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Inclusive and exclusive neutrino-nucleus cross sections and the reconstruction of the interaction kinematics
Juan NievesB. BourguilleFederico Sanchezsubject
PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsNuclear Theory010308 nuclear & particles physicsMonte Carlo methodFOS: Physical sciencesObservableKinematics01 natural sciencesNuclear Theory (nucl-th)High Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)0103 physical sciencesCP violationlcsh:QC770-798lcsh:Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. RadioactivityNeutrino010306 general physicsNeutrino oscillationRandom phase approximationCharged currentPhenomenological Modelsdescription
Abstract We present a full kinematic analysis of neutrino-nucleus charged current quasielastic interactions based on the Local Fermi Gas model and the Random Phase Approximation. The model was implemented in the NEUT Monte Carlo framework, which allows us to investigate potentially measurable observables, including hadron distributions. We compare the predictions simultaneously to the most recent T2K and MINERvA charged current (CC) inclusive, CC0π and transverse kinematic-imbalance variable results. We pursuit a microscopic interpretation of the relevant reaction mechanisms, with the aim to achieving in neutrino oscillation experiments a correct reconstruction of the incoming neutrino kinematics, free of conceptual biasses. Such study is of the utmost importance for the ambitious experimental program which is underway to precisely determine neutrino properties, test the three-generation paradigm, establish the order of mass eigenstates and investigate leptonic CP violation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 | Journal of High Energy Physics |