Neutral-current neutrino scattering from the deuteron

Jeschonnek, Sabine; Van Orden, J. W.; Donnelly, T. W.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.101.064621

Title: Neutral-current neutrino scattering from the deuteron

Abstract

Neutral-current neutrino scattering from the deuteron leading to proton-neutron final states is considered using an approach that incorporates relativistic dynamics and consequently provides robust modeling at relatively high energies and momenta. In this work the focus is placed on the fully exclusive reaction where both the proton and neutron in the final state are assumed to be detected. Accordingly, the incident neutrino energy, the neutrino scattering angle and the scattered neutrino's energy can all be reconstructed. It is shown that for specific choices of kinematics the reaction proceeds mainly via scattering from the proton, while for other choices of kinematics it proceeds mainly from the neutron. Specific asymmetries are introduced to focus on these attributes. Measurements in both regions have the potential to yield valuable information on the nucleon's electroweak form factors at momentum transfers up to a (GeV/c)$^2$. In particular, the cross sections are shown to be very sensitive to the isoscalar axial-vector form factor, and sensitive but less so to the magnetic strangeness form factor. Comparisons with other reactions, specifically charge-changing neutrino reactions and both parity-conserving and -violating electron scattering, have the potential to provide new ways to test the Standard Model.

Authors:

^[1]; Van Orden, J. W. ^[2];

^[3]

The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2020

Research Org.:: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1635201

Report Number(s):: JLAB-THY-20-3132; DOE/OR-23177-4893; arXiv:2001.06537
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985; PRVCAN; TRN: US2201339

Grant/Contract Number:: PHY-1614460; PHY-1913261; AC05-06OR23177; FG02-97ER41028; FG02-94ER40818

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review C

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 101; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

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                    Jeschonnek, Sabine, Van Orden, J. W., and Donnelly, T. W. Neutral-current neutrino scattering from the deuteron.  United States: N. p., 2020. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.101.064621.

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                    Jeschonnek, Sabine, Van Orden, J. W., & Donnelly, T. W. Neutral-current neutrino scattering from the deuteron.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.101.064621

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                    Jeschonnek, Sabine, Van Orden, J. W., and Donnelly, T. W. Tue .  
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@article{osti_1635201,

  title        = {Neutral-current neutrino scattering from the deuteron},

  author       = {Jeschonnek, Sabine and Van Orden, J. W. and Donnelly, T. W.},

  abstractNote = {Neutral-current neutrino scattering from the deuteron leading to proton-neutron final states is considered using an approach that incorporates relativistic dynamics and consequently provides robust modeling at relatively high energies and momenta. In this work the focus is placed on the fully exclusive reaction where both the proton and neutron in the final state are assumed to be detected. Accordingly, the incident neutrino energy, the neutrino scattering angle and the scattered neutrino's energy can all be reconstructed. It is shown that for specific choices of kinematics the reaction proceeds mainly via scattering from the proton, while for other choices of kinematics it proceeds mainly from the neutron. Specific asymmetries are introduced to focus on these attributes. Measurements in both regions have the potential to yield valuable information on the nucleon's electroweak form factors at momentum transfers up to a (GeV/c)$^2$. In particular, the cross sections are shown to be very sensitive to the isoscalar axial-vector form factor, and sensitive but less so to the magnetic strangeness form factor. Comparisons with other reactions, specifically charge-changing neutrino reactions and both parity-conserving and -violating electron scattering, have the potential to provide new ways to test the Standard Model.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevC.101.064621},

  journal      = {Physical Review C},

  number       = 6,

  volume       = 101,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2020},

  month        = {Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2020}

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