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Analysis of < p T > - N ch Correlations in pp and pp Collisions. Denis Derkach Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia. Erice, Italy, 05.09.2006 International Subnuclear Physics School. Outline. motivation; effective pomeron exchange model; <p t >-N ch correlation description;
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Analysis of <pT>-Nch Correlations in pp and pp Collisions Denis Derkach Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia Erice, Italy, 05.09.2006 International Subnuclear Physics School
Outline • motivation; • effective pomeron exchange model; • <pt>-Nchcorrelation description; • experimental data description; • prospects for ALICE/CERN. D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
pp Collisions D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Experimentally Observed pt-NchCorrelations D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Experimentally Observed pt-NchCorrelations. Features • <pt>Nchdoes not grow with energy at low Nch. • <pt>Nchflattens at high Nch. • Experiments can be divided into two groups depending on the value of <pt> at Nch close to 0. D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Experimentally Observed pt-NchCorrelations. Literature • NA49 collab. arXiv:hep-ex/0311009. • A.Breakstone et al. (ABCDHW Collaboration), Phys. Lett.132B (1983) 463. • UA1 collab., Nucl Phys 335B (1990) 261. • F.Abe et.al, Phys.Rev.Lett. 61 (1988) 1819. • C.De Marzo et al. Phys. Rev. 29D (1984) 363. • V.V. Aivazyan et al., Phys.Lett. 209B(1988)103. • T. Alexopoulos et al., Phys. Lett. 336B(1994)599. D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Classical Multi-Pomeron Exchange Model Pomeron is a virtual particle that is exchanged during the inelastic scatering process with vacuum quantum numbers flow. It can be considered as a pair of strings. The number of pomerons exchanged rises with energy. Collective effects are not included in the model. A.B.Kaidalov and K.A.Ter-Martirosyan, Phys. Lett. B 117 (1982) 247 D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
String Formation A.Capella, U.P.Sukhatme, C.-I.Tan and J.Tran Thanh Van, Phys. Rep.236(1994)225 D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Dual Parton Model calculations In this model an additional assumption was made: a transverse momentum of sea quarks was introduced as a parameter. This parameter was fitted to be 1.1 GeV. P. Aurenche, F. W. Bopp and J. Ranft, Phys. Lett. 147B, (1984) 212 D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
String Formation • Collective effects are observed. • Possible solution – string interactions. M.A.Braun and C.Pajares, Phys. Lett. B 287 (1992) 154; Nucl. Phys. B 390 (1993) 542,549 D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Classical Multi-Pomeron Exchange Model normalized crosssectionof simultaneous production of n-pomeron showers probability for strings to give particles after hadronization transverse momentum distribution for particles coming from a single string • B. Kaidalov, K. A. Ter-Martirosyan Phys. Lett. 11B (1982) 247 D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Classical Multi-Pomeron Exchange Model No correlations can be obtained from this distribution! D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
= = - parameter that accounts effectively collectivity Modifications. Basic formula D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Parameters Classical model parameters: t – average string tension k – mean number of particles produced per unit rapidity by one string Modificated model parameter: - efficient string collective coefficient D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Fitting Fitting was done for 11 different datasets. Energy range covered is 17-1800 GeV. The parameter values were extracted. D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Fitting Fitting was done for 11 different datasets. Energy range covered is 17-1800 GeV. The parameter values were extracted. D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Fit results D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Fit results D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
<pt> vs. CM Energy D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Mean number of pomerons D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Dispersion in number of pomerons D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
LHC predictions from EPEM The predictions are made for both parameter t values. The plot should be chosen after specification of experimental data. D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice
Conclusions • Experirmental results on mean pt and on pt-n correlation are summarized in a wide energy range. • Negative and positive correlations are reproduced in one approach of modified multi-Pomeron exchange model. • Smooth behavior of parameter “ ” with energy is observed. • Logarithmic growth of number of Pomerons and their dispersions with energy in the region 17 GeV – 1.8 TeV are related to observed experimental correlations. • First results on pp collisions in ALICE at the LHC at 5.5 TeV on the pt-Nch corelation at midrapidity should clarify the functional dependence of “ ”. D. Derkach, ISSP'06, Erice