Neutral Current Neutrino-{sup 116}Cd Reaction Cross Sections at Low and Intermediate Energies

Journal Article · Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870465· OSTI ID:21052902

Balasi, K G; Kosmas, T S; Divari, P C; Chasioti, V C ^[1]

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1. Theoretical Physics Section, University of Ioannina, GR 45110 Ioannina (Greece)

Differential and integrated cross sections for inelastic scattering of electron neutrinos from a {sup 116}Cd target at low and intermediate neutrino energies ({epsilon}{sub i}{<=}100 MeV) are presented. The nuclear wave functions for the initial and final nuclear states are constructed in the context of quasiparticle random phase approximation (QRPA). By exploiting the results of these cross sections, we study the response of {sup 116}Cd to supernova neutrino spectra by utilizing the folding procedure and employing a two-parameter Fermi-Dirac distribution for the supernova neutrino spectra. Our results show that, this isotope may play a significant role in supernova neutrino detection, in addition to its use in double-beta-decay experiments (COBRA, etc)

• OSTI ID: 21052902
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 972, Issue 1; Conference: Carpathian summer school of physics 2007 on exotic nuclei and nuclear/particle astrophysics (II), Sinaia (Romania), 21-31 Aug 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2870465; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CADMIUM 116
CADMIUM 116 TARGET
CROSS SECTIONS
DISTRIBUTION
DOUBLE BETA DECAY
ELECTRON NEUTRINOS
ENERGY SPECTRA
INELASTIC SCATTERING
MEV RANGE
NEUTRAL CURRENTS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINO REACTIONS
NEUTRINO-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
RANDOM PHASE APPROXIMATION
SUPERNOVAE
WAVE FUNCTIONS