Measurements of the inclusive neutrino and antineutrino charged current cross sections in MINERvA using the low- flux method
Abstract
The total cross sections are important ingredients for the current and future neutrino oscillation experiments. We present measurements of the total charged-current neutrino and antineutrino cross sections on scintillator (CH) in the NuMI low-energy beamline using an in situ prediction of the shape of the flux as a function of neutrino energy from 2–50 GeV. This flux prediction takes advantage of the fact that neutrino and antineutrino interactions with low nuclear recoil energy (ν) have a nearly constant cross section as a function of incident neutrino energy. This measurement is the lowest energy application of the low-ν flux technique, the first time it has been used in the NuMI antineutrino beam configuration, and demonstrates that the technique is applicable to future neutrino beams operating at multi-GeV energies. Lastly, the cross section measurements presented are the most precise measurements to date below 5 GeV.
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- 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.:
- The MINERvA Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1336872
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1339142
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-16-368-ND; arXiv:1610.04746
Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010; PRVDAQ; 112007
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. D.
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Volume: 94 Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
Citation Formats
Devan, J., Ren, L., Aliaga, L., Altinok, O., Bellantoni, L., Bercellie, A., Betancourt, M., Bodek, A., Budd, H., Cai, T., Carneiro, M. F., da Motta, H., Dytman, S. A., Díaz, G. A., Eberly, B., Endress, E., Felix, J., Fields, L., Fine, R., Gago, A. M., Galindo, R., Gallagher, H., Ghosh, A., Gran, R., Harris, D. A., Higuera, A., Hurtado, K., Kleykamp, J., Kordosky, M., Le, T., Maher, E., Manly, S., Mann, W. A., Marshall, C. M., Martinez Caicedo, D. A., McFarland, K. S., McGivern, C. L., McGowan, A. M., Messerly, B., Miller, J., Mislivec, A., Morfín, J. G., Mousseau, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Norrick, A., Nuruzzaman,, Paolone, V., Park, J., Patrick, C. E., Perdue, G. N., Ramirez, M. A., Ransome, R. D., Ray, H., Rimal, D., Rodrigues, P. A., Ruterbories, D., Schellman, H., Solano Salinas, C. J., Tice, B. G., Valencia, E., Wolcott, J., Wospakrik, M., and The MINERvA Collaboration. Measurements of the inclusive neutrino and antineutrino charged current cross sections in MINERvA using the low- ν flux method. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.94.112007.
Devan, J., Ren, L., Aliaga, L., Altinok, O., Bellantoni, L., Bercellie, A., Betancourt, M., Bodek, A., Budd, H., Cai, T., Carneiro, M. F., da Motta, H., Dytman, S. A., Díaz, G. A., Eberly, B., Endress, E., Felix, J., Fields, L., Fine, R., Gago, A. M., Galindo, R., Gallagher, H., Ghosh, A., Gran, R., Harris, D. A., Higuera, A., Hurtado, K., Kleykamp, J., Kordosky, M., Le, T., Maher, E., Manly, S., Mann, W. A., Marshall, C. M., Martinez Caicedo, D. A., McFarland, K. S., McGivern, C. L., McGowan, A. M., Messerly, B., Miller, J., Mislivec, A., Morfín, J. G., Mousseau, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Norrick, A., Nuruzzaman,, Paolone, V., Park, J., Patrick, C. E., Perdue, G. N., Ramirez, M. A., Ransome, R. D., Ray, H., Rimal, D., Rodrigues, P. A., Ruterbories, D., Schellman, H., Solano Salinas, C. J., Tice, B. G., Valencia, E., Wolcott, J., Wospakrik, M., & The MINERvA Collaboration. Measurements of the inclusive neutrino and antineutrino charged current cross sections in MINERvA using the low- ν flux method. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.112007
Devan, J., Ren, L., Aliaga, L., Altinok, O., Bellantoni, L., Bercellie, A., Betancourt, M., Bodek, A., Budd, H., Cai, T., Carneiro, M. F., da Motta, H., Dytman, S. A., Díaz, G. A., Eberly, B., Endress, E., Felix, J., Fields, L., Fine, R., Gago, A. M., Galindo, R., Gallagher, H., Ghosh, A., Gran, R., Harris, D. A., Higuera, A., Hurtado, K., Kleykamp, J., Kordosky, M., Le, T., Maher, E., Manly, S., Mann, W. A., Marshall, C. M., Martinez Caicedo, D. A., McFarland, K. S., McGivern, C. L., McGowan, A. M., Messerly, B., Miller, J., Mislivec, A., Morfín, J. G., Mousseau, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Norrick, A., Nuruzzaman,, Paolone, V., Park, J., Patrick, C. E., Perdue, G. N., Ramirez, M. A., Ransome, R. D., Ray, H., Rimal, D., Rodrigues, P. A., Ruterbories, D., Schellman, H., Solano Salinas, C. J., Tice, B. G., Valencia, E., Wolcott, J., Wospakrik, M., and The MINERvA Collaboration. 2016.
"Measurements of the inclusive neutrino and antineutrino charged current cross sections in MINERvA using the low- ν flux method". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.112007.
@article{osti_1336872,
title = {Measurements of the inclusive neutrino and antineutrino charged current cross sections in MINERvA using the low- ν flux method},
author = {Devan, J. and Ren, L. and Aliaga, L. and Altinok, O. and Bellantoni, L. and Bercellie, A. and Betancourt, M. and Bodek, A. and Budd, H. and Cai, T. and Carneiro, M. F. and da Motta, H. and Dytman, S. A. and Díaz, G. A. and Eberly, B. and Endress, E. and Felix, J. and Fields, L. and Fine, R. and Gago, A. M. and Galindo, R. and Gallagher, H. and Ghosh, A. and Gran, R. and Harris, D. A. and Higuera, A. and Hurtado, K. and Kleykamp, J. and Kordosky, M. and Le, T. and Maher, E. and Manly, S. and Mann, W. A. and Marshall, C. M. and Martinez Caicedo, D. A. and McFarland, K. S. and McGivern, C. L. and McGowan, A. M. and Messerly, B. and Miller, J. and Mislivec, A. and Morfín, J. G. and Mousseau, J. and Naples, D. and Nelson, J. K. and Norrick, A. and Nuruzzaman, and Paolone, V. and Park, J. and Patrick, C. E. and Perdue, G. N. and Ramirez, M. A. and Ransome, R. D. and Ray, H. and Rimal, D. and Rodrigues, P. A. and Ruterbories, D. and Schellman, H. and Solano Salinas, C. J. and Tice, B. G. and Valencia, E. and Wolcott, J. and Wospakrik, M. and The MINERvA Collaboration},
abstractNote = {The total cross sections are important ingredients for the current and future neutrino oscillation experiments. We present measurements of the total charged-current neutrino and antineutrino cross sections on scintillator (CH) in the NuMI low-energy beamline using an in situ prediction of the shape of the flux as a function of neutrino energy from 2–50 GeV. This flux prediction takes advantage of the fact that neutrino and antineutrino interactions with low nuclear recoil energy (ν) have a nearly constant cross section as a function of incident neutrino energy. This measurement is the lowest energy application of the low-ν flux technique, the first time it has been used in the NuMI antineutrino beam configuration, and demonstrates that the technique is applicable to future neutrino beams operating at multi-GeV energies. Lastly, the cross section measurements presented are the most precise measurements to date below 5 GeV.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.94.112007},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1336872},
journal = {Physical Review. D.},
issn = {2470-0010},
number = 11,
volume = 94,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Tue Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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