Asymptotic behaviour of the total cross section of p-p scattering and the Akeno cosmic ray data

Abstract

I present a new determination of the total cross section for proton-proton collisions from the recent Akeno results on absorption of the cosmic ray protons in the p-Air collisions. Extrapolation to the SSC energy suggests ${\sigma }_{tot}(p-p)\approx (160-170)mb$. I also comment on a possible sensitivity of the p-Air cross section determinations to assumptions on the inelasticity of nuclear collisions at high energy.

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