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Measurements of double-differential charged pion production cross-sections in interactions of 12 GeV/c protons on O_2 and N_2 thin targets are presented in the kinematic range 0.5 GeV/c < p_{\pi} < 8 GeV/c and 50 mrad < \theta_{\pi} < 250 mrad (in the laboratory frame) and are compared with p--C results. For p--N_2 (p--O_2) interactions the analysis is performed using 38576 (7522) reconstructed secondary pions. The analysis uses the beam instrumentation and the forward spectrometer of the HARP experiment at CERN PS. The measured cross-sections have a direct impact on the precise calculation of atmospheric neutrino fluxes and on the improved reliability of extensive air shower simulations by reducing the uncertainties of hadronic interaction models in the low energy range. In particular, the present results allow the common hypothesis that p--C data can be used to predict the p--N_2 and p--O_2 pion production cross-sections to be tested.

12 data tables

Table 1

Double differential cross section for pion production in P-N2 interactions for the pion scattered polar angle range 50 to 100 mrad.

Table 2

Double differential cross section for pion production in P-N2 interactions for the pion scattered polar angle range 100 to 150 mrad.

Table 3

Double differential cross section for pion production in P-N2 interactions for the pion scattered polar angle range 150 to 200 mrad.

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Subthreshold antiproton production in p A, d A and alpha A reactions.

Sugaya, Y. ; Ashery, D. ; Chiba, J. ; et al.

Nucl.Phys.A 634 (1998) 115-140, 1998.

Inspire Record 466882 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36236

An enormous enhancement of antiproton production in deuteron- and α-induced reactions has been observed in the subthreshold energy region between 2 and 5 GeV/nucleon. Antiprotons produced at 5.1° with a momentum range of between 1.0 and 2.5 GeV/ c were measured by a beam-line spectrometer and identified by the time-of-flight method. The production cross sections in the deuteron- and α-induced reactions at an incident energy of 3.5 GeV/nucleon were 2 and 3 orders of magnitude larger than those in proton-induced reaction at the same energy. The enhancement in light-ion reactions could not be explained by the internal motion in the projectile and target nuclei. The target-mass dependence (C, Al, Cu and Pb) of the cross sections has also been studied. Further, the cross sections of π and K productions were measured.

74 data tables

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