Table 1.
Systematic uncertainties in the measurement of charged-particle spectra, , and
Source | Uncertainty (%) |
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Trigger efficiency | 1.0 |
Momentum resolution | 1.0 |
Particle species composition | 1–10.0 (0.5–5) |
Track misreconstruction rate | 1.0 |
Track selection | 1.2–4.0 |
Spectra relative normalization | 0.0–1.0 |
Trigger bias | 0.0–4.0 |
Total (spectra) | 2.2–10.9 |
pp interpolation | 12.0 |
Total () | 12.2–16.2 |
average nuclear thickness | 4.8 |
Total () | 2.0–3.0 |
Total () | 2.0–5.0 |
Total () | 2.0–5.0 |
The ranges quoted refer to the variations of the uncertainties as a function of . Values in parentheses denote the negative part of the asymmetric uncertainty where applicable. The total uncertainties of the measured pPb and the interpolated pp spectra, as a function of , are shown in the lower panel of Fig. 3