HEPData Search

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.

2 data tables

Table 1

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.

Table 2

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.

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Exclusive production of pion and kaon meson pairs in two photon collisions at LEP.

The ALEPH collaboration Heister, A. ; Schael, S. ; Barate, R. ; et al.

Phys.Lett.B 569 (2003) 140-150, 2003.

Inspire Record 626022 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.49730

Exclusive production of π and K meson pairs in two photon collisions is measured with ALEPH data collected between 1992 and 2000. Cross-sections are presented as a function of cos θ ∗ and invariant mass, for | cos θ ∗ |<0.6 and invariant masses between 2.0 and 6.0 GeV/ c 2 (2.25 and 4.0 GeV/ c 2 ) for pions (kaons). The shape of the distributions are found to be well described by QCD predictions but the data have a significantly higher normalization.

4 data tables

Table 1

Measured angular distribution for pion production.

Table 2

Measured angular distribution for kaon production.

Table 3

Measured cross section for pion production as a function of W.

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Search for trilinear neutral gauge boson couplings in Z-gamma production at S**(1/2) = 189-GeV at LEP

The OPAL collaboration Abbiendi, G. ; Ackerstaff, K. ; Ainsley, C. ; et al.

Eur.Phys.J.C 17 (2000) 553-566, 2000.

Inspire Record 529897 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.49934

The data recorded at a centre-of-mass energy of 189GeV by the OPAL detector at LEP are used to search for trilinear couplings of the neutral gauge bosons in the process e+e- --> Z-gamma. The cross-sections are measured for multihadronic events with an energetic isolated photon and for events with a high energy photon accompanied by missing energy. These cross-sections and the photon energy, polar angle and isolation angle distributions are compared to the Standard Model predictions and to the theoretical expectations of a model allowing for Z-gamma-Z and Z-gamma-gamma vertices. Since no significant deviations with respect to the Standard Model expectations are found, constraints are derived on the strength of neutral trilinear gauge couplings.

2 data tables

Table 1

Total sysytematic error for Q Qbar (NU NUbar) channel is 0.154 (0.048) pb.

Table 2

See text for Z(GAMMA) anomalous coupling definitions. Statistical and systematic errors are combined in quadrature.

Search for the top quark decaying to a charged Higgs boson in anti-p p collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.8-TeV

The CDF collaboration Abe, F. ; Albrow, M.G. ; Amidei, D. ; et al.

Phys.Rev.Lett. 73 (1994) 2667-2671, 1994.

Inspire Record 383998 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.50929

We present the results of a search in p¯p collisions at s=1.8 TeV for the top quark decaying to a charged Higgs boson (H±). We search for dilepton final states from the decay chain tt¯→HH (or HW, or WW) + bb¯→ll+X. In a sample of 19.3 pb−1 collected during 1992-93 with the Collider Detector at Fermilab, we observe 2 events with a background estimation of 3.0 ± 1.0 events. Limits at 95% C.L. in the (Mtop,MH±) plane are presented. For the case Mtop<MW+Mb, we exclude at 95% C.L. the entire (Mtop,MH±) plane for the branching ratio B(H→τν) larger than 75%. We also interpret the results in terms of the parameter tan β of two-Higgs-doublet models.

6 data tables

Table 1

Upper limits on the cross section at 95PCT CL. CONST(TAN(BETA)) is model parameter describing the charged Higgs decay (see text).

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Upper limits on the cross section at 95PCT CL. CONST(TAN(BETA)) is model pameter describing the charged Higgs decay (see text).

Table 3

Upper limits on the cross section at 95PCT CL. CONST(TAN(BETA)) is model pameter describing the charged Higgs decay (see text).

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First measurement of the production of a W boson in association with a single charm quark in p anti-p collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.96-TeV

The CDF collaboration Aaltonen, T. ; Adelman, Jahred A. ; Akimoto, T. ; et al.

Phys.Rev.Lett. 100 (2008) 091803, 2008.

Inspire Record 768011 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.51948

We present the first measurement of the production cross section of a W boson with a single charm quark (c) in p-pbar collisions at sqrt(s)=1.96 TeV, using soft muon tagging of c jets. In a data sample of ~1.8 fb-1, recorded with the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron, we select events with W+1 or 2 jets. We use the charge correlation between the W and the muon from the semileptonic decay of a charm hadron to extract the Wc signal. We measure sigma_{Wc}(p_{Tc}>20 GeV/c, |\eta_c|<1.5)\times BR(W->\ell\nu) = 9.8+/-3.2 pb, in agreement with theoretical expectations.

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Table 1

The measured cross section for leptonic decay of the W.

Measurement of the average b baryon lifetime and the product branching ratio f (b --> Lambda(b)) x BR (Lambda(b) --> Lambda lepton- anti-neutrino X)

The OPAL collaboration Akers, R. ; Alexander, G. ; Allison, John ; et al.

Z.Phys.C 69 (1996) 195-214, 1996.

Inspire Record 397395 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.51966

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Table 1

Charged conjugate state is assumed.

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EXPERIMENTAL DATA ON AVERAGE NUMBER OF INTERACTED PROTONS IN INELASTIC AND CENTRAL NUCLEUS-NUCLEUS COLLISIONS AT 3.6-GeV/ N

Cross-sections of the H-3 ---> He-3 reaction on hydrogen, carbon, aluminum, copper and lead at 9-gev/c

Charge exchange Li-7 ---> Be-7 cross-sections at 21-GeV/c on H, C, Al, Cu, Pb nuclei

Collective excitation of Delta isobar in the charge exchange reactions (Li-7, Be-7) and (H-3, He-3) at a momentum of 3-GeV/c/nucleon

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

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Exclusive production of pion and kaon meson pairs in two photon collisions at LEP.

Search for trilinear neutral gauge boson couplings in Z-gamma production at S**(1/2) = 189-GeV at LEP

Search for the top quark decaying to a charged Higgs boson in anti-p p collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.8-TeV

First measurement of the production of a W boson in association with a single charm quark in p anti-p collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.96-TeV

Measurement of the average b baryon lifetime and the product branching ratio f (b --> Lambda(b)) x BR (Lambda(b) --> Lambda lepton- anti-neutrino X)