Analysis of flux-integrated cross sections for quasi-elastic neutrino charged-current scattering off {sup 12}C at energies available at the MiniBooNE experiment

Journal Article · Mon Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVC.82.055501· OSTI ID:21499215

Butkevich, A V ^[1]

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1. Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 60th October Anniversary Prospect 7A, Moscow 117312 (Russian Federation)

Flux-averaged and flux-integrated cross sections for quasi-elastic neutrino charged-current scattering on nuclei are analyzed. It is shown that the flux-integrated differential cross sections are less dependent on nuclear models than the flux-averaged ones. We calculate these cross sections using the relativistic distorted-wave impulse approximation and relativistic Fermi gas model with the Booster Neutrino Beamline flux and compare the results with the recent MiniBooNE experimental data. Within these models an axial mass M{sub A} is extracted from a fit of the measured d{sigma}/dQ{sup 2} cross section. The extracted value of M{sub A}=1.37{+-}0.05 GeV/c{sup 2} is consistent with the MiniBooNE result. While the measured and calculated double differential cross sections d{sigma}/dTdcos{theta} generally agree, the Fermi gas model predictions are typically lower than data at low muon energies and scattering angles.

• OSTI ID: 21499215
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 82, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.055501; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0556-2813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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