The interpretation of cosmic antiproton flux measurements from space-borne experiments is currently limited by the knowledge of the antiproton production cross-section in collisions between primary cosmic rays and the interstellar medium. Using collisions of protons with an energy of 6.5 TeV incident on helium nuclei at rest in the proximity of the interaction region of the LHCb experiment, the ratio of antiprotons originating from antihyperon decays to prompt production is measured for antiproton momenta between 12 and 110GeV\!/c . The dominant antihyperon contribution, namely Λ¯ → p¯ π+ decays from promptly produced Λ¯ particles, is also exclusively measured. The results complement the measurement of prompt antiproton production obtained from the same data sample. At the energy scale of this measurement, the antihyperon contributions to antiproton production are observed to be significantly larger than predictions of commonly used hadronic production models.

Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A., Beteta, C., Abudinen, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., et al. (2023). Measurement of antiproton production from antihyperon decays in pHe collisions at √sNN=110GeV. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS, 83(6) [10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11673-x].

Measurement of antiproton production from antihyperon decays in pHe collisions at √sNN=110GeV

Borsato M.;Calvi M.;Capelli S.;Carniti P.;Fazzini D.;Garcia Pardinas J.;Gotti C.;Kirsebom V. S.;Martinazzoli L.;Martinelli M.;Meloni S.;Minotti A.;Petruzzo M.;Pizzichemi M.;Salomoni M.;Shields E. B.;
2023

Abstract

The interpretation of cosmic antiproton flux measurements from space-borne experiments is currently limited by the knowledge of the antiproton production cross-section in collisions between primary cosmic rays and the interstellar medium. Using collisions of protons with an energy of 6.5 TeV incident on helium nuclei at rest in the proximity of the interaction region of the LHCb experiment, the ratio of antiprotons originating from antihyperon decays to prompt production is measured for antiproton momenta between 12 and 110GeV\!/c . The dominant antihyperon contribution, namely Λ¯ → p¯ π+ decays from promptly produced Λ¯ particles, is also exclusively measured. The results complement the measurement of prompt antiproton production obtained from the same data sample. At the energy scale of this measurement, the antihyperon contributions to antiproton production are observed to be significantly larger than predictions of commonly used hadronic production models.
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proton-helium collisions; LHCb; Baryon physics
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27-giu-2023
2023
83
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Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A., Beteta, C., Abudinen, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., et al. (2023). Measurement of antiproton production from antihyperon decays in pHe collisions at √sNN=110GeV. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS, 83(6) [10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11673-x].
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