2002/12/31 by J. Bartels, E. Gotsman, E. Levin +2 · 34 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Dipole #Elastic collision #Elastic scattering #Hadron #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Saturation (graph theory) #Scattering #hep-ph
paper · pdf · open access · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(03)00128-x
published in Physics Letters B 556(3-4), 114-122 (Elsevier BV) · 12 pages, 4 figures. One figure and several explanations are added. The version is to appear in PLB
arxiv created 2003/02/04 · openalex publication_date 2003/02/28 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We attempt to describe soft hadron interactions in the framework of saturation models, one based upon the Balitsky–Kovchegov non-linear equation and another one due to Golec-Biernat and Wüsthoff. For pp, Kp, and πp scattering the relevant hadronic wave functions are formulated, and total, elastic cross-sections, and the forward elastic slope are calculated and compared to experimental data. The saturation mechanism leads to reasonable reproduction of the data for the quantities analyzed, except for the forward elastic slope, where the predicted increase with energy is too moderate.