Uncorrelated jet model for particle spectra and elastic proton proton scattering at very high energy

1971
19 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 27 (1971) 45-63
  • Published: 1971

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
Assuming that the particles produced in a high-energy collision are uncorrelated, except for energy and momentum conservation, we derive a very simple formula, which exhibits the energy dependence of the relevant phase-space integral. Using this result it is a simple matter to derive the magnitude and the energy dependence of the average multiplicity and the total inelastic cross section. A relation between these two quantities is established and compared with the prediction of Feynman's parton model. A few single-particle spectra are calculated and compared with experiment. Choosing a simple form for the phases of the nucleon and meson wavefunctions we calculate the overlap function and hence the diffraction peak for elastic proton-proton scattering. In addition to the well-known effect of the meson phase we find also that the nucleon phase has a considerable influence on the form of the diffraction peak.
  • p p: elastic scattering
  • elastic scattering: p p
  • model: jet
  • multiple production
  • pi: angular distribution
  • angular distribution: pi
  • model: parton
  • diffraction
  • high energy behavior