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Reference measurements for indirect dark matter searches with p+C collisions at the NA61/SHINE experiment
by Michał Naskręt on behalf of the NA61/SHINE Collaboration
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| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Michał Naskręt |
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| Preprint Link: | scipost_202208_00015v1 (pdf) |
| Date submitted: | 2022-08-08 09:31 |
| Submitted by: | Naskręt, Michał |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics Proceedings |
| Proceedings issue: | 14th International Conference on Identification of Dark Matter (IDM2022) |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Experimental |
Abstract
NA61/SHINE is a large-acceptance fixed-target experiment located at the CERN SPS, which studies final hadronic states in interactions of various particles and nuclei. It is unique in terms of providing data on a variety of collision systems at different collision energies. This allows for wide deuteron, antiproton and antideuteron production cross-section studies. The latter are currently considered a possible dark matter interaction signal with exceptionally small background. The measurements on carbon targets are important to reduce systematic experimental effects due to experiment-internal antideuteron production, as the most abundant element in the path of an incoming particle for the AMS-02 experiment is carbon. This manuscript will focus on analysis of NA61/SHINE data on p+C thin target collisions in the context of light (anti)nuclei production. A preliminary analysis of experimental data and the particle identification method as well as current deuteron and antideuteron yields will be described.
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Presents performance study of the deuteron production cross-section in p+C collisions with the NA61/SHINE experiment at CERN SPS. This measurement is relevant for future studies of antideuteron production cross-section. I recommend this proceeding for publication after the conclusion section is revised (see the requested changes).
Requested changes
In the conclusion section, the sentences between "Using this method...[]...to obtain meaningful results" is unclear and should be rewritten.
Author: Michał Naskręt on 2022-11-10 [id 3006]
(in reply to Report 1 on 2022-11-08)The sentences mentioned by the referee have been reformulated.
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