arXiv:0808.2656·v1·High Energy Physics — Phenomenology
A multi-channel Poissonian model for multi-parton scatterings
Daniele Treleani (University of Trieste, INFN and ICTP)🇮🇹
Abstract
Multiple parton interactions are typically implemented in Montecarlo codes by assuming a Poissonian distribution of collisions with average number depending on the impact parameter. A possible generalization, which links the process to hadronic diffraction, is shortly discussed.
Comments: 5 pages, 1 figure, prepared for the HERA-LHC workshop