Simultaneous measurement of the muon neutrino charged-current cross section on oxygen and carbon without pions in the final state at T2K

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doi:10.1103/physrevd.101.112004

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“…The correction to the cross-section prediction introduced by be oxygen contribution is estimated by our models to be at the order of a percent. The exception to this treatment is the CC0π cross-section that is reported by T2K for a pure carbon target [13] and not in hydrocarbon as for the CC inclusive and MINERvA.…”

Section: Target Compositionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The CC inclusive measurement considers only the muon production kinematics ignoring all hadronic activity [12]. The T2K selection criterion for CC0π [13] requires no charged or neutral pions in the final state. Based on this selection,…”

Section: T2k Data Samplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This selection, reduces the contribution of channels beyond CC1p1h and CC2p2h but it is affected by the correct modelling of both, the pion re-interactions inside the nucleus and the primary pion production mechanism. T2K published both the CC inclusive [12] and the CC0π [13] cross-sections as a double differential distributions as function of the muon momentum and angle. The comparisons of these data-samples and the NEUT model predictions are shown in the left and right panels JHEP04(2021)004 T2K CC (left) and CC0π (right) inclusive double differential cross-section dσ/dp µ d cos θ µ .…”

Section: Inclusive Cross-sectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Data, taken from refs. [12] and [13], respectively, are compared to the results obtained from the present implementation of NEUT with the numerical values for the χ 2 -likelihood test compiled in table 3. Last bin accumulates all the statistics until the kinematic limit of 30 GeV.…”

Section: Inclusive Cross-sectionsmentioning

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Inclusive and exclusive neutrino-nucleus cross sections and the reconstruction of the interaction kinematics

Bourguille

Nieves

Sánchez

2021

J. High Energ. Phys.

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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.

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2021

J. High Energ. Phys.

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“…Therefore, the 2p2h interactions involved in the selected events bias the reconstructed neutrino energy. In T2K, neutrino interactions are measured and studied using the near detectors [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. However, at present, the measurement of the 2p2h interaction is poor, because the momentum threshold for protons is not sufficiently low to detect all the protons from the neutrino interactions.…”

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First measurement of ν¯μ and νμ charged-current inclusive interactions on water using a nuclear emulsion detector

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Suzuki²,

Ali³

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Phys. Rev. D

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This paper reports the track multiplicity and kinematics of muons, charged pions, and protons from charged-current inclusiveν μ and ν μ interactions on a water target, measured using a nuclear emulsion detector in the NINJA experiment. A 3-kg water target was exposed to the T2K antineutrino-enhanced beam corresponding to 7.1 × 10 20 protons on target with a mean energy of 1.3 GeV. Owing to the high granularity of the nuclear emulsion, protons with momenta down to 200 MeV=c from the neutrino-water interactions were detected. We find good agreement between the observed data and model predictions for all kinematic distributions other than the number of charged pions and the muon kinematics shapes. These results demonstrate the capability of measurements with nuclear emulsion to improve neutrino interaction models.

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The impact of neutrino-nucleus interaction modeling on new physics searches

Coyle

Machado

2022

J. High Energ. Phys.

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Accurate neutrino-nucleus interaction modeling is an essential requirement for the success of the accelerator-based neutrino program. As no satisfactory description of cross sections exists, experiments tune neutrino-nucleus interactions to data to mitigate mis-modeling. In this work, we study how the interplay between near detector tuning and cross section mis-modeling affects new physics searches. We perform a realistic simulation of neutrino events and closely follow NOvA’s tuning, the first published of such procedures in a neutrino experiment. We analyze two illustrative new physics scenarios, sterile neutrinos and light neutrinophilic scalars, presenting the relevant experimental signatures and the sensitivity regions with and without tuning. While the tuning does not wash out sterile neutrino oscillation patterns, cross section mis-modeling can bias the experimental sensitivity. In the case of light neutrinophilic scalars, variations in cross section models completely dominate the sensitivity regardless of any tuning. Our findings reveal the critical need to improve our theoretical understanding of neutrino-nucleus interactions, and to estimate the impact of tuning on new physics searches. We urge neutrino experiments to follow NOvA’s example and publish the details of their tuning procedure, and to develop strategies to more robustly account for cross section uncertainties, which will expand the scope of their physics program.

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Simultaneous measurement of the muon neutrino charged-current cross section on oxygen and carbon without pions in the final state at T2K

Cited by 42 publications

References 72 publications

Inclusive and exclusive neutrino-nucleus cross sections and the reconstruction of the interaction kinematics

Inclusive and exclusive neutrino-nucleus cross sections and the reconstruction of the interaction kinematics

First measurement of ν¯μ and νμ charged-current inclusive interactions on water using a nuclear emulsion detector

The impact of neutrino-nucleus interaction modeling on new physics searches

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