122290860
The unstable system withN states and the propagator matrix with a pole of higher order
Starting from the general quantum-mechanical laws, the general form of the mass-matrix for a special unstable system withN states and of the propagator with higher order pole is derived.
115828864
Contemporary models of elastic nucleon scattering and their predictions for LHC
The analyses of elastic collisions of charged nucleons have been based standardly on West and Yennie formula. However, this approach has been shown recently to be inadequate from experimental as well as theoretical points of view. The eikonal model seems to be more pertinent as it enables to determine physical characteristics in impact parameter space. The contemporary phenomenological models cannot give, of course, any definite answer as the elastic collisions may be interpreted differently, as central or peripheral processes. Nevertheless, the predictions for the planned LHC energy have been given on their basis and the possibility of exact determination of luminosity has been considered.
469908
Performance of the Totem Detectors at the LHC
The TOTEM Experiment is designed to measure the total proton–proton cross-section with the luminosity-independent method and to study elastic and diffractive pp scattering at the LHC. To achieve optimum forward coverage for charged particles emitted by the pp collisions in the interaction point IP5, two tracking telescopes, T1 and T2, are installed on each side of the IP in the pseudorapidity region 3.1≤|η|≤6.5, and special movable beam-pipe insertions — called Roman Pots (RP) — are placed at distances of ±147 m and ±220 m from IP5. This article describes in detail the working of the TOTEM detector to produce physics results in the first three years of operation and data taking at the LHC.
125690152
The TOTEM experiment at LHC
The TOTEM experiment is dedicated to the measurement of the total proton-proton cross-section with the luminosity-independent method and the study of elastic and diffractive scattering processes. Two tracking telescopes, T1 and T2, integrated in the CMS detector, cover the pseudo-rapidity region between 3.1 and 6.5 on both sides of the interaction point IP5. The Roman Pot (RP) stations are located at distances of ± 147m and ± 220 m with respect to the interaction point to measure the very forward scattered protons at very small angles. During the LHC technical stop in winter 2010/2011, the TOTEM experiment was completed with the installation of the T1 telescope and the RP stations at ± 147 m. In 2011, the LHC machine provided special optics with the large s* = 90 m, allowing TOTEM to measure the elastic scattering differential cross section, down to the four-momentum transfer squared |t| = 2×10−2 GeV2. Using the optical theorem and extrapolation of the differential cross section to t = 0 (optical point), the total p-p cross section at the LHC energy of √v = 7 TeV could be computed for the first time. The status of the experiment, the performance of the detectors with emphasis on the RPs are described and the first physics results are presented.
117078186
What Can High-Energy Elastic Scattering Tell Us About Nucleon Structure?
AbstractBasic assumptions used in the analysis of elastic differential cross section data will be discussed and the arguments for the transparency of nucleons will be analyzed. It will be shown that the transparency of nucleon is a direct consequence when a weak t dependence of hadronic amplitude phase is used in analogy with optics. The phase t dependence may be hardly uniquely determined from elastic scattering data, being only partially limited by the Coulomb-hadronic interference existing in a very narrow region of small |t| values. The given situation will be demonstrated with the help of data for 
$$\bar pp$$
 collisions at 541 GeV; nucleons being transparent or having hard cores may be admitted by the elastic data themselves. However, when further characteristic of inelastic and elastic processes are compared, the nucleon with hard core should be preferred. The most probable characteristics of nucleon structure derived from the data will be presented.
120603689
Critical comments on the standard description of elastic hadron scattering
Abstract The standard description of elastic scattering is often based on some assumptions that are not fully valid or contradict the measured experimental data.
136042277
RD19: status report and addendum. Development of hybrid and monolithic silicon micropattern detectors
186674866
The First Three TILECAL Submodule Assembly in Prague
109716342
Monitoring setup of Prague T2 site
Quality monitoring is a crucial part in struggle for reliability of every Tier 2 site. We present a solution based on Nagios installation in Prague. Our solution includes both third party and in-house developed add-ons and plug-ins. We focus on integrating results from grid-wise monitoring tools (such as SAM or Gstat) at one place (our Nagios instance). We also present an automated way to generate configuration files for Nagios from local database of hardware and services.