002861061 001__ 2861061 002861061 005__ 20241122041826.0 002861061 0248_ $$aoai:cds.cern.ch:2861061$$pcerncds:FULLTEXT$$pcerncds:CERN:FULLTEXT$$pcerncds:CERN 002861061 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.1103/PhysRevD.108.072013 002861061 037__ $$9arXiv$$aarXiv:2306.02961$$chep-ex 002861061 035__ $$9arXiv$$aoai:arXiv.org:2306.02961 002861061 035__ $$9Inspire$$aoai:inspirehep.net:2665737$$d2024-11-21T18:38:35Z$$h2024-11-22T03:00:08Z$$mmarcxml$$ttrue$$uhttps://inspirehep.net/api/oai2d 002861061 035__ $$9Inspire$$a2665737 002861061 041__ $$aeng 002861061 100__ $$aAdhikary, H.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 245__ $$9arXiv$$aMeasurements of $\pi^+$, $\pi^-$, $p$, $\bar{p}$, $K^+$ and $K^-$ production in 120 GeV/$c$ p + C interactions 002861061 269__ $$c2023-06-05 002861061 260__ $$c2023-10-01 002861061 300__ $$a20 p 002861061 520__ $$9APS$$aThis paper presents multiplicity measurements of charged hadrons produced in 120 GeV/$c$ proton-carbon interactions. The measurements were made using data collected at the NA61/SHINE experiment during two different data-taking periods, with increased phase space coverage in the second configuration due to the addition of new subdetectors. Particle identification via $dE/dx$ was employed to obtain double-differential production multiplicities of $\pi^+$, $\pi^-$, $p$, $\bar{p}$, $K^+$ and $K^-$. These measurements are presented as a function of laboratory momentum in intervals of laboratory polar angle covering the range from 0 to 450 mrad. They provide crucial inputs for current and future long-baseline neutrino experiments, where they are used to estimate the initial neutrino flux. 002861061 520__ $$9arXiv$$aThis paper presents multiplicity measurements of charged hadrons produced in 120 GeV/$c$ proton-carbon interactions. The measurements were made using data collected at the NA61/SHINE experiment during two different data-taking periods, with increased phase space coverage in the second configuration due to the addition of new subdetectors. Particle identification via $dE/dx$ was employed to obtain double-differential production multiplicities of $\pi^+$, $\pi^-$, $p$, $\bar{p}$, $K^+$ and $K^-$. These measurements are presented as a function of laboratory momentum in intervals of laboratory polar angle covering the range from 0 to 450 mrad. They provide crucial inputs for current and future long-baseline neutrino experiments, where they are used to estimate the initial neutrino flux. 002861061 540__ $$3preprint$$aCC BY 4.0$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 002861061 540__ $$3publication$$aCC BY 4.0$$fSCOAP3$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 002861061 542__ $$3publication$$dauthors$$fPublished by the American Physical Society$$g2023 002861061 595__ $$aFor annual report 002861061 65017 $$2arXiv$$anucl-ex 002861061 65017 $$2SzGeCERN$$aNuclear Physics - Experiment 002861061 65017 $$2arXiv$$ahep-ex 002861061 65017 $$2SzGeCERN$$aParticle Physics - Experiment 002861061 693__ $$aCERN SPS$$eNA61 002861061 690C_ $$aCERN 002861061 690C_ $$aARTICLE 002861061 700__ $$aAdrich, P.$$uWarsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies$$vNational Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aAllison, K.K.$$uColorado U.$$vUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA 002861061 700__ $$aAmin, N.$$uKIT, Karlsruhe$$vKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aAndronov, E.V.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aAntićić, T.$$uBoskovic Inst., Zagreb$$vRuđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia 002861061 700__ $$aArsene, I.-C.$$uU. Oslo (main)$$vUniversity of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 002861061 700__ $$aBajda, M.$$uJagiellonian U.$$vJagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aBalkova, Y.$$uSilesia U.$$vUniversity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aBaszczyk, M.$$uAGH-UST, Cracow$$vAGH-University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aBattaglia, D.$$uNotre Dame U.$$vUniversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA 002861061 700__ $$aBazgir, A.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aBhosale, S.$$uCracow, INP$$vInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aBielewicz, M.$$uWarsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies$$vNational Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aBlondel, A.$$uParis U., VI-VII$$vLPNHE, Sorbonne University, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France 002861061 700__ $$aBogomilov, M.$$uSofiya U.$$vFaculty of Physics, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria 002861061 700__ $$aBondar, Y.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aBostan, N.$$uNotre Dame U.$$vUniversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA 002861061 700__ $$aBrandin, A.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aBryliński, W.$$uWarsaw U. of Tech. (main)$$vWarsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aBrzychczyk, J.$$uJagiellonian U.$$vJagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aBuryakov, M.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aCamino, A.F.$$uPittsburgh U.$$vUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 002861061 700__ $$aĆirković, M.$$uBelgrade U.$$vUniversity of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia 002861061 700__ $$aCsanád, M.$$uEotvos U.$$vEötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary 002861061 700__ $$aCybowska, J.$$uWarsaw U. of Tech. (main)$$vWarsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aCzopowicz, T.