Measurement of muon plus proton final states in νμ interactions on hydrocarbon at < Eν > = 4.2 GeV
Abstract
A study of charged-current muon neutrino scattering on hydrocarbon in which the final state includes a muon, at least one proton, and no pions is presented. Although this signature has the topology of neutrino quasielastic scattering from neutrons, the event sample contains contributions from quasielastic and inelastic processes where pions are absorbed in the nucleus. The analysis accepts events with muon production angles up to 70° and proton kinetic energies greater than 110 MeV. The cross section, when based completely on hadronic kinematics, is well described by a relativistic Fermi gas nuclear model including the neutrino event generator modeling for inelastic processes and particle transportation through the nucleus. This is in contrast to the quasielastic cross section based on muon kinematics, which is best described by an extended model that incorporates multinucleon correlations. As a result, this measurement guides the formulation of a complete description of neutrino-nucleus interactions that encompasses the hadronic as well as the leptonic aspects of this process.
- Authors:
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- Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA (United States). et al.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Contributing Org.:
- MINERvA Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1226291
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1179309
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-14-330-E
Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998; PRVDAQ; arXiv eprint number arXiv:1409.4497
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 91; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- 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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Walton, T. Measurement of muon plus proton final states in νμ interactions on hydrocarbon at < Eν > = 4.2 GeV. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.071301.
Walton, T. Measurement of muon plus proton final states in νμ interactions on hydrocarbon at < Eν > = 4.2 GeV. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.071301
Walton, T. Wed .
"Measurement of muon plus proton final states in νμ interactions on hydrocarbon at < Eν > = 4.2 GeV". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.071301. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1226291.
@article{osti_1226291,
title = {Measurement of muon plus proton final states in νμ interactions on hydrocarbon at < Eν > = 4.2 GeV},
author = {Walton, T.},
abstractNote = {A study of charged-current muon neutrino scattering on hydrocarbon in which the final state includes a muon, at least one proton, and no pions is presented. Although this signature has the topology of neutrino quasielastic scattering from neutrons, the event sample contains contributions from quasielastic and inelastic processes where pions are absorbed in the nucleus. The analysis accepts events with muon production angles up to 70° and proton kinetic energies greater than 110 MeV. The cross section, when based completely on hadronic kinematics, is well described by a relativistic Fermi gas nuclear model including the neutrino event generator modeling for inelastic processes and particle transportation through the nucleus. This is in contrast to the quasielastic cross section based on muon kinematics, which is best described by an extended model that incorporates multinucleon correlations. As a result, this measurement guides the formulation of a complete description of neutrino-nucleus interactions that encompasses the hadronic as well as the leptonic aspects of this process.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.91.071301},
journal = {Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology},
number = 7,
volume = 91,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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