Measurement of partonic nuclear effects in deep-inelastic neutrino scattering using MINERvA

Mousseau, J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.93.071101

Title: Measurement of partonic nuclear effects in deep-inelastic neutrino scattering using MINERvA

Journal Article · Tue Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physical Review D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.071101· OSTI ID:1251200

Mousseau, J. ^[1]

Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States). et al.

Here, the MINERvA Collaboration reports a novel study of neutrino-nucleus charged-current deep inelastic scattering (DIS) using the same neutrino beam incident on targets of polystyrene, graphite, iron, and lead. Results are presented as ratios of C, Fe, and Pb to CH. The ratios of total DIS cross sections as a function of neutrino energy and flux-integrated differential cross sections as a function of the Bjorken scaling variable x are presented in the neutrino-energy range of 5–50 GeV. Based on the predictions of charged-lepton scattering ratios, good agreement is found between the data and prediction at medium x and low neutrino energy. However, the ratios appear to be below predictions in the vicinity of the nuclear shadowing region, x < 0.1. This apparent deficit, reflected in the DIS cross-section ratio at high Eν, is consistent with previous MINERvA observations [B. Tice (MINERvA Collaboration), Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 231801 (2014).] and with the predicted onset of nuclear shadowing with the axial-vector current in neutrino scattering.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

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

Contributing Organization:: MINERvA Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1251200

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1248073

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-15-556-ND; arXiv:1601.06313; PRVDAQ; 1416818

Journal Information:: Physical Review D, Vol. 93, Issue 7; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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