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Title: Neutrino-Induced Coherent π + Production in C, CH, Fe, and Pb at E ν 6 GeV

Abstract

MINERvA has measured the νμ-induced coherent π+ cross section simultaneously in hydrocarbon (CH), graphite (C), iron (Fe), and lead (Pb) targets using neutrinos from 2 to 20 GeV. The measurements exceed the predictions of the Rein-Sehgal and Berger-Sehgal PCAC based models at multi-GeV νμ+ energies and angles, Eπ > 1 GeV and θπ < 10°. Measurements of the cross-section ratios of Fe and Pb relative to CH reveal the effective A scaling to increase from an approximate A1/3 scaling at few GeV to an A2/3 scaling for Eν >10 GeV.

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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Org.:
MINERvA Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1993323
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1892269; OSTI ID: 2281001
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-22-752-ND; arXiv:2210.01285
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; 051801
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359; SC0008475
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Volume: 131 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; lepton induces nuclear reactions; neutrino interactions; nucleus-neutrino interactions

Citation Formats

Ramírez, M. A., Akhter, S., Ahmad Dar, Z., Akbar, F., Ansari, V., Ascencio, M. V., Sajjad Athar, M., Bashyal, A., Bellantoni, L., Bercellie, A., Betancourt, M., Bodek, A., Bonilla, J. L., Bravar, A., Budd, H., Caceres, G., Cai, T., Díaz, G. A., da Motta, H., Dytman, S. A., Felix, J., Fields, L., Filkins, A., Fine, R., Gallagher, H., Ghosh, A., Gilligan, S. M., Gran, R., Granados, E., Harris, D. A., Henry, S., Jena, D., Jena, S., Kleykamp, J., Klustová, A., Kordosky, M., Last, D., Lozano, A., Lu, X. -G., Maher, E., Manly, S., Mann, W. A., Mauger, C., McFarland, K. S., Messerly, B., Miller, J., Moreno, O., Morfín, J. G., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Nguyen, C., Olivier, A., Paolone, V., Perdue, G. N., Plows, K. -J., Ransome, R. D., Ruterbories, D., Schellman, H., Su, H., Sultana, M., Syrotenko, V. S., Valencia, E., Vaughan, N. H., Waldron, A. V., Yaeggy, B., Zazueta, L., and The MINERvA Collaboration. Neutrino-Induced Coherent π + Production in C, CH, Fe, and Pb at ⟨ E ν ⟩ ∼ 6     GeV. United States: N. p., 2023. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.051801.
Ramírez, M. A., Akhter, S., Ahmad Dar, Z., Akbar, F., Ansari, V., Ascencio, M. V., Sajjad Athar, M., Bashyal, A., Bellantoni, L., Bercellie, A., Betancourt, M., Bodek, A., Bonilla, J. L., Bravar, A., Budd, H., Caceres, G., Cai, T., Díaz, G. A., da Motta, H., Dytman, S. A., Felix, J., Fields, L., Filkins, A., Fine, R., Gallagher, H., Ghosh, A., Gilligan, S. M., Gran, R., Granados, E., Harris, D. A., Henry, S., Jena, D., Jena, S., Kleykamp, J., Klustová, A., Kordosky, M., Last, D., Lozano, A., Lu, X. -G., Maher, E., Manly, S., Mann, W. A., Mauger, C., McFarland, K. S., Messerly, B., Miller, J., Moreno, O., Morfín, J. G., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Nguyen, C., Olivier, A., Paolone, V., Perdue, G. N., Plows, K. -J., Ransome, R. D., Ruterbories, D., Schellman, H., Su, H., Sultana, M., Syrotenko, V. S., Valencia, E., Vaughan, N. H., Waldron, A. V., Yaeggy, B., Zazueta, L., & The MINERvA Collaboration. Neutrino-Induced Coherent π + Production in C, CH, Fe, and Pb at ⟨ E ν ⟩ ∼ 6     GeV. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.051801
Ramírez, M. A., Akhter, S., Ahmad Dar, Z., Akbar, F., Ansari, V., Ascencio, M. V., Sajjad Athar, M., Bashyal, A., Bellantoni, L., Bercellie, A., Betancourt, M., Bodek, A., Bonilla, J. L., Bravar, A., Budd, H., Caceres, G., Cai, T., Díaz, G. A., da Motta, H., Dytman, S. A., Felix, J., Fields, L., Filkins, A., Fine, R., Gallagher, H., Ghosh, A., Gilligan, S. M., Gran, R., Granados, E., Harris, D. A., Henry, S., Jena, D., Jena, S., Kleykamp, J., Klustová, A., Kordosky, M., Last, D., Lozano, A., Lu, X. -G., Maher, E., Manly, S., Mann, W. A., Mauger, C., McFarland, K. S., Messerly, B., Miller, J., Moreno, O., Morfín, J. G., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Nguyen, C., Olivier, A., Paolone, V., Perdue, G. N., Plows, K. -J., Ransome, R. D., Ruterbories, D., Schellman, H., Su, H., Sultana, M., Syrotenko, V. S., Valencia, E., Vaughan, N. H., Waldron, A. V., Yaeggy, B., Zazueta, L., and The MINERvA Collaboration. Tue . "Neutrino-Induced Coherent π + Production in C, CH, Fe, and Pb at ⟨ E ν ⟩ ∼ 6     GeV". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.051801.
@article{osti_1993323,
title = {Neutrino-Induced Coherent π + Production in C, CH, Fe, and Pb at ⟨ E ν ⟩ ∼ 6     GeV},
author = {Ramírez, M. A. and Akhter, S. and Ahmad Dar, Z. and Akbar, F. and Ansari, V. and Ascencio, M. V. and Sajjad Athar, M. and Bashyal, A. and Bellantoni, L. and Bercellie, A. and Betancourt, M. and Bodek, A. and Bonilla, J. L. and Bravar, A. and Budd, H. and Caceres, G. and Cai, T. and Díaz, G. A. and da Motta, H. and Dytman, S. A. and Felix, J. and Fields, L. and Filkins, A. and Fine, R. and Gallagher, H. and Ghosh, A. and Gilligan, S. M. and Gran, R. and Granados, E. and Harris, D. A. and Henry, S. and Jena, D. and Jena, S. and Kleykamp, J. and Klustová, A. and Kordosky, M. and Last, D. and Lozano, A. and Lu, X. -G. and Maher, E. and Manly, S. and Mann, W. A. and Mauger, C. and McFarland, K. S. and Messerly, B. and Miller, J. and Moreno, O. and Morfín, J. G. and Naples, D. and Nelson, J. K. and Nguyen, C. and Olivier, A. and Paolone, V. and Perdue, G. N. and Plows, K. -J. and Ransome, R. D. and Ruterbories, D. and Schellman, H. and Su, H. and Sultana, M. and Syrotenko, V. S. and Valencia, E. and Vaughan, N. H. and Waldron, A. V. and Yaeggy, B. and Zazueta, L. and The MINERvA Collaboration},
abstractNote = {MINERvA has measured the νμ-induced coherent π+ cross section simultaneously in hydrocarbon (CH), graphite (C), iron (Fe), and lead (Pb) targets using neutrinos from 2 to 20 GeV. The measurements exceed the predictions of the Rein-Sehgal and Berger-Sehgal PCAC based models at multi-GeV νμ+ energies and angles, Eπ > 1 GeV and θπ < 10°. Measurements of the cross-section ratios of Fe and Pb relative to CH reveal the effective A scaling to increase from an approximate A1/3 scaling at few GeV to an A2/3 scaling for Eν >10 GeV.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.051801},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 5,
volume = 131,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
}

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