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Title: Coherent pion production by neutrino scattering off nuclei

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Universitaet Dortmund, Institut fuer Physik, D-44221 Dortmund (Germany)

The main part of coherent pion production by neutrinos on nuclei is essentially determined by partial conservation of the axial current (PCAC), provided that the leptonic momentum transferred square Q{sup 2} remains sufficiently small. We give the formulas for the charged and neutral current cross sections, including also the small non-PCAC transverse current contributions and taking into account the effect of the {mu}{sup -}-mass. Our results are compared with the experimental ones and other theoretical treatments.

OSTI ID:
20871095
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 74, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.74.054007; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English