Anomalies in the differential cross sections at 13 TeV

TL;DR

This paper analyzes 13 TeV differential cross section data from the TOTEM Collaboration, revealing new effects in hadron scattering amplitudes at small momentum transfer, supported by the HEGS model, with the $ ho$ parameter exceeding 0.1.

Contribution

It provides a model-independent analysis of high-energy scattering data and introduces evidence for novel effects in the hadron potential at large distances.

Findings

Detection of new effects in hadron scattering amplitude at small t

Quantitative description using the HEGS model supports the findings

The $ ho$ parameter at 13 TeV and small t exceeds 0.1

Abstract

Analysis of differential cross sections of the TOTEM Collaboration data, carried out without model assumptions, shows the existence of new effects in the behavior of the hadron scattering amplitude at a small momentum transfer at a high confidence level. The quantitative description of the data in the framework of the high energy generalized structure (HEGS) model supports such a phenomenon that can be associated with the specific properties of the hadron potential at large distances. It is shown that the value of $\rho(s,t)$ at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV and small $t$ exceeded $0.1$.