Measurement of {nu}{sub {mu}-}induced charged-current neutral pion production cross sections on mineral oil at E{sub {nu}} is an element of 0.5-2.0 GeV

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.83.052009· OSTI ID:21578162

Aguilar-Arevalo, A A ^[1]; Anderson, C E; Curioni, A; Fleming, B T; Linden, S K; Soderberg, M; Spitz, J ^[2]; Bazarko, A O; Laird, E M; Meyers, P D; Patterson, R B; Shoemaker, F C; Tanaka, H A ^[3]; Brice, S J; Brown, B C; Finley, D A; Ford, R; Garcia, F G; Kasper, P; Kobilarcik, T ^[4]

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1. Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, D.F. 04510 (Mexico)
2. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 (United States)
3. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 (United States)
4. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)

Using a custom 3-Cerenkov ring fitter, we report cross sections for {nu}{sub {mu}-}induced charged-current single {pi}{sup 0} production on mineral oil (CH{sub 2}) from a sample of 5810 candidate events with 57% signal purity over an energy range of 0.5-2.0 GeV. This includes measurements of the absolute total cross section as a function of neutrino energy, and flux-averaged differential cross sections measured in terms of Q{sup 2}, {mu}{sup -} kinematics, and {pi}{sup 0} kinematics. The sample yields a flux-averaged total cross section of (9.2{+-}0.3{sub stat}{+-}1.5{sub syst})x10{sup -39} cm{sup 2}/CH{sub 2} at mean neutrino energy of 0.965 GeV.

• OSTI ID: 21578162
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 83, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.83.052009; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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