Measurement of<i>p</i>¯<i>p</i>single diffraction dissociation at √<i>s</i>=546 and 1800 GeV

Abstract

We report a measurement of the diffraction dissociation differential cross section ${\mathit{d}}^{2}$${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\sigma}}}_{\mathrm{SD}}$/${\mathit{dM}}^{2}$dt for p\ifmmode\bar\else\textasciimacron\fi{}p\ensuremath{\rightarrow}p\ifmmode\bar\else\textasciimacron\fi{}X at \ensuremath{\surd}s =546 and 1800 GeV, ${\mathit{M}}^{2}$/s0.2 and 0\ensuremath{\le}-t\ensuremath{\le}0.4 ${\mathrm{GeV}}^{2}$. Our results are compared to theoretical predictions and to extrapolations from experimental results at lower energies.