Asymptotic Scenarios for the Proton's Central Opacity: An Empirical Study

D. A. Fagundes, M. J. Menon, P. V. R. G. Silva

We present a model-independent analysis of the experimental data on the ratio $X$ between the elastic and total cross-sections from $pp$ and $\bar{p}p$ scattering in the c.m. energ…