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What is soft-QCD? - High Energy Physics

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Soft-<strong>QCD</strong> models<br />

e.g. Pythia<br />

<strong>QCD</strong> 22 scattering ~ α S2 (p T2 )/p T<br />

4<br />

Dampen divergence at low p T ~ α S2 (p T<br />

2<br />

+ p T02 )/(p T<br />

2<br />

+ p T02 ) 2<br />

smaller p T0 more low p T activity<br />

Screening : At low p T wavelength of exchanged particle<br />

becomes too large to resolve colour charges<br />

p T0 = P 1 (E COM / 1.8 TeV) P 2<br />

Emily Nurse<br />

Soft-<strong>QCD</strong><br />

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