High yields of low-momentum pions were obtained from high-energy primary proton beams. The results are discussed, also with
respect to the possibility of setting up cloud muon beams from the very lowmomentum poins produced by 10 GeV/c protons.
PACS 07.77 Particle production and handling: targets
PACS 13.60.Le Meson production and meson-resonance production
PACS 13.85 Hadron-induced high- and super high-energy interactions (energy ≥10 GeV)