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Soft Single Diffraction Datap( p) + p → p(p) + Xσ ~ s2εTotal Single Diffraction Cross Section (mb)10010ppTotal cross sectionKG, PLB 358 (1995) 379ξ < 0.05Albrow et al.Armitage et al.UA4CDFE710Cool et al.Standard fluxRenormalized fluxDifferential cross sectionKG&JM, PRD 59 (114017) 1999std. and renorm.flux fits↑|∆ = 0.05 ________ →∆ = 0.15 _________ →∆ ≡ εrenorm. fluxprediction14 GeV (0.01 < ξ < 0.03)20 GeV (0.01 < ξ < 0.03)546 GeV (0.005 < ξ < 0.03)1800 GeV (0.003 < ξ < 0.03)..... ____ 1(M 2 ) 1+∆← ______________ →546 GeV std.flux prediction← 1800 GeV std.flux predictionREGGEdσ2dMdσ2dMs(M2ε∝2 1+ ε)RENORM1( M )∝2 1+ ε110100√s (GeV)100010000! Differential shape agrees with Regge2ε! Normalization is suppressed by factor ~ s! Renormalize Pomeron flux factor to unitys-independentM 2 SCALING