Rjm. Covolan et J. Montanha, GEOMETRICAL APPROACH FOR DIFFRACTIVE ACTIVE DISSOCIATION PROCESSES ATHIGH-ENERGIES, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 53(11), 1996, pp. 6127-6135
A phenomenological model for hadron diffractive dissociation is develo
ped starting from the generalized optical theorem. The behavior of the
Pomeron-hadron cross section is described by using a set of assumptio
ns based on the current phenomenology of elastic processes and total c
ross section, which is compatible with the idea of Pomeron exchange as
the dominant process at high energy. The obtained model is applied to
describe experimental data of diffractive dissociation for the proces
ses pp, (p) over bar p, pi(+)p, and K(+/-)p. An extension of the model
for diffractive dissociation of nuclei in proton-nucleus interactions
is also presented.