2025/12/08 by Mueller, A. H.
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2512.07630
openalex publication_date 2025/12/08 · openalex created_date 2025/12/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
An evolution equation for diffractive production with a definite rapidity gap is given. Coherent γ^*A collisions in the unitarity (saturation) region are studied with the conclusion that the diffractive mass is always on the order of the γ^* virtuality, Q, when the scattering is strong. Deep in the saturation region diffractive masses significantly greater than Q are strongly suppressed by a Levin-Tuchin mechanism.