Is elastic scattering at the LHC absorptive or geometric?

Abstract

We discuss the role of the impact--parameter dependent quantities. Their use along with the available experimental data on elastic scattering at the LHC could serve for an additional insight into the asymptotics.

8 pages, no figures, final version to be published in Phys. Rev. D

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