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aDalmazzone, C.$$uParis U., VI-VII$$vLPNHE, Sorbonne University, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France 002861061 700__ $$aDavis, N.$$uCracow, INP$$vInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aDmitriev, A.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$avon Doetinchem, P.$$uHawaii U.$$vUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 002861061 700__ $$aDominik, W.$$uWarsaw U.$$vUniversity of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aDorosz, P.$$uAGH-UST, Cracow$$vAGH-University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aDumarchez, J.$$uParis U., VI-VII$$vLPNHE, Sorbonne University, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France 002861061 700__ $$aEngel, R.$$uKIT, Karlsruhe$$vKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aFeofilov, G.A.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aFields, L.$$uNotre Dame U.$$vUniversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA 002861061 700__ $$aFodor, Z.$$uWigner RCP, Budapest$$uWroclaw U.$$vUniversity of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland$$vWigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary 002861061 700__ $$aFriend, M.$$uKEK, Tsukuba$$vInstitute for Particle and Nuclear Studies, Tsukuba, Japan 002861061 700__ $$aGaździcki, M.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$uGoethe U., Frankfurt (main)$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland$$vUniversity of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aGolosov, O.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aGolovatyuk, V.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aGolubeva, M.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aGrebieszkow, K.$$uWarsaw U. of Tech. 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(main)$$vWarsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aKrasnoperov, A.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aKucewicz, W.$$uAGH-UST, Cracow$$vAGH-University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aKuchowicz, M.$$uWroclaw U.$$vUniversity of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aKuich, M.$$uWarsaw U.$$vUniversity of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aKurepin, A.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aLászló, A.$$uWigner RCP, Budapest$$vWigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary 002861061 700__ $$aLewicki, M.$$uWroclaw U.$$vUniversity of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aLykasov, G.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aLyubushkin, V.V.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aMaćkowiak-Pawłowska, M.$$uWarsaw U. of Tech. (main)$$vWarsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aMajka, Z.$$uJagiellonian U.$$vJagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aMakhnev, A.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aMaksiak, B.$$uWarsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies$$vNational Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aMalakhov, A.I.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aMarcinek, A.$$uCracow, INP$$vInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aMarino, A.D.$$jORCID:0000-0002-1709-538X$$uColorado U.$$vUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA 002861061 700__ $$aMathes, H.-J.$$uKIT, Karlsruhe$$vKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aMatulewicz, 5T. 002861061 700__ $$aMatulewicz, T.$$uWarsaw U. (main)$$vUniversity of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aMatveev, V.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aMelkumov, G.L.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aMerzlaya, A.$$uU. Oslo (main)$$vUniversity of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 002861061 700__ $$aMik, Ł.$$uAGH-UST, Cracow$$vAGH-University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aMills, G.$$uLos Alamos$$vLos Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA 002861061 700__ $$aMorawiec, A.$$uJagiellonian U.$$vJagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aMorozov, S.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aNagai, Y.$$uEotvos U.$$vEötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary 002861061 700__ $$aNakadaira, T.$$uKEK, Tsukuba$$vInstitute for Particle and Nuclear Studies, Tsukuba, Japan 002861061 700__ $$aNaskręt, M.$$uWroclaw U.$$vUniversity of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aNishimori, S.$$uKEK, Tsukuba$$vInstitute for Particle and Nuclear Studies, Tsukuba, Japan 002861061 700__ $$aOzvenchuk, V.$$uCracow, INP$$vInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aPanova, O.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aPaolone, V.$$uPittsburgh U.$$vUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 002861061 700__ $$aPetukhov, O.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aPidhurskyi, I.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$uGoethe U., Frankfurt (main)$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland$$vUniversity of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aPłaneta, R.$$uJagiellonian U.$$vJagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aPodlaski, P.$$uWarsaw U.$$vUniversity of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aPopov, B.A.$$uUnlisted$$uParis U., VI-VII$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN$$vLPNHE, Sorbonne University, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France 002861061 700__ $$aPórfy, B.$$uWigner RCP, Budapest$$uEotvos U.