The ground state of the Pomeron and its decays to light mesons and   photons
  The problem of the timelike Pomeron coupling to light mesons and photons is considered in light of available data on high-energy meson-proton scattering. Possible correspondence of $f_2(1950)$ resonance to the ground state of the Pomeron is argued. 
A.A. Godizov
hep-ph hep-ex