Forward production of charged pions with incident protons on nuclear targets at the CERN PS

The HARP collaboration Apollonio, M. ; Artamonov, A. ; Bagulya, A. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 80 (2009) 035208, 2009.
Inspire Record 826544 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.53810

Measurements of the double-differential charged pion production cross-section in the range of momentum 0.5 GeV/c < p < 8.0 GeV/c and angle 0.025 rad < theta <0.25 rad in collisions of protons on beryllium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, aluminium, copper, tin, tantalum and lead are presented. The data were taken with the large acceptance HARP detector in the T9 beam line of the CERN PS. Incident particles were identified by an elaborate system of beam detectors. The data were taken with thin targets of 5% of a nuclear interaction length. The tracking and identification of the produced particles was performed using the forward system of the HARP experiment. Results are obtained for the double-differential cross section mainly at four incident proton beam momenta (3 GeV/c, 5 GeV/c, 8 GeV/c and 12 GeV/c). Measurements are compared with the GEANT4 and MARS Monte Carlo generators. A global parametrization is provided as an approximation of all the collected datasets which can serve as a tool for quick yields estimates.

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Cross-Sections of Large-Angle Hadron Production in Proton- and Pion-Nucleus Interactions III: Tantalum Nuclei and Beam Momenta from +/-3 Gev/c to +/-15 Gev/c

The HARP-CDP collaboration Bolshakova, A. ; Boyko, I. ; Chelkov, G. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 63 (2009) 549-609, 2009.
Inspire Record 822058 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.50528

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 tantalum target, of proton and pion beams with momentum from +/-3 GeV/c to +/-15 GeV/c. Results are given for secondary particles with production angles between 20 and 125 degrees. They are of particular relevance for the optimization of the design parameters of the proton driver of a neutrino factory.

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Measured cross section as a function of PT for P production from a P beam of momentum 3 GeV/c in the angular range 20 to 30 DEG.

Measured cross section as a function of PT for P production from a P beam of momentum 3 GeV/c in the angular range 30 to 40 DEG.

Measured cross section as a function of PT for P production from a P beam of momentum 3 GeV/c in the angular range 40 to 50 DEG.

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