Exclusive Diffractive Resonance Production in Proton-Proton Collisions at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper introduces a model for exclusive diffractive resonance production in proton-proton collisions at LHC energies, combining Pomeron flux parameterization with resonance production cross sections, and provides differential cross sections and proton momentum loss data.

Contribution

It presents a novel model for resonance production in proton-proton collisions based on Pomeron flux and cross section convolution, with detailed differential predictions.

Findings

Differential cross sections for f₀(980) and f₂(1270) production are provided.

The model predicts proton fractional momentum loss distributions.

Results are applicable to LHC energy collision analyses.

Abstract

A model for exclusive diffractive resonance production in proton-proton collisions at LHC energies is presented. This model is based on the convolution of the Donnachie-Landshoff parameterisation of Pomeron flux in the proton with the Pomeron cross section for resonance production. The hadronic cross section for f$_{0}$(980) and f$_{2}$(1270) production at midrapidity is given differentially in mass and transverse momentum of the resonance. The proton fractional longitudinal momentum loss is presented.