Large-angle production of charged pions by 3 GeV/c - 12.9 GeV/c protons on beryllium, aluminium and lead targets

The HARP collaboration Catanesi, M.G. ; Radicioni, E. ; Edgecock, R. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 54 (2008) 37-60, 2008.
Inspire Record 761543 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.51357

Measurements of the double-differential $\pi^{\pm}$ production cross-section in the range of momentum $100 \MeVc \leq p < 800 \MeVc$ and angle $0.35 \rad \leq \theta < 2.15 \rad$ in proton--beryllium, proton--aluminium and proton--lead collisions are presented. The data were taken with the HARP detector in the T9 beam line of the CERN PS. The pions were produced by proton beams in a momentum range from 3 \GeVc to 12.9 \GeVc hitting a target with a thickness of 5% of a nuclear interaction length. The tracking and identification of the produced particles was performed using a small-radius cylindrical time projection chamber (TPC) placed inside a solenoidal magnet. Incident particles were identified by an elaborate system of beam detectors. Results are obtained for the double-differential cross-sections at six incident proton beam momenta (3 \GeVc, 5 \GeVc, 8 \GeVc, 8.9 \GeVc (Be only), 12 \GeVc and 12.9 \GeVc (Al only)) and compared to previously available data.

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Double-differential cross section for PI+ production from BE in the LAB system for PI+ polar angle from 0.35 to 0.55 radians.

Double-differential cross section for PI+ production from BE in the LAB system for PI+ polar angle from 0.55 to 0.75 radians.

Double-differential cross section for PI+ production from BE in the LAB system for PI+ polar angle from 0.75 to 0.95 radians.

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Measurement of the production cross-section of positive pions in the collision of 8.9 GeV/c protons on beryllium

The HARP collaboration Catanesi, M.G. ; Radicioni, E. ; Edgecock, R. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 52 (2007) 29-53, 2007.
Inspire Record 744551 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.43065

The double-differential production cross-section of positive pions, $d^2\sigma^{\pi^{+}}/dpd\Omega$, measured in the HARP experiment is presented. The incident particles are 8.9 GeV/c protons directed onto a beryllium target with a nominal thickness of 5% of a nuclear interaction length. The measured cross-section has a direct impact on the prediction of neutrino fluxes for the MiniBooNE and SciBooNE experiments at Fermilab. After cuts, 13 million protons on target produced about 96,000 reconstructed secondary tracks which were used in this analysis. Cross-section results are presented in the kinematic range 0.75 GeV/c < $p_{\pi}$ < 6.5 GeV/c and 30 mrad < $\theta_{\pi}$ < 210 mrad in the laboratory frame.

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Double differential cross section for PI+ production in the angular range 30 to 60 MRAD. Errors are point-to-point only.

Double differential cross section for PI+ production in the angular range 60 to 90 MRAD. Errors are point-to-point only.

Double differential cross section for PI+ production in the angular range 90 to 120 MRAD. Errors are point-to-point only.

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Inclusive soft pion production from 12.3-GeV/c and 17.5-GeV/c protons on Be, Cu and Au.

Chemakin, I. ; Cianciolo, V. ; Cole, B.A. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 65 (2002) 024904, 2002.
Inspire Record 561173 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31363

Differential cross-sections are presented for the inclusive production of charged pions in the momentum range 0.1 to 1.2 GeV/c in interactions of 12.3 and 17.5 GeV/c protons with Be, Cu, and Au targets. The measurements were made by Experiment 910 at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron in Brookhaven National Laboratory. The cross-sections are presented as a function of pion total momentum and production polar angle $\theta$ with respect to the beam.

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The pion production cross section of P-AU interactions at 17.5 GeV incidentmomentum.

The pion production cross section of P-AU interactions at 17.5 GeV incidentmomentum.

The pion production cross section of P-AU interactions at 17.5 GeV incidentmomentum.

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Measurement of charged particle production from 450-GeV/c protons on beryllium

The NA56/SPY collaboration Ambrosini, G. ; Arsenescu, R. ; Bernier, K. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 10 (1999) 605-627, 1999.
Inspire Record 499058 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.49181

This paper presents the results on charged particle yields and production ratios as measured by the NA56/SPY experiment for 450 GeV/c proton interactions on beryllium targets. The data cover a seconda

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Positive particle yield from the 100mm Be target. Data are corrected for the pion or proton flux coming from strange particle decays.

Negative particle yield from the 100mm Be target. Data are corrected for the pion or antiproton flux coming from strange particle decays.

Positive particle yield from the 100mm Be target. Data are NOT corrected for the pion or proton flux coming from strange particle decays.

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Pion yield from 450-GeV/c protons on beryllium.

The SPY collaboration Ambrosini, G. ; Arsenescu, R. ; Bernier, K. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 425 (1998) 208-214, 1998.
Inspire Record 470999 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.49490

This paper reports on the charged pion production yields measured by the SPY/NA56 experiment for 450 GeV/c proton interactions on beryllium targets. The present data cover a secondary momentum range from 7 GeV/c to 135 GeV/c in the forward direction. An experimental accuracy ranging from 5 to 10%, depending on the beam momentum, has been achieved, limited mainly by the knowledge of the beam acceptance. These results will be relevant in the calculation of neutrino fluxes in present and future neutrino beams.

