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Title: Probing nuclear effects using single-transverse kinematic imbalance with MINERvA

Journal Article · · Journal of Physics. Conference Series
 [1];  [2]
  1. Oxford Univ., Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
  2. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
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Kinematic imbalance of the final-state particles in the plane transverse to the neutrino direction provides a sensitive probe of nuclear effects. In this contribution, we report the MINERvA measurement of the single-transverse kinematic imbalance in neutrino charged-current quasielastic-like events on CH targets. Furthermore, to improve the momentum measurements of the final-state particles, we develop a method to select elastically scattering contained (ESC) protons and a general procedure to correct the transverse momentum scales.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (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:
1339989
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-16-319-E-ND-PPD; arXiv:1608.04655; 1481397
Journal Information:
Journal of Physics. Conference Series, Vol. 888, Issue 1; Conference: 27th International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, London (United Kingdom), 4-9 Jul 2016; ISSN 1742-6588
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 2 works
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