Abstract
A process of single diffractive dissociation off nuclei is considered on a basis of solutions to the nonlinear evolution equation. The relevant saturation scales QSDA (x,x0) are determined and their dependences on Bjorken x, atomic number A, and minimal rapidity gap Y0 ≡ 1n 1/x0 are investigated. The solutions are shown to possess a geometrical scaling in a broad kinematic region for x well below x0. The ratio σdiff/σtot is computed for several nuclei. We predict that at x ≃ 10-4 this ratio is of the order 25% which is much larger compared to the one of proton. This result indicates a possibility to observe a very strong nuclear shadowing.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 95-109 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics A |
| Volume | 712 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 16 Dec 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics