Published May 2006 | Version v1
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Comparison of inclusive particle production in 14.6 GeV/c proton-nucleus collisions with simulation

Creators

  • 1. Arizona State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tempe, AZ (United States)
  • 2. Stony Brook University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook, NY (United States)

Description

Inclusive charged pion, kaon, proton and deuteron production in 14.6 GeV/c proton-nucleus collisions measured by BNL experiment E802 is compared with results from the GEANT3, GEANT4 and FLUKA simulation packages. The FLUKA package is found to have the best overall agreement

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nimb.2006.01.014;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-ex/0511012v2;
PII
S0168-583X(06)00035-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Journal Volume
246
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 309-321
ISSN
0168-583X
CODEN
NIMBEU

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37072875
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
DEUTERONS; GEV RANGE 10-100; KAONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PIONS; PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; PROTONS; SIMULATION
Descriptors DEC
BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; BARYONS; BOSONS; CALCULATION METHODS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; GEV RANGE; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; HADRONS; INTERACTIONS; MESONS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; STRANGE MESONS; STRANGE PARTICLES

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