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Hadron production measurement from NA61/SHINE

Nuclear Experiment 2019-08-14 v1

Abstract

New results from the NA61/SHINE experiment on the determination of charged hadron yields in proton-carbon interactions are presented. They aim to improve predictions of the neutrino flux in the T2K experiment. The analysis is based on the main dataset collected by NA61/SHINE in the year 2009. The data were recorded using a secondary-proton beam of 31 GeV/cc momentum from CERN SPS which impinges on a graphite target. To determine the inclusive production cross section for charged pions, kaons and protons a thin target was exploited. Results of this measurement are used in the T2K beam simulation program to reweight hadron yields at the interaction vertex. At the same time, NA61/SHINE results obtained with the T2K replica target allow to constrain hadron yields at the surface of the target. This allows to constrain up to 90% of the neutrino flux, thus reducing significantly the model dependence of the neutrino beam prediction. All measured spectra are compared to predictions of hadron production models.

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@article{arxiv.1311.5687,
  title  = {Hadron production measurement from NA61/SHINE},
  author = {A. Korzenev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.5687},
  year   = {2019}
}

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Presented at NUFACT2013 in Beijing on Aug.23, 2013