. Starting from √(s{sub NN})=200 GeV and √(s{sub γ*N})=100 GeV we provide results for pp, pA and γ*A total, inelastic and diffractive cross sections that are shown and discussed in case of pp, pO, pCu, pPb and γ*Au reactions. We find good agreement with pp and pPb data. We find that the diffractive cross sections are relatively small compared to the total ones but with increasing collision energies they grow faster than the elastic or the inelastic ones. We make a comparison to calculations obtained by the more conventional method of the Glauber Model MC, too.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4916014},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22391386}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1654,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}