title: Parameterization of spectral distributions for pion and kaon production in proton-proton collisions.
abstract: Accurate semi-empirical parameterizations of the energy-differential cross sections for charged pion and kaon production from proton-proton collisions are presented at energies relevant to cosmic rays.  The parameterizations depend on the outgoing meson momentum and also the proton energy, and are able to be reduced to very simple analytical formulas suitable for cosmic-ray transport.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse 54601, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Norbury
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Cucinotta
mesh_terms: D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D019471:Elementary Particle Interactions; D004735:Energy Transfer; D008433:Mathematics; D008651:Mesons; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009686:Nuclear Physics; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons