Neutrino-lead cross section measurements using stopped pions and low energy {beta} beams

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 2004 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.70.045804· OSTI ID:20695694

McLaughlin, G C ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8202 (United States)

Two new facilities have recently been proposed to measure low energy neutrino-nucleus cross sections, the {nu}-Spallation Neutron Source and low energy beta beams. The former produces neutrinos by muon decay at rest from stopped pions, while the latter produces neutrinos from the beta decays of accelerated ions. These facilities can be used to measure cross sections for neutrino energies in the range of tens of mega-electron-volts, which are of interest for supernova studies. In this energy range there are many different components to the nuclear response and this makes the theoretical interpretation of the results of such an experiment complex. We examine the case of lead and suggest that the response can be disentangled by breaking the electron spectrum down into the parts produced in coincidence with one or two neutrons, running a beta beam at more than one energy, comparing the spectra produced with pions, and a beta beam or any combination of these.

• OSTI ID: 20695694
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 70; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BETA DECAY
CROSS SECTIONS
ELECTRON SPECTRA
LEAD 208 TARGET
MUONS
NEUTRINO REACTIONS
NEUTRINO-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
NEUTRINOS
NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
PIONS
SPALLATION