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K/pi production ratios from 450-GeV/c protons on beryllium.

The SPY collaboration Ambrosini, G ; Arsenescu, R ; Bernier, K ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 420 (1998) 225, 1998.
Inspire Record 470730 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.49585

This paper reports on the charged K / π production ratios and on the shape of the p T distributions of π fluxes measured by the SPY/NA56 experiment for 450 GeV/c proton interactions on beryllium targets. The present data cover a secondary momentum range from 7 GeV/c to 135 GeV/c in the forward direction and with p T values up to 600 MeV/c. An experimental accuracy of about 3% has been achieved. These results will reduce the uncertainty on the estimation of the ν e component of neutrino beams.

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Charged kaon and pion production at midrapidity in proton nucleus and sulphur nucleus collisions.

The NA44 collaboration Boggild, H. ; Boissevain, J. ; Dodd, J. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 59 (1999) 328-335, 1999.
Inspire Record 474831 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.25575

The NA44 collaboration has measured charged kaon and pion distributions at midrapidity in sulphur and proton collisions with nuclear targets at 200 and 450 GeV/c per nucleon, respectively. The inverse slopes of kaons are larger than those of pions. The difference in the inverse slopes of pions, kaons and protons, all measured in our spectrometer, increases with system size and is consistent with the buildup of collective flow for larger systems. The target dependence of both the yields and inverse slopes is stronger for the sulphur beam suggesting the increased importance of secondary rescattering for SA reactions. The rapidity density, dN/dy, of both K+ and K- increases more rapidly with system size than for pi+ in a similar rapidity region. This trend continues with increasing centrality, and according to RQMD, it is caused by secondary reactions between mesons and baryons. The K-/K+ ratio falls with increasing system size but more slowly than the pbar/p ratio. The pi-/pi+ ratio is close to unity for all systems. From pBe to SPb the K+/p ratio decreases while K-/pbar increases and ({K+*K-}/{p*pbar})**1/2 stays constant. These data suggest that as larger nuclei collide, the resulting system has a larger transverse expansion, baryon density and an increasing fraction of strange quarks.

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Particle Production by 2.9-BeV Protons Incident on Beryllium and Platinum

Piroue, P.A. ; Smith, A.J.S. ;
Phys.Rev. 148 (1966) 1315-1326, 1966.
Inspire Record 50655 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.26589

Differential cross sections as a function of momentum are presented for the production of π mesons, K mesons, protons, deuterons, tritons, and He3 at various laboratory angles by 2.9-BeV protons striking Be and Pt targets. The Be data were taken at 13°, 30°, 60°, and 93° relative to the direction of the Princeton-Pennsylvania Accelerator internal proton beam; the Pt data were taken at 13° and 93° only. The results are compared with the corresponding data in hydrogen in order to investigate the role of the complex nucleus in particle production at this energy.

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Measurement of Cross-sections and Asymmetry Parameters for the Production of Charged Pions From Various Nuclei by 585-{MeV} Protons

Crawford, J.F. ; Daum, M. ; Eaton, G.H. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 22 (1980) 1184-1196, 1980.
Inspire Record 143030 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.26362

We have measured the differential cross section d2σdΩdTπ and the polarization parameter P for the production of π+ and π− in various target nuclei (H1, H2, Be, C, O, Al, Ni, Cu, Mo, and Pb) by protons with a kinetic energy of 585 MeV, for production angles θπ=22.5°, 45°, 60°, 90°, and 135°, and for pion kinetic energies Tπ of 24, 35, 46, 88, 151, 192, and 254 MeV (all quantities in the laboratory system). Our data disagree strongly with recent data for 580-MeV protons. On the other hand, for pion energies up to 150 MeV, our cross sections differ little from those measured for a proton energy of 730 MeV. For nuclei with A>20, the total production cross sections σ(π+) and σ(π−) show the Z13 and N23 proportionality expected from theoretical arguments. There is evidence in our data of a shift of the π+ energy distributions compared to the π− distributions due to the effects of the Coulomb field of the nuclear protons on the emitted pions. NUCLEAR REACTIONS H1, H2, Be, C, O, Al, Ni, Cu, Mo, Pb p, π±, Tp=585 MeV; measured σ(Tπ, θπ) and asymmetry parameter P(Tπ, θπ).

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Scaling properties of high mass symmetric hadron and pion pair production in proton - beryllium collisions

Jostlein, H. ; Engelmann, Roderich J. ; Fisk, R.J. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 42 (1979) 146, 1979.
Inspire Record 132764 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.42603

We present measurements of the production symmetric high-mass hadron and pion pairs by protons of 200, 300, and 400 GeV, incident on a beryllium target. The two-particle invariant cross section for pion production can be described by the function E1E2d6σdp13dp23=(1.7×10−28)pt−8.4(1−xt)14 cm2/GeV4 (where pt is the mean pt of the two hadrons). Functions of the same form have been used in describing single-pion inclusive production. Equality of the exponents of pt in the two processes is observed, confirming the role of smearing contributions to single-hadron cross sections.

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E*D3(SIG)/D3(P) is fitted by CONST*(1-XT)**POWER*PT**POWER.

E1*E2*D6(SIG)/D3(P1)/D3(P2) is fitted by CONST*(1-XT)**POWER*PT**POWER, where PT is (pt1 + pt2)/2.