Pomeron-pomeron cross section from inclusive production of a central cluster in quasi-elastic π+ p and K+p scattering at 250 GeV/c

N. Agababyan*, M. R. Atayan, F. Botterweck, M. Charlet, E. A. De Wolf, Z. C. Garutchava, G. R. Gulkanyan, R. Sh Hakobyan, J. K. Karamyan, D. Kisielewska, W. Kittel, S. S. Mehrabyan, E. C. de Oliveira, K. Olkiewicz, E. K. Shabalina, L. A. Tikhonova, A. Tomaradze, F. Verbeure, S. A. Zotkin

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Abstract

Meson-nucleon quasi-elastic scattering is studied with (semi) inclusive production of a central hadron cluster. The dominant mechanism of central cluster production is double pomeron exchange. The cross section is (39±5±8) μb and (24±6±3) μb for pion and kaon induced reactions, respectively. An estimate of the pomeron-pomeron total cross section σpp is extracted in the interval {Mathematical expression}. While σpp=0.45±0.10mb is obtained in the f2(1270) region, an almost constant cross section with an average of σpp=0.16±0.02mb is observed outside the f2 region.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)229-234
Number of pages6
JournalZeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields
Volume60
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 1993

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  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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