The energy dependence of the diffraction minimum in the elastic scattering and new LHC data

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the energy dependence of the diffraction minimum in elastic proton-proton scattering, using the HEGS model, and compares predictions with recent LHC data at 13 TeV to enhance understanding of soft diffraction phenomena.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed analysis of the diffraction minimum's energy dependence using the HEGS model and provides numerical predictions aligned with new LHC measurements.

Findings

The diffraction dip characteristics vary with energy.

Model predictions agree with LHC data at 13 TeV.

Insights into soft diffraction phenomena at high energies.

Abstract

The soft diffraction phenomena in the elastic proton-proton scattering are reviewed from the viewpoint of experiments at the LHC (TOTEM and ATLAS collaboration). In the framework of the High Energy Generalized Structure (HEGS) model the form of the diffraction minimum in the nucleon-nucleon elastic scattering in a wide energy region is analyzed. The energy dependences of the main characteristics of the diffraction dip are obtained. The numerical predictions at LHC energies are presented. The comparison of the model predictions with the new LHC data at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV is made.