Study of quasielastic scattering using charged-current νμ-iron interactions in the MINOS near detector
Abstract
Kinematic distributions from an inclusive sample of 1.41×106 charged-current νμ interactions on iron, obtained using the MINOS near detector exposed to a wide-band beam with peak flux at 3 GeV, are compared to a conventional treatment of neutrino scattering within a Fermi gas nucleus. Results are also used to guide the selection of a subsample enriched in quasielastic νμFe interactions, containing an estimated 123,000 quasielastic events of incident energies 1 < Eν < 8 GeV, with < Eν > = 2.79 GeV. Four additional subsamples representing topological and kinematic sideband regions to quasielastic scattering are also selected for the purpose of evaluating backgrounds. Comparisons using subsample distributions in four-momentum transfer Q2 show the Monte Carlo model to be inadequate at low Q2. Its shortcomings are remedied via inclusion of a Q2-dependent suppression function for baryon resonance production, developed from the data. A chi-square fit of the resulting Monte Carlo simulation to the shape of the Q2 distribution for the quasielastic-enriched sample is carried out with the axial-vector mass MA of the dipole axial-vector form factor of the neutron as a free parameter. Furthermore, the effective MA which best describes the data is 1.23+0.13-0.09(fit)+0.12-0.15(syst) GeV.
- Authors:
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- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States). et al.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Contributing Org.:
- MINOS Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1226301
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1181052
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-14-401-E
Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998; arXiv eprint number arXiv:1410.8613; TRN: US1601148
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 91; Journal Issue: 01; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
Citation Formats
Adamson, P. Study of quasielastic scattering using charged-current νμ-iron interactions in the MINOS near detector. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.012005.
Adamson, P. Study of quasielastic scattering using charged-current νμ-iron interactions in the MINOS near detector. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.012005
Adamson, P. 2015.
"Study of quasielastic scattering using charged-current νμ-iron interactions in the MINOS near detector". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.012005. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1226301.
@article{osti_1226301,
title = {Study of quasielastic scattering using charged-current νμ-iron interactions in the MINOS near detector},
author = {Adamson, P.},
abstractNote = {Kinematic distributions from an inclusive sample of 1.41×106 charged-current νμ interactions on iron, obtained using the MINOS near detector exposed to a wide-band beam with peak flux at 3 GeV, are compared to a conventional treatment of neutrino scattering within a Fermi gas nucleus. Results are also used to guide the selection of a subsample enriched in quasielastic νμFe interactions, containing an estimated 123,000 quasielastic events of incident energies 1 < Eν < 8 GeV, with < Eν > = 2.79 GeV. Four additional subsamples representing topological and kinematic sideband regions to quasielastic scattering are also selected for the purpose of evaluating backgrounds. Comparisons using subsample distributions in four-momentum transfer Q2 show the Monte Carlo model to be inadequate at low Q2. Its shortcomings are remedied via inclusion of a Q2-dependent suppression function for baryon resonance production, developed from the data. A chi-square fit of the resulting Monte Carlo simulation to the shape of the Q2 distribution for the quasielastic-enriched sample is carried out with the axial-vector mass MA of the dipole axial-vector form factor of the neutron as a free parameter. Furthermore, the effective MA which best describes the data is 1.23+0.13-0.09(fit)+0.12-0.15(syst) GeV.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.91.012005},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1226301},
journal = {Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology},
issn = {1550-7998},
number = 01,
volume = 91,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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