Rapidity gap survival probability and total cross sections

Abstract

We discuss recent calculations of the survival probability of the large rapidity gaps in exclusive processes of the type pp --> p+A+p at high energies. Absorptive or screening effects are important, and one consequence is that the total cross section at the LHC is predicted to be only about 90 mb.

7 pages, 2 figures; Based on a talk by A.D. Martin at the CERN - DESY Workshop "HERA and the LHC", 26 - 30 May 2008

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