Leading Baryons and sigma-total(gamma-p) at HERA

TL;DR

This paper reports on leading baryon production measurements and the energy dependence of the photon-proton total cross section at HERA, comparing experimental data with theoretical models.

Contribution

It provides new experimental results on leading baryons and the energy dependence of gamma-p cross sections, enhancing understanding of hadronic interactions at high energies.

Findings

Leading baryon production data compared with models

Energy dependence of gamma-p total cross section analyzed

Results support or challenge existing production models

Abstract

Leading baryon measurements from the H1 and ZEUS collaborations are reported and compared to production models. A new study of the energy dependence of the photon-proton total cross section is also reported.