Single neutral pion production by charged-current ν¯μ interactions on hydrocarbon at 〈Eν〉=3.6 GeV
Single neutral pion production via muon antineutrino charged-current interactions in plastic scintillator (CH) is studied using the MINERvA detector exposed to the NuMI low-energy, wideband antineutrino beam at Fermilab. Measurement of this process constrains models of neutral pion production in nuc...
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| author | T. Le J.L. Palomino L. Aliaga O. Altinok A. Bercellie A. Bodek A. Bravar W.K. Brooks A. Butkevich D.A. Martinez Caicedo M.F. Carneiro M.E. Christy J. Chvojka H. da Motta J. Devan S.A. Dytman G.A. Díaz B. Eberly J. Felix L. Fields R. Fine A.M. Gago H. Gallagher R. Gran D.A. Harris A. Higuera K. Hurtado M. Kordosky E. Maher S. Manly W.A. Mann C.M. Marshall K.S. McFarland C.L. McGivern A.M. McGowan J. Miller J.G. Morfín J. Mousseau J.K. Nelson A. Norrick J. Osta V. Paolone J. Park C.E. Patrick G.N. Perdue L. Rakotondravohitra R.D. Ransome H. Ray L. Ren P.A. Rodrigues D. Ruterbories H. Schellman D.W. Schmitz J.T. Sobczyk C.J. Solano Salinas N. Tagg B.G. Tice E. Valencia T. Walton J. Wolcott H. Yepes-Ramirez G. Zavala D. Zhang B.P. Ziemer |
| author_facet | T. Le J.L. Palomino L. Aliaga O. Altinok A. Bercellie A. Bodek A. Bravar W.K. Brooks A. Butkevich D.A. Martinez Caicedo M.F. Carneiro M.E. Christy J. Chvojka H. da Motta J. Devan S.A. Dytman G.A. Díaz B. Eberly J. Felix L. Fields R. Fine A.M. Gago H. Gallagher R. Gran D.A. Harris A. Higuera K. Hurtado M. Kordosky E. Maher S. Manly W.A. Mann C.M. Marshall K.S. McFarland C.L. McGivern A.M. McGowan J. Miller J.G. Morfín J. Mousseau J.K. Nelson A. Norrick J. Osta V. Paolone J. Park C.E. Patrick G.N. Perdue L. Rakotondravohitra R.D. Ransome H. Ray L. Ren P.A. Rodrigues D. Ruterbories H. Schellman D.W. Schmitz J.T. Sobczyk C.J. Solano Salinas N. Tagg B.G. Tice E. Valencia T. Walton J. Wolcott H. Yepes-Ramirez G. Zavala D. Zhang B.P. Ziemer |
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| description | Single neutral pion production via muon antineutrino charged-current interactions in plastic scintillator (CH) is studied using the MINERvA detector exposed to the NuMI low-energy, wideband antineutrino beam at Fermilab. Measurement of this process constrains models of neutral pion production in nuclei, which is important because the neutral-current analog is a background for ν¯e appearance oscillation experiments. The differential cross sections for π0 momentum and production angle, for events with a single observed π0 and no charged pions, are presented and compared to model predictions. These results comprise the first measurement of the π0 kinematics for this process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-504e700d7b79480e96430220180b78642022-12-22T01:38:48ZengElsevierPhysics Letters B0370-26931873-24452015-10-01749C13013610.1016/j.physletb.2015.07.039Single neutral pion production by charged-current ν¯μ interactions on hydrocarbon at 〈Eν〉=3.6 GeVT. Le0J.L. Palomino1L. Aliaga2O. Altinok3A. Bercellie4A. Bodek5A. Bravar6W.K. Brooks7A. Butkevich8D.A. Martinez Caicedo9M.F. Carneiro10M.E. Christy11J. Chvojka12H. da Motta13J. Devan14S.A. Dytman15G.A. Díaz16B. Eberly17J. Felix18L. Fields19R. Fine20A.M. Gago21H. Gallagher22R. Gran23D.A. Harris24A. Higuera25K. Hurtado26M. Kordosky27E. Maher28S. Manly29W.A. Mann30C.M. Marshall31K.S. McFarland32C.L. McGivern33A.M. McGowan34J. Miller35J.G. Morfín36J. Mousseau37J.K. Nelson38A. Norrick39J. Osta40V. Paolone41J. Park42C.E. Patrick43G.N. Perdue44L. Rakotondravohitra45R.D. Ransome46H. Ray47L. Ren48P.A. Rodrigues49D. Ruterbories50H. Schellman51D.W. Schmitz52J.T. Sobczyk53C.J. Solano Salinas54N. Tagg55B.G. Tice56E. Valencia57T. Walton58J. Wolcott59H. Yepes-Ramirez60G. Zavala61D. Zhang62B.P. Ziemer63Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USACentro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-180, BrazilDepartment of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USAPhysics Department, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USAUniversity of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandDepartamento de Física, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Casilla 110-V, Valparaíso, ChileInstitute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117312 Moscow, RussiaCentro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-180, BrazilCentro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-180, BrazilHampton University, Dept. of Physics, Hampton, VA 23668, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USACentro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-180, BrazilDepartment of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USASección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Apartado 1761, Lima, PeruDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USACampus León y Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Lascurain de Retana No. 5, Col. Centro, Guanajuato 