Forward pi(+/-) production in p-O-2 and p-N-2 interactions at 12 GeV/c

Catanesi, M.; Radicioni, E.; Edgecock, R.; Ellis, M.; Gossling, C.; Bunyatov, S.; Krasnoperov, A.; Popov, B.; Tereschenko, V.; di Capua, E.; Vidal-Sitjes, G.; Artamonov, A.; Giani, S.; Gilardoni, S.; Gorbunov, P.; Grant, A.; Grossheim, A.; Ivanchenko, A.; Ivanchenko, V.; Kayis-Topaksu, AYSEL; Panman, J.; Papadopoulos, I.; Tcherniaev, E.; Tsukerman, I.; Wiebusch, C.; Zucchelli, P.; Blondel, A.; Borghi, S.; Morone, M.; Prior, G.; Schroeter, R.; Meurer, C.; Gastaldi, U.; Mills, G.; Graulich, J.; Gregoire, G.; Bonesini, M.; Ferri, F.; Kirsanov, M.; Bagulya, A.; Grichine, V.; Polukhina, N.; Palladino, V.; Coney, L.; Schmitz, D.; Barr, G.; Bobisut, F.; Gibin, D.; Guglielmi, A.; Mezzetto, M.; Dumarchez, J.; Dore, U.; Orestano, D.; Pastore, F.; Tonazzo, A.; Tortora, L.; Booth, C.; Howlett, L.; Bogomilov, M.; Kolev, D.; Tsenov, R.; Piperov, S.; Temnikov, P.; Apollonio, M.; Chimenti, P.; Giannini, G.; Burguet-Castell, J.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.; Martin-Albo, J.; Sorel, M.

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2008.07.007

Forward pi(+/-) production in p-O-2 and p-N-2 interactions at 12 GeV/c

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Catanesi M. G., Radicioni E., Edgecock R., Ellis M., Gossling C., Bunyatov S., ...Daha Fazla

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.124-132, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2008.07.007
Dergi Adı: ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.124-132
Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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 <= 0(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. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.