Neutral current neutrino-nucleus interactions at high energies

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 2009 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.79.073008· OSTI ID:21308149

Gay Ducati, M B; Machado, M M ^[1]; Machado, M V. T. ^[2]

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1. High Energy Physics Phenomenology Group, GFPAE, IF-UFRGS, Caixa Postal 15051, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
2. Centro de Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologicas, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus de Bage, Rua Carlos Barbosa, CEP 96400-970, Bage, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

We present a QCD analysis of the neutral current (NC) neutrino-nucleus interaction at the small-x region using the color dipole formalism. This phenomenological approach is quite successful in describing experimental results in deep inelastic ep scattering and charged current neutrino-nucleus interactions at high energies. We present theoretical predictions for the relevant structure functions and the corresponding implications for the total NC neutrino cross section. It is shown that at small x, the NC boson-nucleon cross section should exhibit the geometric scaling property that has important consequences for ultrahigh energy neutrino phenomenology.

• OSTI ID: 21308149
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 79; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BOSONS
CHARGED CURRENTS
COLOR MODEL
CROSS SECTIONS
DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING
DIPOLES
ELECTRON-PROTON INTERACTIONS
FORECASTING
NEUTRAL CURRENTS
NEUTRINO-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
NEUTRINOS
NUCLEONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
SCALING
STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS