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Title: Measurement of the exclusive cross section sup 12 C(. nu. sub e , e sup minus ) sup 12 N(g. s. )

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (USA)
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  1. University of California, Irvine, California 92717 (USA)
  2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (USA)
  3. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (USA)

The neutrino-induced nuclear transition {sup 12}C({nu}{sub {ital e}},{ital e}{sup {minus}}){sup 12}N (g.s.) has been observed with a 15-ton fine-grained tracking detector. The exclusive final state is identified by both an electron track and the positron decay of the {sup 12}N. From the observation of 181{plus minus}17 {sup 12}C({nu}{sub {ital e}},{ital e}{sup {minus}}){sup 12}N (g.s.) events with subsequent positron decays the flux-averaged cross section, equivalent to the cross section for 35.0-MeV neutrinos, is (1.05{plus minus}0.10(stat){plus minus}0.10(syst)){times}10{sup {minus}41} cm{sup 2}. This result is in good agreement with recent calculations.

DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76ER02504
OSTI ID:
6901571
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (USA), Vol. 64:16; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English