Probing nuclear effects using single-transverse kinematic imbalance with MINERvA

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012120

Title: Probing nuclear effects using single-transverse kinematic imbalance with MINERvA

Abstract

Kinematic imbalance of the final-state particles in the plane transverse to the neutrino direction provides a sensitive probe of nuclear effects. In this contribution, we report the MINERvA measurement of the single-transverse kinematic imbalance in neutrino charged-current quasielastic-like events on CH targets. Furthermore, to improve the momentum measurements of the final-state particles, we develop a method to select elastically scattering contained (ESC) protons and a general procedure to correct the transverse momentum scales.

Authors:

Lu, X. -G. ^[1]; Betancourt, M. ^[2]

Oxford Univ., Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Publication Date:: 2017-09-01

Research Org.:: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)

Contributing Org.:: MINERvA Collaboration

OSTI Identifier:: 1339989

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-CONF-16-319-E-ND-PPD; arXiv:1608.04655
Journal ID: ISSN 1742-6588; 1481397

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Physics. Conference Series

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 888; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 27th International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, London (United Kingdom), 4-9 Jul 2016; Journal ID: ISSN 1742-6588

Publisher:: IOP Publishing

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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                    Lu, X. -G., and Betancourt, M. Probing nuclear effects using single-transverse kinematic imbalance with MINERvA.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Lu, X. -G., & Betancourt, M. Probing nuclear effects using single-transverse kinematic imbalance with MINERvA.  United States.  doi:10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012120.

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  title        = {Probing nuclear effects using single-transverse kinematic imbalance with MINERvA},

  author       = {Lu, X. -G. and Betancourt, M.},

  abstractNote = {Kinematic imbalance of the final-state particles in the plane transverse to the neutrino direction provides a sensitive probe of nuclear effects. In this contribution, we report the MINERvA measurement of the single-transverse kinematic imbalance in neutrino charged-current quasielastic-like events on CH targets. Furthermore, to improve the momentum measurements of the final-state particles, we develop a method to select elastically scattering contained (ESC) protons and a general procedure to correct the transverse momentum scales.},

  doi          = {10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012120},

  journal      = {Journal of Physics. Conference Series},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 888,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2017},

  month        = {9}

}

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Figure 1: Definition of the kinematic variables. For exact definitions, see [1].

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