Modeling quasielastic interactions of monoenergetic kaon decay-at-rest neutrinos

Nikolakopoulos, A.; Pandey, V.; Spitz, J.; Jachowicz, N.

doi:10.1103/physrevc.103.064603

Title: Modeling quasielastic interactions of monoenergetic kaon decay-at-rest neutrinos

Journal Article · Fri Jun 04 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Physical Review. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.103.064603· OSTI ID:1833271

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^[2]; Spitz, J. ^[3]; Jachowicz, N. ^[1]

Ghent Univ. (Belgium)
Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Monoenergetic muon neutrinos at 236 MeV are readily produced in intense medium-energy proton facilities (≳2–3GeV) when a positive kaon decays at rest (KDAR; K⁺→μ⁺ν_μ). These neutrinos provide a unique opportunity to both study the neutrino interaction and probe the nucleus with a monoenergetic weak-interaction-only tool. We present cross-section calculations for quasielastic scattering of these 236-MeV neutrinos off ¹²C and ⁴⁰Ar, paying special attention to low-energy aspects of the scattering process. Our model takes the description of the nucleus in a mean-field approach as the starting point, where we solve Hartree-Fock equations using a Skyrme type nucleon-nucleon interaction. Thereby, we introduce long-range nuclear correlations by means of a continuum random-phase approximation (CRPA) framework where we solve the CRPA equations using a Green's function method. The model successfully describes (e,e') data on ¹²C and ⁴⁰Ca in the kinematic region that overlaps with the KDAR ν_μ phase space. In addition to these results, we present future prospects for precision KDAR cross-section measurements and applications of our calculations in current and future experiments that will utilize these neutrinos.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Flanders); Heising-Simons Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359; SC0007859; SC0009824

OSTI ID:: 1833271

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1866741

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-21-587-V; arXiv:2010.05794; oai:inspirehep.net:1822234; TRN: US2300018

Journal Information:: Physical Review. C, Vol. 103, Issue 6; ISSN 2469-9985

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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