학술논문

First measurement of elastic, inelastic and total cross-section at $$\sqrt{s}=13$$ s=13 TeV by TOTEM and overview of cross-section data at LHC energies
Document Type
article
Source
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol 79, Iss 2, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Subject
Astrophysics
QB460-466
Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
QC770-798
Language
English
ISSN
1434-6044
1434-6052
Abstract
Abstract The TOTEM collaboration has measured the proton–proton total cross section at $$\sqrt{s}=13~\hbox {TeV}$$ s=13TeV with a luminosity-independent method. Using dedicated $$\beta ^{*}=90~\hbox {m}$$ β∗=90m beam optics, the Roman Pots were inserted very close to the beam. The inelastic scattering rate has been measured by the T1 and T2 telescopes during the same LHC fill. After applying the optical theorem the total proton–proton cross section is $$\sigma _\mathrm{tot}=(110.6~\pm ~3.4$$ σtot=(110.6±3.4 ) mb, well in agreement with the extrapolation from lower energies. This method also allows one to derive the luminosity-independent elastic and inelastic cross sections: $$\sigma _\mathrm{el}=(31.0~\pm ~1.7)~\hbox {mb}$$ σel=(31.0±1.7)mb and $$\sigma _\mathrm{inel}=(79.5~\pm ~1.8)~\hbox {mb}$$ σinel=(79.5±1.8)mb .