Measurements of $\pi^\pm$, $K^\pm$, $K^0_S$, $\Lambda$ and proton production in proton-carbon interactions at 31 GeV/$c$ with the NA61/SHINE spectrometer at the CERN SPS

The NA61/SHINE collaboration Abgrall, N. ; Aduszkiewicz, A. ; Ali, Y. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 76 (2016) 84, 2016.
Inspire Record 1397003 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19125

Measurements of hadron production in p+C interactions at 31 GeV/c are performed using the NA61/ SHINE spectrometer at the CERN SPS. The analysis is based on the full set of data collected in 2009 using a graphite target with a thickness of 4% of a nuclear interaction length. Inelastic and production cross sections as well as spectra of $\pi^\pm$, $K^\pm$, p, $K^0_S$ and $\Lambda$ are measured with high precision. These measurements are essential for improved calculations of the initial neutrino fluxes in the T2K long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment in Japan. A comparison of the NA61/SHINE measurements with predictions of several hadroproduction models is presented.

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The double differential $\pi^+$ production cross section in the laboratory system for p+C interactions at 31 GeV$/c$. The results are presented as a function of momentum, $p$ (in [GeV/$c$]), in different angular intervals, $\theta$ (in [mrad]). The statistical and systematic errors are quoted.

The double differential $\pi^+$ production cross section in the laboratory system for p+C interactions at 31 GeV$/c$. The results are presented as a function of momentum, $p$ (in [GeV/$c$]), in different angular intervals, $\theta$ (in [mrad]). The statistical and systematic errors are quoted.

The double differential $\pi^+$ production cross section in the laboratory system for p+C interactions at 31 GeV$/c$. The results are presented as a function of momentum, $p$ (in [GeV/$c$]), in different angular intervals, $\theta$ (in [mrad]). The statistical and systematic errors are quoted.

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Subthreshold K+ production in proton nucleus collisions

De̹bowski, M. ; Barth, R. ; Boivin, M. ; et al.
Z.Phys.A 356 (1996) 313-325, 1996.
Inspire Record 432858 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.16477

Double differential K+cross sections have been measured in p+C collisions at 1.2, 1.5 and 2.5 GeV beam energy and in p+Pb collisions at 1.2 and 1.5 GeV. The K+ spectrum taken at 2.5 GeV can be reproduced quantitatively by a model calculation which takes into account first chance proton-nucleon collisions and internal momentum with energy distribution of nucleons according to the spectral function. At 1.2 and 1.5 GeV beam energy the K+ data excess significantly the model predictions for first chance collisions. When taking secondary processes into account the results of the calculations are in much better agreement with the data.

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