Eur. Phys. J. C (2010) 66: 57-117
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1249-y

Regular Article - Experimental Physics

Cross-sections of large-angle hadron production in proton–and pion–nucleus interactions V: lead nuclei and beam momenta from ±3 GeV/c to ±15 GeV/c

¹ Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia
² CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
³ Politecnico di Milano and INFN, Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
⁴ Institute of High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia

^* e-mail: joerg.wotschack@cern.ch

Received: 2 December 2009
Published online: 28 January 2010

Abstract

We report on double-differential inclusive cross-sections of the production of secondary protons, charged pions, and deuterons, in the interactions with a 5% λ _int thick stationary lead target, of proton and pion beams with momentum from ±3 GeV/c to ±15 GeV/c. Results are given for secondary particles with production angles 20°<θ<125°. Cross-sections on lead nuclei are compared with cross-sections on beryllium, copper, and tantalum nuclei.