Proton-proton and pion-proton inelastic collisions and the proton and pion form factors

Abstract

A model of proton-proton inelastic collisions at high energies is proposed. It assumes that the amplitude for a collision in which n secondary particles are produced is a product of n form factors identical with the charge form factor of the proton. The predictions of the model are compared with the experimental data. The main characteristics of the experimental distributions of secondary particles are well reproduced by the model. The experimental data on high-energy pion-proton collisions are also compared with the prediction of the model.