Dual-Regge Approach to High-Energy, Low-Mass Diffraction Dissociation

TL;DR

This paper develops a dual-Regge model with a nonlinear proton trajectory to describe low-mass single diffraction dissociation, providing predictions for LHC energies.

Contribution

It introduces a novel dual-Regge approach with a nonlinear trajectory to improve the description of diffraction dissociation data.

Findings

Successfully describes experimental data on low-mass diffraction dissociation

Provides predictions for high-energy LHC experiments

Demonstrates the effectiveness of the nonlinear trajectory in the model

Abstract

A dual-Regge model with a nonlinear proton Regge trajectory in the missing mass channel, describing the experimental data on low-mass single diffraction dissociation, is constructed. Predictions for the LHC energies are given.