Measurement of $K^{+}$ production in charged-current $\nu_{\mu}$ interactions

Marshall, C. M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.94.012002

Title: Measurement of $$K^{+}$$ production in charged-current $$\nu_{\mu}$$ interactions

Journal Article · Thu Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physical Review D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.012002· OSTI ID:1264023

Marshall, C. M. ^[1]

Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States). et al.

Production of K⁺ mesons in charged-current ν_μ interactions on plastic scintillator (CH) is measured using MINERvA exposed to the low-energy NuMI beam at Fermilab. Timing information is used to isolate a sample of 885 charged-current events containing a stopping K⁺ which decays at rest. The differential cross section in K⁺ kinetic energy, dσ/dT_K, is observed to be relatively flat between 0 and 500 MeV. As a result, its shape is in good agreement with the prediction by the genie neutrino event generator when final-state interactions are included, however the data rate is lower than the prediction by 15%.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Contributing Organization:: MINERvA Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1264023

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1263686

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-16-109-ND; arXiv:1604.03920; 1446753

Journal Information:: Physical Review D, Vol. 94, Issue 1; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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