$$vEötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary$$vWigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary 002861061 700__ $$aPosiadała-Zezula, M.$$uWarsaw U.$$vUniversity of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aProkhorova, D.S.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aPszczel, D.$$uWarsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies$$vNational Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aPuławski, S.$$uSilesia U.$$vUniversity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aPuzović, J.$$uBelgrade U.$$vUniversity of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia 002861061 700__ $$aRenfordt, R.$$uSilesia U.$$vUniversity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aRen, L.$$uColorado U.$$vUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA 002861061 700__ $$aReyna Ortiz, V.Z.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aRöhrich, D.$$uBergen U.$$vUniversity of Bergen, Bergen, Norway 002861061 700__ $$aRondio, E.$$uWarsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies$$vNational Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aRoth, M.$$uKIT, Karlsruhe$$vKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aRozpłochowski, Ł.$$uCracow, INP$$vInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aRumberger, B.T.$$uColorado U.$$vUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA 002861061 700__ $$aRumyantsev, M.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aRustamov, A.$$uNNRC, Baku$$uGoethe U., Frankfurt (main)$$vNational Nuclear Research Center, Baku, Azerbaijan$$vUniversity of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aRybczynski, M.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aRybicki, A.$$uCracow, INP$$vInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aSakashita, K.$$uKEK, Tsukuba$$vInstitute for Particle and Nuclear Studies, Tsukuba, Japan 002861061 700__ $$aSchmidt, K.$$uSilesia U.$$vUniversity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aSeryakov, A.Yu.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aSeyboth, P.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aShah, U.A.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aShiraishi, Y.$$uOkayama U.$$vOkayama University, Japan 002861061 700__ $$aShukla, A.$$uHawaii U.$$vUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 002861061 700__ $$aSłodkowski, M.$$uWarsaw U. of Tech. (main)$$vWarsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aStaszel, P.$$uJagiellonian U.$$vJagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aStefanek, G.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aStepaniak, J.$$uWarsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies$$vNational Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aStrikhanov, M.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aStröbele, H.$$uGoethe U., Frankfurt (main)$$vUniversity of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aŠuša, T.$$uBoskovic Inst., Zagreb$$vRuđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia 002861061 700__ $$aŚwiderski, Ł.$$uWarsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies$$vNational Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aSzewiński, J.$$uWarsaw, Inst. Nucl. 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Oslo (main)$$vUniversity of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 002861061 700__ $$aUnger, M.$$uKIT, Karlsruhe$$vKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aUrbaniak, M.$$uSilesia U.$$vUniversity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aValiev, F.F.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aVeberič, D.$$uKIT, Karlsruhe$$vKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany 002861061 700__ $$aVechernin, V.V.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aVolkov, V.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aWickremasinghe, A.$$uFermilab$$vFermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA 002861061 700__ $$aWójcik, K.$$uSilesia U.$$vUniversity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aWyszyński, O.$$uJan Kochanowski U.$$vJan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland 002861061 700__ $$aZaitsev, A.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aZimmerman, E.D.$$uColorado U.$$vUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA 002861061 700__ $$aZviagina, A.$$uUnlisted$$vAffiliated with an institution covered by a cooperation agreement with CERN 002861061 700__ $$aZwaska, R.$$uFermilab$$vFermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA 002861061 710__ $$gNA61/SHINE Collaboration 002861061 773__ $$c072013$$pPhys. Rev. D$$v108$$y2023 002861061 8564_ $$uhttps://lss.fnal.gov/archive/2023/pub/fermilab-pub-23-292-ad.pdf$$yFermilab Library Server 002861061 8564_ $$82456790$$s229620$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPiPlus.png$$y00036 Combined multiplicity measurements for \pip analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456791$$s256425$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPMinus2D.png$$y00033 Combined multiplicity measurements for proton and antiproton analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82456792$$s82873$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/FeedDownUncertaintiesLegend.png$$y00010 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from more than 1.5\% to less than 0.5\% for $\pi^+$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 3\% to less than 1\% for $\pi^-$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown.Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from up to 5\% to less than 2\% for $p$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 10\% to around 6\% for $\bar{p}$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456793$$s62481$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/PiSystematics2016.png$$y00022 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \pip analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456794$$s9695325$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/2306.02961.pdf$$yFulltext 002861061 8564_ $$82456795$$s215922$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPiMinusUncertainties.png$$y00043 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined \pim analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456796$$s191702$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedKMinusUncertainties.png$$y00047 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined \Km analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456797$$s214382$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPiPlusUncertainties.png$$y00042 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined \pip analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456798$$s1028685$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/dEdxFitNegativeModified.png$$y00009 Example $dE/dx$ distribution fit for one kinematic bin showing positively (left) and negatively (right) charged track distributions. This kinematic bin shows an abundance of pions in both the positively and negatively charged track distributions, a significant fraction of protons, and a lack of antiprotons. This is characteristic of the 120 \gevc proton-carbon reaction. 002861061 8564_ $$82456799$$s40873$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/FTPCEvent.png$$y00003 Reconstructed event from the 2017 120 \gevc proton-carbon dataset. Event was reconstructed using the SHINE-native Reconstruction Chain. A forward-going track spanning the GTPC and all three FTPCs can be seen. Yellow points and red lines represent TPC point measurements associated with vertex tracks. Green points represent TPC point measurements associated with out-of-time beam particles or tracks produced by out-of-time beam particles. 002861061 8564_ $$82456800$$s65617$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/PiSystematics2017.png$$y00023 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \pip analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456801$$s53408$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/FeedDownUncertaintiesP.png$$y00013 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from up to 5\% to less than 2\% for $p$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 10\% to around 6\% for $\bar{p}$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456802$$s268369$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedKMinus.png$$y00041 Combined multiplicity measurements for \Km analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456803$$s258347$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPiPlus2D.png$$y00030 Combined multiplicity measurements for \pip and \pim analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82456804$$s258038$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPiMinus2D.png$$y00031 Combined multiplicity measurements for \pip and \pim analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82456805$$s233993$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedKPlus.png$$y00040 Combined multiplicity measurements for \Kp analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456806$$s60636$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/FeedDownUncertaintiesPiPlus.png$$y00011 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from more than 1.5\% to less than 0.5\% for $\pi^+$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 3\% to less than 1\% for $\pi^-$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456807$$s102998$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/comparisonPBar.png$$y00018 Example $p/\bar{p}$ multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82456808$$s67396$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/PSystematics2016.png$$y00025 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 $p$ analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456809$$s92400$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/PSystematics2017.png$$y00026 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 $p$ analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456810$$s223894$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedP.png$$y00038 Combined multiplicity measurements for $p$ analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456811$$s120706$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/PiSystematicsLegend.png$$y00021 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \pip analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456812$$s193198$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/NA61DetectorSetup-FTPCs.png$$y00000 Top view of the NA61/SHINE experiment in the configuration used during the 2017 proton data taking. In 2016 the FTPCs were not present. Adapted from~\cite{na61detector}. 