Publication Type |
Journal Article |
School or College |
College of Science |
Department |
Physics |
Creator |
Sokolsky, Pierre |
Other Author |
Baltrusaitis, R. M.; Cassiday, G. L.; Elbert, J. W.; Gerhardy, P. R.; Ko, S.; Loh, E. C.; Mizumoto, Y.; Steck, D. |
Title |
Total proton-proton cross section at s1/2=30 TeV |
Date |
1984-04 |
Description |
We have measured the proton-air inelastic cross section at s 1/2 = 30 TeV by observing the distribution of extensive-air-shower maxima as a function of atmospheric depth. This distribution has an exponential tail whose slope is λ = 72 ±9 g c m - 2 which implies that σ inel p-air = 530 ± 66 mb. Using Glauber theory and assuming that the elastic-scattering slope parameter b is proportional to σ tot pp, we infer a value of σ tot pp= 120 ± 15 mb which lies between a logs and a log2s extrapolation of the total /across section as measured at lower energies. |
Type |
Text |
Publisher |
American Physical Society |
Journal Title |
Physical Review Letters |
Volume |
52 |
Issue |
16 |
First Page |
1380 |
Last Page |
1383 |
DOI |
10.1103/PhysRevLett.52.1380 |
citatation_issn |
0031-9007 |
Language |
eng |
Bibliographic Citation |
Baltrusaitis, R. M., Cassiday, G. L., Elbert, J. W., Gerhardy, P. R., Ko, S., Loh, E. C., Mizumoto, Y., Sokolsky, P., & Steck, D. (1984). Total proton-proton cross section at s1/2=30 TeV. Physical Review Letters, 52(16), 1380-3. |
Rights Management |
(c) American Physical Society http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.52.1380 |
Format Medium |
application/pdf |
Format Extent |
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Identifier |
ir-main,10572 |
ARK |
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Setname |
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Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nz8s12 |