A multi-channel Poissonian model for multi-parton scatterings

TL;DR

This paper introduces a multi-channel Poissonian model for multiple parton scatterings, linking the process to hadronic diffraction and enhancing the understanding of collision distributions in high-energy physics.

Contribution

It proposes a generalized Poissonian framework for multiple parton interactions that incorporates hadronic diffraction effects, extending existing models.

Findings

Provides a theoretical link between multiple parton scatterings and hadronic diffraction.

Suggests a generalized Poissonian model for collision distributions.

Offers potential improvements for Monte Carlo simulations.

Abstract

Multiple parton interactions are typically implemented in Montecarlo codes by assuming a Poissonian distribution of collisions with average number depending on the impact parameter. A possible generalization, which links the process to hadronic diffraction, is shortly discussed.