First measurement of elastic, inelastic and total cross-section at sqrt(s)= 13 TeV by TOTEM and overview of cross-section data at LHC energies
2019
The
TOTEMcollaboration has measured the proton–proton total cross section at \(\sqrt{s}=13~\hbox {TeV}\) with a luminosity-independent method. Using dedicated \(\beta ^{*}=90~\hbox {m}\) beam optics, the
Roman Potswere inserted very close to the beam. The inelastic
scattering ratehas been measured by the T1 and T2 telescopes during the same LHC fill. After applying the
optical theoremthe total proton–proton cross section is \(\sigma _\mathrm{tot}=(110.6~\pm ~3.4\)) 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: \(\sigma _\mathrm{el}=(31.0~\pm ~1.7)~\hbox {mb}\) and \(\sigma _\mathrm{inel}=(79.5~\pm ~1.8)~\hbox {mb}\).
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