Comparison of inclusive particle production in 14.6 GeV/c proton-nucleus collisions with simulation

hep-ex

/ Authors

D. E. Jaffe, K. H. Lo, J. R. Comfort, M. Sivertz

/ Abstract

Inclusive charged pion, kaon, proton, and deuteron production in 14.6 GeV/c proton-nucleus collisions measured by BNL experiment E802 is compared with results from the GEANT3, GEANT4, and FLUKA simulation packages. The FLUKA package is found to have the best overall agreement.