Elastic proton-proton scattering at 13 TeV

TL;DR

This paper compares a pre-existing model, tuned to lower energy data, with new 13 TeV proton-proton scattering results, exploring the potential role of Odderon exchange in the process.

Contribution

It evaluates the applicability of a 2013-tuned model to higher energy data and discusses the potential evidence for Odderon exchange at 13 TeV.

Findings

Model predictions are compared with 13 TeV data.

Discussion on the Odderon exchange contribution.

Insights into elastic scattering at high energies.

Abstract

The predictions of a model which was tuned in 2013 to describe the elastic and diffractive $pp$- and/or $p\bar p$-data at collider energies up to 7 TeV are compared with the new 13 TeV TOTEM results. The possibility of an odd-signature Odderon exchange contribution is discussed.