002861061 8564_ $$82456813$$s233213$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPBar.png$$y00039 Combined multiplicity measurements for $\bar{p}$ analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456814$$s255621$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedKMinus2D.png$$y00035 Combined multiplicity measurements for \Kp and \Km analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82456815$$s103490$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/KSystematicsLegend.png$$y00027 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \Kp analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456816$$s113208$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/PSystematicsLegend.png$$y00024 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 $p$ analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456817$$s222985$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPUncertainties.png$$y00044 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined $p$ analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456818$$s1249165$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/dEdxFitPositive.png$$y00008 Example $dE/dx$ distribution fit for one kinematic bin showing positively (left) and negatively (right) charged track distributions. This kinematic bin shows an abundance of pions in both the positively and negatively charged track distributions, a significant fraction of protons, and a lack of antiprotons. This is characteristic of the 120 \gevc proton-carbon reaction. 002861061 8564_ $$82456819$$s206919$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPBarUncertainties.png$$y00045 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined $\bar{p}$ analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456820$$s98182$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/comparisonKPlus.png$$y00019 Example \Kpm multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82456821$$s51642$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/FeedDownUncertaintiesPBar.png$$y00014 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from up to 5\% to less than 2\% for $p$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 10\% to around 6\% for $\bar{p}$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456822$$s102846$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/comparisonP.png$$y00017 Example $p/\bar{p}$ multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82456823$$s57077$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/KSystematics2016.png$$y00028 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \Kp analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456824$$s191225$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedKPlusUncertainties.png$$y00046 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined \Kp analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456825$$s222501$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPiMinus.png$$y00037 Combined multiplicity measurements for \pim analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456826$$s57854$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/KSystematics2017.png$$y00029 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \Kp analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456827$$s95173$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/dEdxNegative2017.png$$y00007 Two-dimensional distributions of charged track $dE/dx$ vs. $\ln(p)$ for the 2016 and 2017 datasets after applying track quality cuts. The lines represent Bethe--Bloch predictions for various particle species. Increased acceptance in the 2017 dataset is visible in the extension of the distribution to lower total momenta (due to a lower magnetic field setting) and a prominent peak in positively charged track $dE/dx$ at the beam momentum (ln($p$ / [\gevc]) = 4.78). 002861061 8564_ $$82456828$$s98072$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/comparisonPiPlus.png$$y00015 Example \pipm multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82456829$$s89617$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/dEdxNegative2016.png$$y00006 Two-dimensional distributions of charged track $dE/dx$ vs. $\ln(p)$ for the 2016 and 2017 datasets after applying track quality cuts. The lines represent Bethe--Bloch predictions for various particle species. Increased acceptance in the 2017 dataset is visible in the extension of the distribution to lower total momenta (due to a lower magnetic field setting) and a prominent peak in positively charged track $dE/dx$ at the beam momentum (ln($p$ / [\gevc]) = 4.78). 002861061 8564_ $$82456830$$s172909$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/occupancyPositive2016.png$$y00001 Binning scheme and track occupancy comparison for positive tracks between 2016 dataset (\textit{left}) and 2017 dataset (\textit{right}) for the proton analysis. Note the significantly increased phase space occupancy in the forward region for the 2017 analysis. This is the result of adding the FTPCs to the NA61/SHINE detector. The empty region at low momenta corresponds to the omitted Bethe-Bloch crossing region for protons and pions. 002861061 8564_ $$82456831$$s172238$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/occupancyPositive2017.png$$y00002 Binning scheme and track occupancy comparison for positive tracks between 2016 dataset (\textit{left}) and 2017 dataset (\textit{right}) for the proton analysis. Note the significantly increased phase space occupancy in the forward region for the 2017 analysis. This is the result of adding the FTPCs to the NA61/SHINE detector. The empty region at low momenta corresponds to the omitted Bethe-Bloch crossing region for protons and pions. 