Comparative Analysis of Single Charged Particle Production in Proton-Carbon Interactions at High Energies

TL;DR

This paper compares experimental data and model predictions for charged particle production in proton-Carbon interactions at high energies, validating the GiBUU model against NA61/SHINE and EMPHATIC results.

Contribution

It provides a detailed comparison of experimental measurements with GiBUU model predictions for charged particle yields at multiple energies and angles.

Findings

Significant agreement between GiBUU predictions and experimental data.

Validation of the GiBUU model for high-energy proton-Carbon interactions.

Detailed differential cross-section analysis across various angles.

Abstract

The generation of charged pions, kaons, and protons from proton beam incident on Carbon at 31 GeV/c is calculated and compared with the results of the NA61/SHINE experiment. Predictions of the single charged particle yield by proton off the Carbon target is calculated using the Giessen Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck (GiBUU) model and compared with the recent data of the EMPHATIC hadron scattering and production experiment for incident proton beam energies of 20, 30, and 120 GeV/c within $\pm$20 mrad with respect to the beam particle. We present the analysis for the single and double differential cross-sections for the produced particles at various scattering angles and conduct a comprehensive comparison with the experimental data. These studies show significant agreement with the measured data.