Constraining models of hadronic showers using proton-Oxygen collisions at the LHC involving proton/neutron tagging

Michael Pitt

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Abstract

The study of hadronic showers, which are produced by cosmic rays penetrating the Earth's atmosphere, is essential for shedding light on the origins and characteristics of high-energy particles originating from space and reaching our planet. At the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, there are plans to conduct a short run of proton-oxygen collisions in 2025 to refine the modeling of hadronic showers. This work explores the potential impact on constraining models of hadronic showers by measuring interactions facilitated by color-neutral objects such as photons, pomerons, and pions. These interactions are often characterized by high-energy protons or neutrons produced at forward rapidities and can be tagged using dedicated forward proton and neutron detectors.

Original languageEnglish
Article number140
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume441
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Mar 2024
Event18th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2023 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 28 Aug 20231 Sep 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General

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