Forward hadronic scattering at 8 TeV: predictions for the LHC

TL;DR

This paper updates predictions for forward hadronic scattering at 8 TeV for the LHC, including cross sections, the rho parameter, and gap survival probabilities, based on previous models and new data.

Contribution

It provides new, error-inclusive predictions for key scattering parameters at 8 TeV, refining earlier models with recent LHC data.

Findings

Predicted total and inelastic cross sections at 8 TeV

Estimated rho-value and nuclear slope parameter B

Calculated gap survival probability at 8 TeV

Abstract

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) recently started operating at 8 TeV. In this note, we update our earlier LHC forward hadronic scattering predictions \cite{physicsreports,update7, blackdisk}, giving new predictions, including errors, for the $pp$ total and inelastic cross sections, the $\rho$-value, the nuclear slope parameter $B$, $d\sigma_{\rm el}/dt$, and the large gap survival probability at 8 TeV.