Discovery of the Odderon by TOTEM experiments and the FMO approach

TL;DR

This paper discusses the theoretical basis and experimental evidence for the Odderon, a long-predicted phenomenon in particle physics, using the Froissaron and Maximal Odderon approach applied to recent TOTEM data at 13 TeV.

Contribution

It introduces a precise formulation of the FMO model for elastic scattering and interprets recent TOTEM data as the first experimental evidence of the Odderon.

Findings

TOTEM data at 13 TeV supports Odderon existence

FMO model effectively describes elastic scattering data

Evidence aligns with 50-year-old Odderon predictions

Abstract

This paper is an extended version of the talk by B. Nicolescu at the XLVIII International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics (ISMD2018) at Singapore, 3-7 September, 2018. Theoretical basis and history of the Froissaron and Maximal Odderon (FMO) approach for elastic $pp$ and $\bar pp$ scattering is presented. Precise formulation of the FMO model at any momentum transfer squared $t$ is given. The model is applied to description and analysis of the experimental data in a wide interval of energy $\sqrt{s}$ and $t$. The special attention is given for the latest TOTEM data at 13 TeV, both at $t=0$ and at $t\neq 0$ and to their interpretation in the FMO model. It is emphasized that the last TOTEM results can be considered as clear evidence for the first experimental observation of the Odderon, predicted theoretically about 50 years ago.