Distribution of the $z_{\rm PV}$\/ positions of reconstructed primary vertices in {\it p}{\rm Pb} collisions without (left) and with (right) activated SMOG system. The distributions for only beam 1 (proton) and beam 2 (lead) are shown in red and blue, respectively. The magenta points are the weighted sums of the two, with weights adjusted to reproduce the integrals over the {\it p}{\rm Pb} distributions for $|z_{\rm PV}|>300$ mm.

Distribution of the $z_{\rm PV}$\/ positions of reconstructed primary vertices in \it pp collisions (left) and comparison of the luminous region between \it pp and beam-gas-subtracted {\it p}{\rm Pb} interactions (right). For comparison the histograms are normalised to unit area. The background subtracted {\it p}{\rm Pb} data with SMOG are shown in red, the one without SMOG in blue.

Transverse momentum versus pseudorapidity for charged particles originating from the luminous region. Distributions are shown for {\it p}{\rm Pb} interactions in the centre-of-mass system (left) and for \it pp collisions (right) in the laboratory frame, which is almost equivalent to the centre-of-mass frame. The boxes indicate the fiducial region used in the analysis.

Probability distributions of uncorrected beam-gas subtracted track multiplicities in $2.5<\eta_{\rm CM}<4.5$\/ and $p_{\rm T}>0.2$ GeV/$c$. The probability $P(n)$\/ to observe $n\geq 1$\/ tracks within the fiducial cuts is shown as a function of $n$. The multiplicity distributions for data taken with (red) and without (blue) the SMOG system in operation show good agreement after beam-gas subtraction.

Probability distributions of uncorrected beam-gas subtracted track multiplicities of \it pp (black) and {\it p}{\rm Pb} interactions (red and blue) in $2.5<\eta_{\rm CM}<4.5$\/ and $p_{\rm T}>0.2$ GeV/$c$. The probability $P(n)$\/ to observe $n$\/ tracks within the fiducial cuts is shown as a function of $n$. Only events with a single reconstructed primary vertex with at least five associated track segments contribute. The {\it p}{\rm Pb} distributions are shown for data taken with (red) and without (blue) the SMOG system in operation.

Production of $K^0_S$-mesons in {\it p}{\rm Pb} collisions (left) and \it pp collisions (right). The points are the experimental data, the red line indicates the assumed background.

Production of $\Lambda$-hyperons in {\it p}{\rm Pb} collisions (left) and \it pp collisions (right). The points are the experimental data, the red line indicates the assumed background.

Production of $\bar{\Lambda}$-hyperons in {\it p}{\rm Pb} collisions (left) and \it pp collisions (right). The points are the experimental data, the red line indicates the assumed background.

Production of $\phi$-mesons in {\it p}{\rm Pb} collisions (left) and \it pp collisions (right). The points are the experimental data, the red line indicates the assumed background.

Production of $D^0$-mesons in {\it p}{\rm Pb} collisions (left) and \it pp collisions (right). The points are the experimental data, the red indicates the assumed background. Inclusion of charge conjugate modes is assumed.

$J/\psi$-production in {\it p}{\rm Pb} collisions. The points are the experimental data, the green curve shows the assumed background, and the red curve the Crystal Ball function used to describe the signal. The sum of signal and background is given by the blue line. Also indicated are signal and background yields, $N_{\rm Sig}$\/ and $N_{\rm Bkg}$, the fitted mass $M_{J/\psi}$\/ of the signal and the width $\sigma_{\rm m}^{\rm CB}$\/ of the gaussian part of the Crystal ball function.

Fixed target production of strange particles, $K^0_s$ (top, left) and $\phi$\/ (top, right), and $\Lambda$\/ (bottom, left) and $\bar{\Lambda}$\/ (bottom, right), in pNe collisions. The points are the experimental data, the red indicates the assumed background.

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