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Odderon Exchange from Elastic Scattering Differences between pp and pp¯ Data at 1.96 TeV and from pp Forward Scattering Measurements

Physical Review Letters, vol. 127, pp. 062003

Abstract

We describe an analysis comparing the pp[over ¯] elastic cross section as measured by the D0 Collaboration at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV to that in pp collisions as measured by the TOTEM Collaboration at 2.76, 7, 8, and 13 TeV using a model-independent approach. The TOTEM cross sections, extrapolated to a center-of-mass energy of sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV, are compared with the D0 measurement in the region of the diffractive minimum and the second maximum of the pp cross section. The two data sets disagree at the 3.4σ level and thus provide evidence for the t-channel exchange of a colorless, C-odd gluonic compound, also known as the odderon. We combine these results with a TOTEM analysis of the same C-odd exchange based on the total cross section and the ratio of the real to imaginary parts of the forward elastic strong interaction scattering amplitude in pp scattering for which the significance is between 3.4σ and 4.6σ. The combined significance is larger than 5σ and is interpreted as the first observation of the exchange of a colorless, C-odd gluonic compound.

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  1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

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    Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia

  2. University of Oklahoma

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    University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA

  3. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai-400 005, India

  4. University of Illinois Chicago

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    University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA

  5. Florida State University

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    Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA

  6. University of Manchester

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    The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom

  7. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

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    Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia

  8. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute

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    Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, St. Petersburg 188300, Russia

  9. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas

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    LAFEX, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22290, Brazil

  10. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences · Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy

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    INRNE-BAS, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

  11. Florida State University

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    Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA

  12. European Organization for Nuclear Research

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    CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

  13. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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    Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550, Brazil

  14. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences · Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy

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    INRNE-BAS, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

  15. Louisiana Tech University

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    Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, USA

  16. Czech Technical University in Prague

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    Czech Technical University in Prague, 116 36 Prague 6, Czech Republic

  17. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

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    Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kiev 01601, Ukraine

  18. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

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    Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kiev 01601, Ukraine

  19. European Organization for Nuclear Research · AGH University of Krakow

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    AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

    CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

  20. Universidad de Los Andes

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    Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 111711, Colombia

  21. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules · Université Blaise Pascal

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    LPC, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS/IN2P3, Clermont, F-63178 Aubière Cedex, France

  22. European Organization for Nuclear Research

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    CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

  23. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  24. University of Kansas

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    University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA

  25. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  26. University of Virginia

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    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA

  27. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai-400 005, India

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    Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA

  29. University of Kansas

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    University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA

  30. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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    Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550, Brazil

  31. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  32. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · Université Paris-Saclay · CEA Paris-Saclay · Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers

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    IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-Sur-Yvette, France

  33. University of Illinois Chicago

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    University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA

  34. University of Kansas

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    University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA

  35. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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    Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550, Brazil

  36. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  37. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari · University of Bari Aldo Moro

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    Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy

    INFN Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy

  38. Panjab University

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    Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India

  39. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules

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    LPNHE, Universités Paris VI and VII, CNRS/IN2P3, F-75005 Paris, France

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    Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, 79085 Freiburg, Germany

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    Helsinki Institute of Physics, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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    Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom

  43. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · Université Paris-Saclay · CEA Paris-Saclay · Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers

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    IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-Sur-Yvette, France

  44. Imperial College London

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    Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  46. University of Mississippi

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    University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA

  47. Panjab University

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    Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India

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    Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, USA

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    Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA

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    University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA

  51. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

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    State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA

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    Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia

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    Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634050, Russia

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    Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom

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    Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kiev 01601, Ukraine

  57. University of Siena · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gruppo Collegato di Siena · European Organization for Nuclear Research

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    CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

    Università degli Studi di Siena and Gruppo Collegato INFN di Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy

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    INFN Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy

    Università degli Studi di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy

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    II. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

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    University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

  63. Michigan State University

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    Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA

  64. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  65. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules

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    LPNHE, Universités Paris VI and VII, CNRS/IN2P3, F-75005 Paris, France

  66. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  67. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  68. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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    Institut für Physik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany

  69. Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia

  70. Lancaster University

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    Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom

  71. European Organization for Nuclear Research

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    CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

  72. Uppsala University

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    Uppsala University, 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden

  73. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari

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    INFN Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy

  74. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional

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    CINVESTAV, Mexico City 07360, Mexico

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    Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550, Brazil

  76. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  77. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional

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    CINVESTAV, Mexico City 07360, Mexico

  78. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari

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    INFN Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy

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    Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA

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    State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA

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    University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA

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    Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA

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    IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-Sur-Yvette, France

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    University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA

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    Korea Detector Laboratory, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea

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    Korea Detector Laboratory, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea

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    Delhi University, Delhi-110 007, India

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  89. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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    University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA

  90. University of Kansas

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    University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA

  91. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

  92. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA

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    Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA

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    IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-Sur-Yvette, France

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    CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, F-13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France

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    Eötvös University, 1117 Budapest, Pázmány P. sétány 1/A, Hungary

    Wigner Research Centre for Physics, RMI, 1121 Budapest, Hungary

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    MATE Institute of Technology KRC, 3200 Gyöngyös, Hungary

    Wigner Research Centre for Physics, RMI, 1121 Budapest, Hungary

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    Institut für Physik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany

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    Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA

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