High-statistics measurement of antineutrino quasielasticlike scattering at E ν ¯ 6 GeV on a hydrocarbon target

Bashyal, A.; Akhter, S.; Ahmad Dar, Z.; Akbar, F.; Ansari, V.; Ascencio, M. V.; Sajjad Athar, M.; Bercellie, A.; Betancourt, M.; Bodek, A.; Bonilla, J. L.; Bravar, A.; Budd, H.; Caceres, G.; Cai, T.; Carneiro, M. F.; Díaz, G. A.; Felix, J.; Fields, L.; Filkins, A.; Fine, R.; Gago, A. M.; Gallagher, H.; Gaur, P. K.; Gilligan, S. M.; Gran, R.; Granados, E.; Harris, D. A.; Henry, S.; Jena, D.; Jena, S.; Kleykamp, J.; Klustová, A.; Kordosky, M.; Last, D.; Le, T.; Lozano, A.; Lu, X. -G.; Maher, E.; Manly, S.; Mann, W. A.; Mauger, C.; McFarland, K. S.; McGowan, A. M.; Messerly, B.; Miller, J.; Moreno, O.; Morfín, J. G.; Naples, D.; Nelson, J. K.; Nguyen, C.; Olivier, A.; Paolone, V.; Perdue, G. N.; Plows, K. -J.; Ramírez, M. A.; Ransome, R. D.; Ray, H.; Ruterbories, D.; Schellman, H.; Solano Salinas, C. J.; Su, H.; Sultana, M.; Syrotenko, V. S.; Valencia, E.; Vaughan, N. H.; Waldron, A. V.; Wret, C.; Yaeggy, B.; Zazueta, L.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.108.032018

Title: High-statistics measurement of antineutrino quasielasticlike scattering at $E_{\bar{ν}}$ 6 GeV on a hydrocarbon target

Journal Article · Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Physical Review. D.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.108.032018· OSTI ID:1996271

; Akhter, S.; Ahmad Dar, Z.; Akbar, F.; Ansari, V.; Ascencio, M. V.; Sajjad Athar, M.; Bercellie, A.; Betancourt, M.; Bodek, A.; Bonilla, J. L.; Bravar, A.; Budd, H.; Caceres, G.; Cai, T.; Carneiro, M. F.; Díaz, G. A.; Felix, J.; Fields, L.; Filkins, A. more »

We present measurements of the cross section for anti-neutrino charged-current quasielastic-like scattering on hydrocarbon using the medium energy NuMI wide-band neutrino beam peaking at antineutrino energy $$\langle E_\bar{v} \rangle$$ 6 GeV. The measurements are presented as a function of the longitudinal momentum ($$p_{||}$$) and transverse momentum ($$p_{T}$$) of the final state muon. This work complements our previously reported high statistics measurement in the neutrino channel and extends the previous anti-neutrino measurement made in the low energy beam at $$\langle E_\bar{v} \rangle$$ ~ 3.5 GeV out to $$p_{T}$$ of 2.5 GeV/c. Current theoretical models do not completely describe the data in this previously unexplored high $$p_{T}$$ region. The single differential cross section as a function of four momentum transfer ($$Q^{2}_{QE}$$) now extends to 4 GeV² with high statistics. The cross section as a function of $$Q^{2}_{QE}$$ shows that the tuned simulations developed by the MINERvA collaboration that agreed well with the low energy beam measurements do not agree as well with the medium energy beam measurements. Newer neutrino interaction models such as the GENIE 3 tunes are better able to simulate the high $$Q^{2}_{QE}$$.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)

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

Contributing Organization:: MINERvA Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359; SC0008475

OSTI ID:: 1996271

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1908201; OSTI ID: 1997950; OSTI ID: 2281005

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-23-455-ND; FERMILAB-PUB-22-835; arXiv:2211.10402; PRVDAQ; 032018

Journal Information:: Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Vol. 108 Journal Issue: 3; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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