Results on total and elastic cross sections in proton–proton collisions at √ s = 200 GeV
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2020
Journal Title
Physical Letters B
Volume
808
Abstract
We report results on the total and elastic cross sections in proton-proton collisions at s=200 GeV obtained with the Roman Pot setup of the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The elastic differential cross section was measured in the squared four-momentum transfer range 0.045≤−t≤0.135 GeV 2 . The value of the exponential slope parameter B of the elastic differential cross section dσ/dt∼e−Bt in the measured − t range was found to be B=14.32±0.09(stat.)−0.28+0.13(syst.) GeV −2 . The total cross section σtot , obtained from extrapolation of the dσ/dt to the optical point at −t=0 , is σtot=54.67±0.21(stat.)−1.38+1.28(syst.) mb. We also present the values of the elastic cross section σel=10.85±0.03(stat.)−0.41+0.49(syst.) mb, the elastic cross section integrated within the STAR t -range σeldet=4.05±0.01(stat.)−0.17+0.18(syst.) mb, and the inelastic cross section σinel=43.82±0.21(stat.)−1.44+1.37(syst.) mb. The results are compared with the world data.
Recommended Citation
STAR Collaboration; Gibson, Adam; and Stanislaus, Shirvel, "Results on total and elastic cross sections in proton–proton collisions at √ s = 200 GeV" (2020). Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications. 192.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/phys_astro_fac_pub/192
