Light-by-Light scattering in ultraperipheral heavy ion collisions: Estimating inelastic contributions

Mariola Klusek-Gawenda, Victor P. Goncalves, Antoni Szczurek

The current state-of-the-art theoretical estimations lead to cross-sections for $AA\to \gamma \gamma AA$ which are somewhat smaller than the measured ones by the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations,…