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We discuss the possibility of measuring leading neutron production at the LHC. These data could be used to extract from it π + p and π + π + cross sections. In this note we give some estimates for the case of elastic cross sections and discuss related problems and prospects.
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Sobol, A.E., Ryutin, R.A., Petrov, V.A. et al. Elastic π + p and π + π + scattering at LHC. Eur. Phys. J. C 69, 641–655 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1426-z
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