DOE OSTI · 1608941
Elastic differential cross-section ${\mathrm{d}}\sigma /{\mathrm{d}}t$ at $\sqrt{s}=2.76\hbox {TeV}$ and implications on the existence of a colourless C-odd three-gluon compound state
Abstract
The proton-proton elastic differential cross section dσ/dt has been measured by the TOTEM experiment at √ s = 2.76 TeV energy with β* = 11 m beam optics. The Roman Pots were inserted to 13 times the transverse beam size from the beam, which allowed to measure the differential cross-section of elastic scattering in a range of the squared four-momentum transfer (|t|) from 0.36 GeV 2 to 0.74 GeV 2 . The differential cross-section can be described with an exponential in the |t|-range between 0.36 and 0.54 GeV 2 , followed by a diffractive minimum (dip) at |t dip | = (0.61 ± 0.03) GeV 2 and a subsequent maximum (bump). The ratio of the dσ/dt at the bump and at the dip is 1.7±0.2. When compared to the proton–antiproton measurement of the D0 experiment at √ s = 1.96 TeV, a significant difference can be observed. Under the condition that the effects due to the energy difference between TOTEM and D0 can be neglected, the result provides evidence for a colourless C-odd three-gluon bound state exchange in the t-channel of the proton-proton and proton–antiproton elastic scattering.
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Antchev, G., Aspell, P., Atanassov, I., Avati, V., Baechler, J., Barrera, C. Baldenegro, Berardi, V., Berretti, M., Bossini, E., Bottigli, U., Bozzo, M., Burkhardt, H., Cafagna, F. S., Catanesi, M. G., Csanád, M., Csörgő, T., Deile, M., De Leonardis, F., Doubek, M., Druzhkin, D., Eggert, K., Eremin, V., Ferro, F., Fiergolski, A., Garcia, F., Georgiev, V., Giani, S., Grzanka, L., Hammerbauer, J., Ivanchenko, V., Kašpar, J., Kopal, J., Kundrát, V., Lami, S., Latino, G., Lauhakangas, R., Lindsey, C., Lokajíček, M. V., Losurdo, L., Vetere, M. Lo, Rodríguez, F. Lucas, Macrí, M., Malawski, M., Minafra, N., Minutoli, S., Naaranoja, T., Nemes, F., Niewiadomski, H., Novák, T., Oliveri, E., Oljemark, F., Oriunno, M., Österberg, K., Palazzi, P., Passaro, V., Peroutka, Z., Procházka, J., Quinto, M., Radermacher, E., Radicioni, E., Ravotti, F., Robutti, E., Royon, C., Ruggiero, G., Saarikko, H., Scribano, A., Smajek, J., Snoeys, W., Sziklai, J., Taylor, C., Tcherniaev, E., Turini, N., Vacek, V., Welti, J., Williams, J.. 2020-02-05. Elastic differential cross-section ${\mathrm{d}}\sigma /{\mathrm{d}}t$ at $\sqrt{s}=2.76\hbox {TeV}$ and implications on the existence of a colourless C-odd three-gluon compound state. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc%2Fs10052-020-7654-y
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