Soft Diffraction at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper analyzes high-energy proton-proton scattering data using a triple-Regge approach with absorptive corrections, proposing a comprehensive model for soft interactions and providing predictions for the LHC.

Contribution

It introduces a model incorporating multi-Pomeron vertices and absorptive effects, advancing the understanding of soft interactions at high energies.

Findings

Model successfully describes existing data

Provides predictions for LHC energies

Incorporates comprehensive multi-Pomeron interactions

Abstract

We present a triple-Regge analysis of the available pp --> p + X high-energy data accounting for absorptive corrections. We describe a model for high-energy soft interactions which includes the whole set of multi-Pomeron (n --> m) vertices, and give predictions for the LHC.