The Energy-Dependent Black-Disk Fraction in Proton-Proton Scattering

Abstract

Recent work by Block et al on the energy-invariant edge in proton-proton scattering is interpreted by quantitatively introducing a energy-dependent black-disk fraction of the proton-proton interaction.

7 pages, expanded version, including impact-parameter representation and other details

References in corpus (4)

• Measurement of the proton-air cross-section at $\sqrt{s}=57$ TeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory
• Impact analysis of TOTEM data at the LHC: black disk limit exceeded
• An upper limit on the electron-neutrino flux from the HiRes detector
• Evidence for a Constant `Edge' in Proton-Proton Scattering at Very High Energies

Cited by in corpus (2)

• Black disk radius constrained by unitarity
• Correlations among elastic and inelastic cross-sections and slope parameter