Published December 23, 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

The BFKL pomeron: can it be detected?

  • 1. Liege Univ. (Belgium). Inst. de Physique
  • 2. Department of Physics, Manchester University, Manchester (United Kingdom)
  • 3. DAMTP, Cambridge University, Cambridge (United Kingdom)

Description

An estimate is derived for the absolute magnitude of BFKL pomeron exchange at t=0. The analysis takes account of energy conservation and of the need realistically to model non-perturbative contributions to the BFKL integral from infrared regions. Experiment finds that there is little or no room for a significant BFKL term in soft processes, and this constrains its magnitude in hard and semihard processes, so that it is unlikely to be detectable. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
482
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 241-262.
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO