Eur. Phys. J. C (2013) 73: 2511
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2511-x

Regular Article - Theoretical Physics

Inclusive cross sections for gluon production in collision of two projectiles on two targets in the BFKL approach

Dep. of High Energy physics, Saint-Petersburg State University, 198504, S. Petersburg, Russia

^* e-mail: braun1@pobox.spbu.ru

Received: 8 May 2013
Revised: 19 June 2013
Published online: 27 July 2013

Abstract

Inclusive cross sections for gluon production in collision of two nucleons with two nucleons are studied in the BFKL approach. Various contributions include emission from the pomerons attached to the participants, from the BFKL interactions in between these pomerons and from the intermediate BKP state. The last contribution may be observable provided the growth with energy of the pomeron contribution is tamed in accordance with unitarity.