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New Results from the Cosmic-Ray Program of the NA61/SHINE facility at the CERN SPS

The NA61/SHINE experiment at the SPS accelerator at CERN is a unique facility for the study of hadronic interactions at fixed target energies. The data collected with NA61/SHINE is relevant for a broad range of topics in cosmic-ray physics including ultrahigh-energy air showers and the production of...

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Autor principal: Unger, Michael
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.358.0446
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2689946
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description The NA61/SHINE experiment at the SPS accelerator at CERN is a unique facility for the study of hadronic interactions at fixed target energies. The data collected with NA61/SHINE is relevant for a broad range of topics in cosmic-ray physics including ultrahigh-energy air showers and the production of secondary nuclei and anti-particles in the Galaxy.Here we present an update of the measurement of the momentum spectra of anti-protons produced in $\pi^-$+C interactions at 158 and 350 GeV/c and discuss their relevance for the understanding of muons in air showers initiated by ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.Furthermore, we report the first results from a three-day pilot run aimed at investigating the capability of our experiment to measure nuclear fragmentation cross sections for the understanding of the propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy. We present a preliminary measurement of the production cross section of Boron in C+p interactions at 13.5 AGeV/C and discuss prospects for future data taking to provide the comprehensive and accurate reaction database of nuclear fragmentation needed in the era of high-precision measurements of Galactic cosmic rays.
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spelling cern-26899462023-03-14T17:32:44Zdoi:10.22323/1.358.0446http://cds.cern.ch/record/2689946engUnger, MichaelNew Results from the Cosmic-Ray Program of the NA61/SHINE facility at the CERN SPSnucl-exNuclear Physics - Experimentastro-ph.HEAstrophysics and AstronomyThe NA61/SHINE experiment at the SPS accelerator at CERN is a unique facility for the study of hadronic interactions at fixed target energies. The data collected with NA61/SHINE is relevant for a broad range of topics in cosmic-ray physics including ultrahigh-energy air showers and the production of secondary nuclei and anti-particles in the Galaxy.Here we present an update of the measurement of the momentum spectra of anti-protons produced in $\pi^-$+C interactions at 158 and 350 GeV/c and discuss their relevance for the understanding of muons in air showers initiated by ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.Furthermore, we report the first results from a three-day pilot run aimed at investigating the capability of our experiment to measure nuclear fragmentation cross sections for the understanding of the propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy. We present a preliminary measurement of the production cross section of Boron in C+p interactions at 13.5 AGeV/C and discuss prospects for future data taking to provide the comprehensive and accurate reaction database of nuclear fragmentation needed in the era of high-precision measurements of Galactic cosmic rays.The NA61/SHINE experiment at the SPS accelerator at CERN is a unique facility for the study of hadronic interactions at fixed target energies. The data collected with NA61/SHINE is relevant for a broad range of topics in cosmic-ray physics including ultrahigh-energy air showers and the production of secondary nuclei and anti-particles in the Galaxy. Here we present an update of the measurement of the momentum spectra of anti-protons produced in $\pi^-$+C interactions at 158 and 350 GeV/c and discuss their relevance for the understanding of muons in air showers initiated by ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. Furthermore, we report the first results from a three-day pilot run aimed at investigating the capability of our experiment to measure nuclear fragmentation cross sections for the understanding of the propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy. We present a preliminary measurement of the production cross section of Boron in C+p interactions at 13.5 AGeV/c and discuss prospects for future data taking to provide the comprehensive and accurate reaction database of nuclear fragmentation needed in the era of high-precision measurements of Galactic cosmic rays.arXiv:1909.07136oai:cds.cern.ch:26899462020
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Nuclear Physics - Experiment
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Astrophysics and Astronomy
Unger, Michael
New Results from the Cosmic-Ray Program of the NA61/SHINE facility at the CERN SPS
title New Results from the Cosmic-Ray Program of the NA61/SHINE facility at the CERN SPS
title_full New Results from the Cosmic-Ray Program of the NA61/SHINE facility at the CERN SPS
title_fullStr New Results from the Cosmic-Ray Program of the NA61/SHINE facility at the CERN SPS
title_full_unstemmed New Results from the Cosmic-Ray Program of the NA61/SHINE facility at the CERN SPS
title_short New Results from the Cosmic-Ray Program of the NA61/SHINE facility at the CERN SPS
title_sort new results from the cosmic-ray program of the na61/shine facility at the cern sps
topic nucl-ex
Nuclear Physics - Experiment
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Astrophysics and Astronomy
url https://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.358.0446
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2689946
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