Low x scaling in gamma* p total cross-section

Oct, 2000
14 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 499 (2001) 116-124
e-Print:
Report number:
  • BI-TP-2000-32,
  • BI-TP2000-32

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Abstract: (arXiv)
We show that the experimental data for the total virtual-photon proton cross section, \sigma_{\gamma^*p} (W^2, Q^2), for x_{bj} \lsim 0.1 lie on a universal curve, when plotted against \eta = (Q^2 + m^2_0)/ \Lambda^2(W^2), where \Lambda^2 (W^2) = C_1 (W^2+W^2_0)^{C_2} is determined by the parameters m^2_0, C_1, C_2 and W^2_0. The observed scaling law follows from the generalized-vector-dominance/color-dipole picture of low-x deep inelastic scattering.
Note:
  • LaTeX, 14 pages, 4 figures, Title changed, final version published in Phys.Lett
  • electron p: deep inelastic scattering
  • small-x
  • photon p: interaction
  • total cross section: energy dependence
  • total cross section: momentum transfer
  • scaling
  • vector dominance
  • color: dipole
  • numerical calculations: interpretation of experiments
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