Testing predictions for central exclusive processes in the early LHC runs

Abstract

We show that the early LHC measurements can provide crucial checks of the different components of the formalism used to predict the cross sections of central exclusive processes.

Comments: 11 pages, 7 figures; presented by V.A. Khoze at the 22nd Workshop Les Rencontres de Physique de la Vallee d'Aoste, La Thuile, February 2008