1210.6775 (O. Chvala et al.)

A survey of backward proton and pion production in p+C interactions at
beam momenta from 1 to 400 GeV/c    [PDF]

O. Chvala, H. G. Fischer, M. Makariev, A. Rybicki, D. Varga, S. Wenig

New data on proton and pion production in p+C interactions from the CERN PS and SPS accelerators are used in conjunction with other available data sets to perform a comprehensive survey of backward hadronic cross sections. This survey covers the complete backward hemisphere in the range of lab angles from 10 to 180 degrees, from 0.2 to 1.4 GeV/c in lab momentum and from 1 to 400 GeV/c in projectile momentum. Using the constraints of continuity and smoothness of the angular, momentum and energy dependences a consistent description of the inclusive cross sections is established which allows the control of the internal consistency of the nineteen available data sets.

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