36000, Guanajuato, MexicoNorthwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USASección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Apartado 1761, Lima, PeruPhysics Department, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USADepartment of Physics, University of Minnesota – Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812, USAFermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USACentro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-180, BrazilDepartment of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USAMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USAPhysics Department, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USADepartamento de Física, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Casilla 110-V, Valparaíso, ChileFermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510, USAUniversity of Florida, Department of Physics, Gainesville, FL 32611, USADepartment of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USADepartment of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USAFermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USANorthwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USAFermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510, USAFermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510, USARutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USAUniversity of Florida, Department of Physics, Gainesville, FL 32611, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USANorthwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USAEnrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 USAFermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510, USAUniversidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Apartado 31139, Lima, PeruDepartment of Physics, Otterbein University, 1 South Grove Street, Westerville, OH 43081, USARutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USACampus León y Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Lascurain de Retana No. 5, Col. Centro, Guanajuato 36000, Guanajuato, MexicoHampton University, Dept. of Physics, Hampton, VA 23668, USAUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610 USACentro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-180, BrazilCampus León y Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Lascurain de Retana No. 5, Col. Centro, Guanajuato 36000, Guanajuato, MexicoDepartment of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-4575, USASingle neutral pion production via muon antineutrino charged-current interactions in plastic scintillator (CH) is studied using the MINERvA detector exposed to the NuMI low-energy, wideband antineutrino beam at Fermilab. Measurement of this process constrains models of neutral pion production in nuclei, which is important because the neutral-current analog is a background for ν¯e appearance oscillation experiments. The differential cross sections for π0 momentum and production angle, for events with a single observed π0 and no charged pions, are presented and compared to model predictions. These results comprise the first measurement of the π0 kinematics for this process.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315005493Neutrino-nucleus scatteringFinal state interaction |
| spellingShingle | T. Le J.L. Palomino L. Aliaga O. Altinok A. Bercellie A. Bodek A. Bravar W.K. Brooks A. Butkevich D.A. Martinez Caicedo M.F. Carneiro M.E. Christy J. Chvojka H. da Motta J. Devan S.A. Dytman G.A. Díaz B. Eberly J. Felix L. Fields R. Fine A.M. Gago H. Gallagher R. Gran D.A. Harris A. Higuera K. Hurtado M. Kordosky E. Maher S. Manly W.A. Mann C.M. Marshall K.S. McFarland C.L. McGivern A.M. McGowan J. Miller J.G. Morfín J. Mousseau J.K. Nelson A. Norrick J. Osta V. Paolone J. Park C.E. Patrick G.N. Perdue L. Rakotondravohitra R.D. Ransome H. Ray L. Ren P.A. Rodrigues D. Ruterbories H. Schellman D.W. Schmitz J.T. Sobczyk C.J. Solano Salinas N. Tagg B.G. Tice E. Valencia T. Walton J. Wolcott H. Yepes-Ramirez G. Zavala D. Zhang B.P. Ziemer Single neutral pion production by charged-current ν¯μ interactions on hydrocarbon at 〈Eν〉=3.6 GeV Physics Letters B Neutrino-nucleus scattering Final state interaction |
| title | Single neutral pion production by charged-current ν¯μ interactions on hydrocarbon at 〈Eν〉=3.6 GeV |
| title_full | Single neutral pion production by charged-current ν¯μ interactions on hydrocarbon at 〈Eν〉=3.6 GeV |
| title_fullStr | Single neutral pion production by charged-current ν¯μ interactions on hydrocarbon at 〈Eν〉=3.6 GeV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Single neutral pion production by charged-current ν¯μ interactions on hydrocarbon at 〈Eν〉=3.6 GeV |
| title_short | Single neutral pion production by charged-current ν¯μ interactions on hydrocarbon at 〈Eν〉=3.6 GeV |
| title_sort | single neutral pion production by charged current ν¯μ interactions on hydrocarbon at eν 3 6 gev |
| topic | Neutrino-nucleus scattering Final state interaction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315005493 |
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