Measurement of Production Properties of Positively Charged Kaons in Proton-Carbon Interactions at 31 GeV/c

The NA61/SHINE collaboration Abgrall, N. ; Aduszkiewicz, A. ; Anticic, T. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 85 (2012) 035210, 2012.
Inspire Record 1079585 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.59717

Spectra of positively charged kaons in p+C interactions at 31 GeV/c were measured with the NA61/SHINE spectrometer at the CERN SPS. The analysis is based on the full set of data collected in 2007 with a graphite target with a thickness of 4% of a nuclear interaction length. Interaction cross sections and charged pion spectra were already measured using the same set of data. These new measurements in combination with the published ones are required to improve predictions of the neutrino flux for the T2K long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment in Japan. In particular, the knowledge of kaon production is crucial for precisely predicting the intrinsic electron neutrino component and the high energy tail of the T2K beam. The results are presented as a function of laboratory momentum in 2 intervals of the laboratory polar angle covering the range from 20 up to 240 mrad. The kaon spectra are compared with predictions of several hadron production models. Using the published pion results and the new kaon data, the K+/\pi+ ratios are computed.

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The measured K+ production cross section and the K+/PI+ cross section ratio for the angular range 20 to 140 mrad. The errors on the ratios are statistical only.

The measured K+ production cross section and the K+/PI+ cross section ratio for the angular range 140 to 240 mrad. The errors on the ratios are statistical only.


Cross-sections of large-angle hadron production in proton- and pion-nucleus interactions VI: carbon nuclei and beam momenta from \pm 3 GeV/c to \pm 15 GeV/c

The HARP-CDP collaboration Bolshakova, A. ; Boyko, I. ; Chelkov, G. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 70 (2010) 573-633, 2010.
Inspire Record 863735 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.55450

We report on double-differential inclusive cross-sections of the production of secondary protons, charged pions, and deuterons, in the interactions with a 5% nuclear interaction length thick stationary carbon target, of proton and pion beams with momentum from \pm 3 GeV/c to \pm 15 GeV/c. Results are given for secondary particles with production angles between 20 and 125 degrees. Cross-sections on carbon nuclei are compared with cross-sections on beryllium, copper, tantalum and lead nuclei.

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The measured deuteron to proton ratios for each of the 8 GeV Proton, PI+ and PI- beams for the angular range 20 to 30 degrees.

The measured deuteron to proton ratios for each of the 8 GeV Proton, PI+ and PI- beams for the angular range 30 to 45 degrees.

The measured deuteron to proton ratios for each of the 8 GeV Proton, PI+ and PI- beams for the angular range 45 to 60 degrees.

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