Checking formalism for central exclusive production in the first LHC runs

Abstract

We discuss how the early LHC data runs can provide crucial tests of the formalism used to predict the cross sections of central exclusive production.

7 pages, 6 figures; Based on a talk by A.D. Martin at the CERN - DESY Workshop "HERA and the LHC", 26 - 30 May 2008, CERN