Model-independent Odderon results based on new TOTEM data on elastic pp collisions at 8 TeV

TL;DR

This paper presents a model-independent analysis of recent TOTEM and D0 data, providing strong evidence (over 7 sigma) for Odderon exchange in elastic proton-proton and proton-antiproton collisions at TeV energies.

Contribution

It introduces a model-independent method to detect Odderon exchange using new experimental data, strengthening the evidence for Odderon presence in high-energy collisions.

Findings

Odderon exchange signal exceeds 3.79 sigma from single dataset comparison.

Combined analysis of multiple datasets yields at least 7.08 sigma significance.

Model-independent approach confirms Odderon evidence across different experiments.

Abstract

Evaluating the H(x, s; pp) scaling function of elastic proton-proton (pp) collisions from recent TOTEM data at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV and comparing it with the same function of elastic proton-antiproton (pp-) data of the D0 collaboration at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV, we find, from this comparison alone, an at least 3.79 sigma {\signal} of Odderon exchange. If we combine this model independently obtained result with that of a similar analysis but using TOTEM elastic pp scattering data at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV, which resulted in an at least 6.26 {\sigma} signal, the combined significance of Odderon exchange increases to at least 7.08 {\sigma}, model independently. Further combinations of various datasets in the TeV energy range are detailed in the manuscript