diff --git a/Framework/Units/PhysicalUnits.h b/Framework/Units/PhysicalUnits.h
index be06ec192261140748f503cceeb7ee6f63c4c4ea..deca41d9b7991da7ac7be2fe3780dd7d700d1612 100644
--- a/Framework/Units/PhysicalUnits.h
+++ b/Framework/Units/PhysicalUnits.h
@@ -24,17 +24,6 @@ namespace phys {
   }   // namespace units
 } // namespace phys
 
-namespace phys {
-  namespace units {
-    namespace literals {
-      QUANTITY_DEFINE_SCALING_LITERALS(barn, area_d,
-                                       magnitude(corsika::units::si::constants::barn))
-
-      // phys::units::quantity<energy_d/mass_d> Joule2Kg = c2; // 1_Joule / 1_kg;
-
-    } // namespace literals
-  }   // namespace units
-}
 
 namespace phys {
   namespace units {
@@ -49,6 +38,7 @@ namespace phys {
 }
 
 
+
 namespace corsika::units::si {
   using namespace phys::units;
   using namespace phys::units::literals;
@@ -78,6 +68,30 @@ namespace corsika::units::si {
   
 } // end namespace corsika::units::si
 
+namespace phys {
+  namespace units {
+    namespace literals {
+      QUANTITY_DEFINE_SCALING_LITERALS(barn, corsika::units::si::sigma_d,
+                                       magnitude(corsika::units::si::constants::barn))
+
+      // phys::units::quantity<energy_d/mass_d> Joule2Kg = c2; // 1_Joule / 1_kg;
+
+    } // namespace literals
+  }   // namespace units
+}
+
+namespace phys {
+  namespace units {
+    namespace literals {
+      QUANTITY_DEFINE_SCALING_LITERALS(newton_second, corsika::units::si::momentum_d,
+                                       magnitude(corsika::units::si::newton_second))
+
+      // phys::units::quantity<energy_d/mass_d> Joule2Kg = c2; // 1_Joule / 1_kg;
+
+    } // namespace literals
+  }   // namespace units
+}
+
 // we want to call the operator<< without namespace... I think
 using namespace phys::units::io;
 
diff --git a/Framework/Units/testUnits.cc b/Framework/Units/testUnits.cc
index eeed886296ce988fef2e0f87d84d691513dbfad5..52a23d8e4aca4ed71a906e0e5787ab900cd17583 100644
--- a/Framework/Units/testUnits.cc
+++ b/Framework/Units/testUnits.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ TEST_CASE("PhysicalUnits", "[Units]") {
 
     LengthType l1 = 10_nm;
     l1 = l1;
-
+    
     LengthType arr0[5];
     arr0[0] = 5_m;
 
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ TEST_CASE("PhysicalUnits", "[Units]") {
     std::array<EnergyType, 4> arr2; // empty array
 
     [[maybe_unused]] std::array<EnergyType, 4> arr3 = {1_GeV, 1_eV, 5_MeV};
+
+    [[maybe_unused]] auto p1 = 10_newton_second;
+    REQUIRE(p1 == 10_newton_second);
   }
 
   SECTION("Powers in literal units") {
@@ -77,6 +80,10 @@ TEST_CASE("PhysicalUnits", "[Units]") {
     REQUIRE(E2 == 40_GeV);
     REQUIRE(E2 / 1_GeV == Approx(40));
 
+    const MassType m = 1_kg;
+    const SpeedType v = 1_m / 1_s;
+    REQUIRE( m*v == 1_newton_second);
+    
     const double lgE = log10(E2 / 1_GeV);
     REQUIRE(lgE == Approx(log10(40.)));