PerspectivesofQCDatFermilab.pptVIP

November 2003 Mike Albrow Perspectives of QCD at Fermilab The REAL Strong Interaction Central Exclusive Production ... or, diffractive excitation of the vacuum “It is contrary to reason to say that there is a vacuum or a space in which there is absolutely nothing.” Descartes ? Virtual states in the vacuum can be promoted to real states by the glancing passage of two particles. Charged lepton (or q) pairs : 2-photon exchange Hadronic states : 2-pomeron exchange (DPE) dominates Vacuum quant