1994/12/15 by M. M. Block, F. Halzen, Block, M. M. +5
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/9412306
14 pages in latex, 8 figures included as a uuencoded file (NUHEP preprint 389)
arxiv created 1994/12/15 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
Utilizing the most recent experimental data, we reanalyze high energy \pbar p and pp data, using two distinct (and \em dissimilar) analysis techniques: (1) asymptotic amplitude analysis, under the assumption that we have reached `asymptopia', and (2) an eikonal model whose amplitudes are designed to mimic real QCD amplitudes. The former gives strong evidence for a log (s/s0) dependence at \em current energies and \em not log2 (s/s0), and demonstrates that odderons are \em not necessary to explain the experimental data. The latter gives a unitary model for extrapolation into true `asymptopia' from current energies, allowing us to predict the values of the total cross section at future supercolliders. Using our QCD-model, we obtain \stot(16 \rm TeV)=109±4 mb and \stot(40 \rm TeV)=124±4 mb.