Measurement of quasielastic-like neutrino scattering at ∼3.5 GeV on a hydrocarbon target

D. Ruterbories, K. Hurtado, J. Osta, F. Akbar, L. Aliaga, D. A. Andrade, M. Ascencio, A. Bashyal, A. Bercellie, M. Betancourt, A. Bodek, H. Budd, G. F.R.V. Caceres, T. Cai, M. F. Carneiro, J. Chaves, D. Coplowe, H. Da Motta, S. A. Dytman, G. A. DíazJ. Felix, L. Fields, A. Filkins, R. Fine, A. Gago, R. Galindo, A. Ghosh, R. Gran, J. Y. Han, D. A. Harris, S. Henry, S. Jena, D. Jena, J. Kleykamp, M. Kordosky, D. Last, T. Le, X. G. Lu, E. Maher, S. Manly, W. A. Mann, C. Mauger, K. S. McFarland, A. M. McGowan, B. Messerly, J. Miller, J. G. Morfín, J. Mousseau, D. Naples, J. K. Nelson, C. Nguyen, A. Norrick, NULL Nuruzzaman, A. Olivier, V. Paolone, C. E. Patrick, G. N. Perdue, M. A. Ramirez, R. D. Ransome, H. Ray, D. Rimal, P. A. Rodrigues, H. Schellman, J. T. Sobczyk, C. J. Solano Salinas, H. Su, M. Sultana, V. S. Syrotenko, E. Valencia, J. Wolcott, M. Wospakrik, C. Wret, B. Yaeggy, L. Zazueta

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Abstract

MINERvA presents a new analysis of neutrino induced quasielastic-like interactions in a hydrocarbon tracking target. We report a double-differential cross section using the muon transverse and longitudinal momentum. In addition, differential cross sections as a function of the square of the four-momentum transferred and the neutrino energy are calculated using a quasielastic hypothesis. Finally, an analysis of energy deposited near the interaction vertex is presented. These results are compared to modified genie predictions as well as a NuWro prediction. All results use a data set produced by 3.34×1020 protons on target creating a neutrino beam with a peak energy of approximately 3.5 GeV.
Original languageSpanish
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume99
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019

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