Parametrizations of Inclusive Cross Sections for Pion Production in Proton-Proton Collisions

Accurate knowledge of cross sections for pion production in proton-proton collisions finds wide application in particle physics, astrophysics, cosmic ray physics and space radiation problems, especially in situations where an incident proton is transported through some medium, and one requires knowl...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2000-10
Main Authors: Blattnig, Steve R, Swaminathan, Sudha R, Kruger, Adam T, Ngom, Moussa, Norbury, John W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astrophysics
Cosmic rays
Cross-sections
Extraterrestrial radiation
Particle collisions
Particle physics
Protons
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Summary:Accurate knowledge of cross sections for pion production in proton-proton collisions finds wide application in particle physics, astrophysics, cosmic ray physics and space radiation problems, especially in situations where an incident proton is transported through some medium, and one requires knowledge of the output particle spectrum given the input spectrum. In such cases accurate parametrizations of the cross sections are desired. In this paper we review much of the experimental data and compare to a wide variety of different cross section parametrizations. In so doing, we provide parametrizations of neutral and charged pion cross sections which provide a very accurate description of the experimental data. Lorentz invariant differential cross sections, spectral distributions and total cross section parametrizations are presented.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0010170