Published June 13, 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

On the behaviour of inelasticity at very high energy

  • 1. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil). Inst. de Fisica
  • 2. Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon (Portugal). Dept. de Fisica

Description

We argue that if semihard QCD is in the origin of the increase of σel/σtot, then a softening of the leading particle spectrum, corresponding to an increase of the inelasticity, should occur. By establishing a simple relation between the inelasticity and the ratio σel/σtot, we are able to describe the energy dependence of the inelasticity, in agreement with cosmic-ray data. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters, (Section) B
Journal Volume
262
Journal Issue
1
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
102-104
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA