The cross section of diffraction dissociation at the cern SPS collider

D. Bernard, M. Bozzo, P. L. Braccini, F. Carbonara, R. Castaldi, F. Cervelli, G. Chiefari, E. Drago, M. Haguenauer, V. Innocente, P. Kluit, B. Koene, S. Lanzano, G. Matthiae, L. Merola, M. Napolitano, V. Palladino, G. Sanguinetti, P. Scampoli, S. ScapellatoG. Sciacca, G. Sette, R. Van Swol, J. Timmermans, C. Vannini, J. Velasco, P. G. Verdini, F. Visco

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Abstract

Single diffraction dissociation was measured in the reaction pp→pX at the centre-of-mass energy s=546 GeV. The mass M of the system X was deduced from the pseudorapidity distribution of the observed charged tracks. The cross section of single diffraction dissociation for M2/s≤0.05 isσsd=9.4±0.7 mb. Comparison to the ISR data shows that σsd increases with energy less fast than the total and the elastic cross sections.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)227-232
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume186
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Mar 1987
Externally publishedYes

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