Diffraction on nuclei: effects of nucleon-nucleon correlations and inelastic shadowing within an improved Glauber-Gribov approach

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates how nucleon-nucleon correlations and inelastic shadowing influence high-energy nuclear scattering, using an improved Glauber-Gribov model to better understand these effects.

Contribution

It introduces an enhanced Glauber-Gribov approach that incorporates both NN correlations and inelastic shadowing effects for more accurate scattering predictions.

Findings

NN correlations significantly affect scattering outcomes

Inelastic shadowing reduces nuclear cross sections

The improved model aligns better with experimental data

Abstract

The importance of the effects of nucleon-nucleon (NN) short-range correlations (SRC) and Gribov inelastic shadowing (IS) on various high energy scattering processes involving nuclear targets is demonstrated within an improved Glauber-Gribov approach.