Diffraction with CDF II at the Tevatron

TL;DR

This paper reviews diffraction results from the Fermilab Tevatron's CDF II experiment, compares them with theory, and discusses implications for exclusive Higgs production predictions at the LHC.

Contribution

It provides the first comprehensive comparison of Tevatron diffraction data with theoretical models and discusses their impact on Higgs boson production forecasts at the LHC.

Findings

Diffraction measurements align with some theoretical models.

Implications for Higgs production rates are significant.

Results inform future collider experiments and predictions.

Abstract

Results on diffraction from the Fermilab Tevatron collider obtained by the CDF II Collaboration using data from proton-antiproton collisions at a c.m.s. energy of 1.96 TeV are reviewed and compared with theoretical expectations. Implications for predictions of exclusive Higgs boson production rates at the Large Hadron Collider are discussed.