Muon neutrino CCQE at MINERvA

Betancourt, M.

doi:10.7566/JPSCP.12.010016

Title: Muon neutrino CCQE at MINERvA

Abstract

A precise understanding of quasi-elastic interactions is crucial to measure neutrino oscillations. The MINERvA experiment is currently working on different analyses of muon neutrino charged current quasi-elastic interactions. Here, we present updates to the previous quasi-elastic measurement, using a new flux, and we present the status of several analyses in progress; including double differential cross sections, a study of final state interactions using a sample with muon and a proton and the status of the CCQE analysis in the medium energy neutrino beam.

Authors:

Betancourt, M. ^[1]

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

Publication Date:: Tue Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 2016

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

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

OSTI Identifier:: 1339432

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-CONF-16-637-ND
Journal ID: ISSN 9999-0004; 1507220; TRN: US1701152

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: JPS Conference Proceedings

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 9999-0004

Publisher:: Physical Society of Japan

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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  abstractNote = {A precise understanding of quasi-elastic interactions is crucial to measure neutrino oscillations. The MINERvA experiment is currently working on different analyses of muon neutrino charged current quasi-elastic interactions. Here, we present updates to the previous quasi-elastic measurement, using a new flux, and we present the status of several analyses in progress; including double differential cross sections, a study of final state interactions using a sample with muon and a proton and the status of the CCQE analysis in the medium energy neutrino beam.},

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