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The Phillips - Barger model for the elastic cross section and the Odderon
Inspired by the recent TOTEM data for the elastic proton -- proton ()
scattering at 8 and 13 TeV, we update previous studies of the
differential cross sections using the Phillips -- Barger (PB) model, which
parametrizes the amplitude in terms of a small number of free parameters. We
demonstrate that this model is able to describe the recent data on a
statistically acceptable way. Additionally, we perform separate fits of the
data for each center - of - mass energy and propose a parametrization for
the energy dependence of the parameters present in the PB model. As a
consequence, we are able to present the PB predictions for the elastic proton -
proton cross section at GeV and TeV, which are compared
with the existing antiproton -- proton () data. We show that the PB
predictions, constrained by the data, are not able to describe the
data. In particular, the PB model predicts a dip in the differential
cross section that is not present in the data. Such result suggests
the contribution of the Odderon exchange at high energies.Comment: 6 pages, 4 tables, 2 figures, results updated, matches published
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