Published June 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Nucleon-nucleon high-energy scattering

  • 1. School of Physics, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 (Thailand)
  • 2. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, J W Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt, Robert-Mayer-Str.8-10, D-60054 Frankfurt (Germany)
  • 3. Department of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, P.O. WITS 2050, Johannesburg (South Africa)
  • 4. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Tuebingen University, Auf der Morgenstelle 14, D-72076 Tuebingen (Germany)

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The high energy pn charge exchange and pp elastic scattering reactions are studied in an effective hadron model for the energy range of s ∼ 50 to 400 GeV2. The main features of the observed differential cross section of the pn charge exchange reaction, the forward peak and the scaling behavior over the large energy range, are well reproduced by a combination of π-, ρ-exchange and a 4-Nucleon contact term. The latter acts as a background field which turns out to be naturally suppressed in elastic N N scattering but contributes significantly to the charge-exchange reaction. (author)

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Journal Title
International Journal of Modern Physics E
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 367-376
ISSN
0218-3013