002861061 8564_ $$82456832$$s102105$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/comparisonKMinus.png$$y00020 Example \Kpm multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82456833$$s62293$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/FeedDownUncertaintiesPiMinus.png$$y00012 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from more than 1.5\% to less than 0.5\% for $\pi^+$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 3\% to less than 1\% for $\pi^-$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82456834$$s249545$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedPPlus2D.png$$y00032 Combined multiplicity measurements for proton and antiproton analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82456835$$s255439$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/combinedKPlus2D.png$$y00034 Combined multiplicity measurements for \Kp and \Km analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82456836$$s107175$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/dEdxPositive2016.png$$y00004 Two-dimensional distributions of charged track $dE/dx$ vs. $\ln(p)$ for the 2016 and 2017 datasets after applying track quality cuts. The lines represent Bethe--Bloch predictions for various particle species. Increased acceptance in the 2017 dataset is visible in the extension of the distribution to lower total momenta (due to a lower magnetic field setting) and a prominent peak in positively charged track $dE/dx$ at the beam momentum (ln($p$ / [\gevc]) = 4.78). 002861061 8564_ $$82456837$$s117254$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/dEdxPositive2017.png$$y00005 Two-dimensional distributions of charged track $dE/dx$ vs. $\ln(p)$ for the 2016 and 2017 datasets after applying track quality cuts. The lines represent Bethe--Bloch predictions for various particle species. Increased acceptance in the 2017 dataset is visible in the extension of the distribution to lower total momenta (due to a lower magnetic field setting) and a prominent peak in positively charged track $dE/dx$ at the beam momentum (ln($p$ / [\gevc]) = 4.78). 002861061 8564_ $$82456838$$s98146$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/comparisonPiMinus.png$$y00016 Example \pipm multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82458108$$s9359201$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/a2ab431bd3252e12bdef960e3160f3a3.pdf$$yFulltext 002861061 8564_ $$82490000$$s53408$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w13_FeedDownUncertaintiesP.png$$y00013 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from up to 5\% to less than 2\% for $p$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 10\% to around 6\% for $\bar{p}$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490001$$s255621$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w35_combinedKMinus2D.png$$y00035 Combined multiplicity measurements for \Kp and \Km analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82490002$$s222985$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w44_combinedPUncertainties.png$$y00044 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined $p$ analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490003$$s102998$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w18_comparisonPBar.png$$y00018 Example $p/\bar{p}$ multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82490004$$s172909$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w1_occupancyPositive2016.png$$y00001 Binning scheme and track occupancy comparison for positive tracks between 2016 dataset (\textit{left}) and 2017 dataset (\textit{right}) for the proton analysis. Note the significantly increased phase space occupancy in the forward region for the 2017 analysis. This is the result of adding the FTPCs to the NA61/SHINE detector. The empty region at low momenta corresponds to the omitted Bethe-Bloch crossing region for protons and pions. 002861061 8564_ $$82490005$$s102846$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w17_comparisonP.png$$y00017 Example $p/\bar{p}$ multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82490006$$s1028685$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w9_dEdxFitNegativeModified.png$$y00009 Example $dE/dx$ distribution fit for one kinematic bin showing positively (left) and negatively (right) charged track distributions. This kinematic bin shows an abundance of pions in both the positively and negatively charged track distributions, a significant fraction of protons, and a lack of antiprotons. This is characteristic of the 120 \gevc proton-carbon reaction. 002861061 8564_ $$82490007$$s233993$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w40_combinedKPlus.png$$y00040 Combined multiplicity measurements for \Kp analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490008$$s67396$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w25_PSystematics2016.png$$y00025 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 $p$ analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490009$$s258038$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w31_combinedPiMinus2D.png$$y00031 Combined multiplicity measurements for \pip and \pim analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82490010$$s255439$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w34_combinedKPlus2D.png$$y00034 Combined multiplicity measurements for \Kp and \Km analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82490011$$s268369$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w41_combinedKMinus.png$$y00041 Combined multiplicity measurements for \Km analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490012$$s98182$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w19_comparisonKPlus.png$$y00019 Example \Kpm multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82490013$$s51642$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w14_FeedDownUncertaintiesPBar.png$$y00014 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from up to 5\% to less than 2\% for $p$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 10\% to around 6\% for $\bar{p}$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490014$$s98146$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w16_comparisonPiMinus.png$$y00016 Example \pipm multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82490015$$s95173$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w7_dEdxNegative2017.png$$y00007 Two-dimensional distributions of charged track $dE/dx$ vs. $\ln(p)$ for the 2016 and 2017 datasets after applying track quality cuts. The lines represent Bethe--Bloch predictions for various particle species. Increased acceptance in the 2017 dataset is visible in the extension of the distribution to lower total momenta (due to a lower magnetic field setting) and a prominent peak in positively charged track $dE/dx$ at the beam momentum (ln($p$ / [\gevc]) = 4.78). 002861061 8564_ $$82490016$$s223894$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w38_combinedP.png$$y00038 Combined multiplicity measurements for $p$ analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490017$$s92400$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w26_PSystematics2017.png$$y00026 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 $p$ analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490018$$s256425$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w33_combinedPMinus2D.png$$y00033 Combined multiplicity measurements for proton and antiproton analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82490019$$s57854$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w29_KSystematics2017.png$$y00029 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \Kp analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490020$$s40873$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w3_FTPCEvent.png$$y00003 Reconstructed event from the 2017 120 \gevc proton-carbon dataset. Event was reconstructed using the SHINE-native Reconstruction Chain. A forward-going track spanning the GTPC and all three FTPCs can be seen. Yellow points and red lines represent TPC point measurements associated with vertex tracks. Green points represent TPC point measurements associated with out-of-time beam particles or tracks produced by out-of-time beam particles. 002861061 8564_ $$82490021$$s103490$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w27_KSystematicsLegend.png$$y00027 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \Kp analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490022$$s65617$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w23_PiSystematics2017.png$$y00023 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \pip analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490023$$s82873$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w10_FeedDownUncertaintiesLegend.png$$y00010 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from more than 1.5\% to less than 0.5\% for $\pi^+$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 3\% to less than 1\% for $\pi^-$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown.Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from up to 5\% to less than 2\% for $p$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 10\% to around 6\% for $\bar{p}$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490024$$s98072$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w15_comparisonPiPlus.png$$y00015 Example \pipm multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82490025$$s214382$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w42_combinedPiPlusUncertainties.png$$y00042 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined \pip analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490026$$s57077$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w28_KSystematics2016.png$$y00028 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \Kp analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490027$$s191702$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w47_combinedKMinusUncertainties.png$$y00047 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined \Km analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490028$$s249545$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w32_combinedPPlus2D.png$$y00032 Combined multiplicity measurements for proton and antiproton analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82490029$$s191225$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w46_combinedKPlusUncertainties.png$$y00046 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined \Kp analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490030$$s229620$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w36_combinedPiPlus.png$$y00036 Combined multiplicity measurements for \pip analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490031$$s89617$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w6_dEdxNegative2016.png$$y00006 Two-dimensional distributions of charged track $dE/dx$ vs. $\ln(p)$ for the 2016 and 2017 datasets after applying track quality cuts. The lines represent Bethe--Bloch predictions for various particle species. Increased acceptance in the 2017 dataset is visible in the extension of the distribution to lower total momenta (due to a lower magnetic field setting) and a prominent peak in positively charged track $dE/dx$ at the beam momentum (ln($p$ / [\gevc]) = 4.78). 002861061 8564_ $$82490032$$s193198$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w0_NA61DetectorSetup-FTPCs.png$$y00000 Top view of the NA61/SHINE experiment in the configuration used during the 2017 proton data taking. In 2016 the FTPCs were not present. Adapted from~\cite{na61detector}. 