Parametrizations of Inclusive Cross Sections for Pion Production In Proton-Proton Collisions. II. Comparison To New Data

Authors

John W. Norbury, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Lawrence W. Townsend, University of Tennessee

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2007

Department

Physics and Astronomy

School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Abstract

A set of new, precise data have recently been made available by the NA49 Collaboration for charged pion production in proton-proton and proton-Carbon reactions at 158 GeV. The current paper compares this new data to five currently available arithmetic parameterizations. Although a precise fit is not expected, two of the parameterizations do not work very well but the other three are able to provide a moderately good, but not precise fit to the proton-proton data. The best two of these three parameterizations are scaled to the proton-Carbon data and again provide a moderately good, but not precise fit.

Comments

©Physical Review D

Publisher Version

Publication Title

Physical Review D

Volume

75

Issue

3

Recommended Citation

Norbury, J. W., Townsend, L. W. (2007). Parametrizations of Inclusive Cross Sections for Pion Production In Proton-Proton Collisions. II. Comparison To New Data. Physical Review D, 75(3).
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/2091