Measurement of K+ production cross section by 8 GeV protons using high-energy neutrino interactions in the SciBooNE detector

G. Cheng; C. Mariani; J. L. Alcaraz-Aunion; S. J. Brice; L. Bugel; J. Catala-Perez; J. M. Conrad; Z. Djurcic; U. Dore; D. A. Finley; A. J. Franke; C. Giganti; J. J. Gomez-Cadenas; P. Guzowski; A. Hanson; Y. Hayato; K. Hiraide; G. Jover-Manas; G. Karagiorgi; T. Katori; Y. K. Kobayashi; T. Kobilarcik; H. Kubo; Y. Kurimoto; W. C. Louis; P. F. Loverre; L. Ludovici; K. B.M. Mahn; S. Masuike; K. Matsuoka; V. T. McGary; W. Metcalf; G. B. Mills; G. Mitsuka; Y. Miyachi; S. Mizugashira; C. D. Moore; Y. Nakajima; T. Nakaya; R. Napora; P. Nienaber; D. Orme; M. Otani; A. D. Russell; F. Sanchez; M. H. Shaevitz; T. A. Shibata; M. Sorel; R. J. Stefanski; H. Takei; H. K. Tanaka; M. Tanaka; R. Tayloe; I. J. Taylor; R. J. Tesarek; Y. Uchida; R. Van De Water; J. J. Walding; M. O. Wascko; H. B. White; M. Yokoyama; G. P. Zeller; E. D. Zimmerman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.84.012009

Measurement of K⁺ production cross section by 8 GeV protons using high-energy neutrino interactions in the SciBooNE detector

G. Cheng, C. Mariani, J. L. Alcaraz-Aunion, S. J. Brice, L. Bugel, J. Catala-Perez, J. M. Conrad, Z. Djurcic, U. Dore, D. A. Finley, A. J. Franke, C. Giganti, J. J. Gomez-Cadenas, P. Guzowski, A. Hanson, Y. Hayato, K. Hiraide, G. Jover-Manas, G. Karagiorgi, T. KatoriY. K. Kobayashi, T. Kobilarcik, H. Kubo, Y. Kurimoto, W. C. Louis, P. F. Loverre, L. Ludovici, K. B.M. Mahn, S. Masuike, K. Matsuoka, V. T. McGary, W. Metcalf, G. B. Mills, G. Mitsuka, Y. Miyachi, S. Mizugashira, C. D. Moore, Y. Nakajima, T. Nakaya, R. Napora, P. Nienaber, D. Orme, M. Otani, A. D. Russell, F. Sanchez, M. H. Shaevitz, T. A. Shibata, M. Sorel, R. J. Stefanski, H. Takei, H. K. Tanaka, M. Tanaka, R. Tayloe, I. J. Taylor, R. J. Tesarek, Y. Uchida, R. Van De Water, J. J. Walding, M. O. Wascko, H. B. White, M. Yokoyama, G. P. Zeller, E. D. Zimmerman

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The SciBooNE Collaboration reports K+ production cross section and rate measurements using high-energy daughter muon neutrino scattering data off the SciBar polystyrene (C8H8) target in the SciBooNE detector. The K+ mesons are produced by 8 GeV protons striking a beryllium target in Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam line (BNB). Using observed neutrino and antineutrino events in SciBooNE, we measure d2σdpdΩ=(5. 34±0.76)mb/(GeV/c×sr) for p+Be→K++X at mean K + energy of 3.9 GeV and angle (with respect to the proton beam direction) of 3.7 degrees, corresponding to the selected K+ sample. Compared to Monte Carlo predictions using previous higher energy K+ production measurements, this measurement, which uses the NUANCE neutrino interaction generator, is consistent with a normalization factor of 0.85±0.12. This agreement is evidence that the extrapolation of the higher energy K+ measurements to an 8 GeV beam energy using Feynman scaling is valid. This measurement reduces the error on the K+ production cross section from 40% to 14%. © 2011 American Physical Society.

Original language	English
Article number	012009
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	84
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.012009
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2011

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Cheng, G., Mariani, C., Alcaraz-Aunion, J. L., Brice, S. J., Bugel, L., Catala-Perez, J., Conrad, J. M., Djurcic, Z., Dore, U., Finley, D. A., Franke, A. J., Giganti, C., Gomez-Cadenas, J. J., Guzowski, P., Hanson, A., Hayato, Y., Hiraide, K., Jover-Manas, G., Karagiorgi, G., ... Zimmerman, E. D. (2011). Measurement of K⁺ production cross section by 8 GeV protons using high-energy neutrino interactions in the SciBooNE detector. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 84(1), [012009]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.012009

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AU - Brice, S. J.

AU - Bugel, L.

AU - Catala-Perez, J.

AU - Conrad, J. M.

AU - Djurcic, Z.

AU - Dore, U.

AU - Finley, D. A.

AU - Franke, A. J.

AU - Giganti, C.

AU - Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.

AU - Guzowski, P.

AU - Hanson, A.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Hiraide, K.

AU - Jover-Manas, G.

AU - Karagiorgi, G.

AU - Katori, T.

AU - Kobayashi, Y. K.

AU - Kobilarcik, T.

AU - Kubo, H.

AU - Kurimoto, Y.

AU - Louis, W. C.

AU - Loverre, P. F.

AU - Ludovici, L.

AU - Mahn, K. B.M.

AU - Masuike, S.

AU - Matsuoka, K.

AU - McGary, V. T.

AU - Metcalf, W.

AU - Mills, G. B.

AU - Mitsuka, G.

AU - Miyachi, Y.

AU - Mizugashira, S.

AU - Moore, C. D.

AU - Nakajima, Y.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Napora, R.

AU - Nienaber, P.

AU - Orme, D.

AU - Otani, M.

AU - Russell, A. D.

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AU - Shaevitz, M. H.

AU - Shibata, T. A.

AU - Sorel, M.

AU - Stefanski, R. J.

AU - Takei, H.

AU - Tanaka, H. K.

AU - Tanaka, M.

AU - Tayloe, R.

AU - Taylor, I. J.

AU - Tesarek, R. J.

AU - Uchida, Y.

AU - Van De Water, R.

AU - Walding, J. J.

AU - Wascko, M. O.

AU - White, H. B.

AU - Yokoyama, M.

AU - Zeller, G. P.

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Measurement of K+ production cross section by 8 GeV protons using high-energy neutrino interactions in the SciBooNE detector

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