Forward Hadronic Scattering from Few Gev to Multi Tev within Regge Theory

Abstract

The Regge description of forward hadronic scattering is extended from $\sim1\gev$ above each threshold up to the multi TeV range. This is achieved with a simple parametrization, that includes mass effects, a logarithmic growth based on an improved unitarity bound at intermediate energies and a separate factorization of singularities. This parametrization can be easily implemented for phenomenological use, but also sheds light on subdominant trajectories and the Pomeron logarithmic growth law.

To appear in the Proceedings of the Rencontres de Blois EDS05 Conference. Chateau de Blois, May 15-20,2005. France