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We argue that the cross-sections reported in the article “Measurement of the production of charged pions by protons on a tantalum target” by M.G. Catanesi et al., published in this journal, result from invalid analysis concepts and should not be trusted.
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Ammosov, V., Boyko, I., Chelkov, G. et al. Comments on “Measurement of the production of charged pions by protons on a tantalum target”. Eur. Phys. J. C 54, 169–173 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-008-0525-6
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