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Nieves, J.; Sanchez, F.; Ruiz Simo, I.; Vicente Vacas, M.J. |
| Title |
Neutrino energy reconstruction and the shape of the charged current quasielastic-like total cross section |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
| Volume |
85 |
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11 |
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113008 - 9pp |
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| Abstract |
We show that because of the multinucleon mechanism effects, the algorithm used to reconstruct the neutrino energy is not adequate when dealing with quasielastic-like events, and a distortion of the total flux-unfolded cross-section shape is produced. This amounts to a redistribution of strength from high to low energies, which gives rise to a sizable excess (deficit) of low (high) energy neutrinos. This distortion of the shape leads to a good description of the MiniBooNE unfolded charged current quasielastic-like cross sections published by A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo et al. [(MiniBooNE Collaboration), Phys. Rev. D 81, 092005 (2010)]. However, these changes in the shape are artifacts of the unfolding process that ignores multinucleon mechanisms. |
| Address |
[Nieves, J.] Ctr Mixto Univ Valencia CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Inst Invest Paterna, E-46071 Valencia, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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English |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000305560500002 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
no |
| Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1077 |
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| Author |
Gran, R.; Nieves, J.; Sanchez, F.; Vicente Vacas, M.J. |
| Title |
Neutrino-nucleus quasi-elastic and 2p2h interactions up to 10 GeV |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
| Volume |
88 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
113007 - 10pp |
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We extend to 10 GeV results from a microscopic calculation of charged-current neutrino-nucleus reactions that do not produce a pion in the final state. For the class of events coming from neutrino interactions with two nucleons producing two holes (2p2h), limiting the calculation to three-momentum transfers less than 1.2 GeV produces a two-dimensional distribution in momentum and energy transfer that is roughly constant as a function of energy. The cross section for 2p2h interactions approximately scales with the number of nucleons for isoscalar nuclei, similar to the quasi-elastic cross section. When limited to momentum transfers below 1.2 GeV, the cross section is 26% of the quasi-elastic cross section at 3 GeV, but 14% if we neglect a Delta(1232) resonance absorption component. The same quantities are 33% and 17% for antineutrinos. For the quasi-elastic interactions, the full nuclear model with long range correlations produces an even larger, but approximately constant distortion of the shape of the four-momentum transfer at all energies above 2 GeV. The 2p2h enhancement and long-range correlation distortions to the cross section for these interactions are significant enough they should be observable in precision experiments to measure neutrino oscillations and neutrino interactions at these energies, but also balance out and produce less total distortion than each effect does individually. |
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[Gran, R.] Univ Minnesota, Dept Phys, Duluth, MN 55812 USA |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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English |
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1550-7998 |
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| Notes |
WOS:000328692000001 |
Approved |
no |
| Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
| Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1666 |
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