002861061 8564_ $$82490033$$s62293$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w12_FeedDownUncertaintiesPiMinus.png$$y00012 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from more than 1.5\% to less than 0.5\% for $\pi^+$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 3\% to less than 1\% for $\pi^-$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490034$$s1249165$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w8_dEdxFitPositive.png$$y00008 Example $dE/dx$ distribution fit for one kinematic bin showing positively (left) and negatively (right) charged track distributions. This kinematic bin shows an abundance of pions in both the positively and negatively charged track distributions, a significant fraction of protons, and a lack of antiprotons. This is characteristic of the 120 \gevc proton-carbon reaction. 002861061 8564_ $$82490035$$s117254$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w5_dEdxPositive2017.png$$y00005 Two-dimensional distributions of charged track $dE/dx$ vs. $\ln(p)$ for the 2016 and 2017 datasets after applying track quality cuts. The lines represent Bethe--Bloch predictions for various particle species. Increased acceptance in the 2017 dataset is visible in the extension of the distribution to lower total momenta (due to a lower magnetic field setting) and a prominent peak in positively charged track $dE/dx$ at the beam momentum (ln($p$ / [\gevc]) = 4.78). 002861061 8564_ $$82490036$$s62481$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w22_PiSystematics2016.png$$y00022 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \pip analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490037$$s172238$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w2_occupancyPositive2017.png$$y00002 Binning scheme and track occupancy comparison for positive tracks between 2016 dataset (\textit{left}) and 2017 dataset (\textit{right}) for the proton analysis. Note the significantly increased phase space occupancy in the forward region for the 2017 analysis. This is the result of adding the FTPCs to the NA61/SHINE detector. The empty region at low momenta corresponds to the omitted Bethe-Bloch crossing region for protons and pions. 002861061 8564_ $$82490038$$s222501$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w37_combinedPiMinus.png$$y00037 Combined multiplicity measurements for \pim analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490039$$s120706$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w21_PiSystematicsLegend.png$$y00021 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 \pip analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490040$$s206919$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w45_combinedPBarUncertainties.png$$y00045 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined $\bar{p}$ analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490041$$s233213$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w39_combinedPBar.png$$y00039 Combined multiplicity measurements for $\bar{p}$ analysis. Error bars denote statistical uncertainty, and total systematic uncertainty is shown as a shaded band. Results are compared to three Monte Carlo models. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490042$$s113208$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w24_PSystematicsLegend.png$$y00024 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for 2016 and 2017 $p$ analyses. One representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490043$$s107175$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w4_dEdxPositive2016.png$$y00004 Two-dimensional distributions of charged track $dE/dx$ vs. $\ln(p)$ for the 2016 and 2017 datasets after applying track quality cuts. The lines represent Bethe--Bloch predictions for various particle species. Increased acceptance in the 2017 dataset is visible in the extension of the distribution to lower total momenta (due to a lower magnetic field setting) and a prominent peak in positively charged track $dE/dx$ at the beam momentum (ln($p$ / [\gevc]) = 4.78). 002861061 8564_ $$82490044$$s215922$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w43_combinedPiMinusUncertainties.png$$y00043 Systematic uncertainty breakdown for the combined \pim analysis. Two representative angular bins are shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490045$$s102105$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w20_comparisonKMinus.png$$y00020 Example \Kpm multiplicity measurements comparing the 2016 and 2017 analysis results. Uncertainties reflect total uncertainty (statistical and systematic) for the independent analyses. 002861061 8564_ $$82490046$$s60636$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w11_FeedDownUncertaintiesPiPlus.png$$y00011 Comparison of uncertainties associated with feed-down correction with and without the inclusion of neutral-hadron multiplicity measurements as constraints~\cite{neutralHadronArxivPaper}. Uncertainties are reduced from more than 1.5\% to less than 0.5\% for $\pi^+$ (\emph{left}) and from more than 3\% to less than 1\% for $\pi^-$ (\emph{right}). Only one representative angular bin is shown. 002861061 8564_ $$82490047$$s258347$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/w30_combinedPiPlus2D.png$$y00030 Combined multiplicity measurements for \pip and \pim analyses. Numerical values can be found at~\cite{pC120EDMS}. 002861061 8564_ $$82491496$$s10788912$$uhttps://cds.cern.ch/record/2861061/files/7e844903d7553f8b4d60b2eedbd0d967.pdf$$yFulltext from Publisher 002861061 960__ $$a13 002861061 980__ $$aARTICLE