First measurement of the muon antineutrino double-differential charged-current quasielastic cross section
The largest sample ever recorded of ν̅ [subscript μ] charged-current quasielastic (CCQE, ν̅ [subscript μ]+p→μ[superscript +]+n) candidate events is used to produce the minimally model-dependent, flux-integrated double-differential cross section d[superscript 2]σ/dT[subscript μ]dcosθ[subscript μ] fo...
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| author | Bugel, Leonard G. Ignarra, Christina Katori, Teppei Spitz, Joshua B. Conrad, Janet Marie |
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| description | The largest sample ever recorded of ν̅ [subscript μ] charged-current quasielastic (CCQE, ν̅ [subscript μ]+p→μ[superscript +]+n) candidate events is used to produce the minimally model-dependent, flux-integrated double-differential cross section d[superscript 2]σ/dT[subscript μ]dcosθ[subscript μ] for ν̅ [subscript μ] CCQE for a mineral oil target. This measurement exploits the large statistics of the MiniBooNE antineutrino mode sample and provides the most complete information of this process to date. In order to facilitate historical comparisons, the flux-unfolded total cross section σ(E[subscript ν]) and single-differential cross section dσ/dQ[superscript 2] on both mineral oil and on carbon are also reported. The observed cross section is somewhat higher than the predicted cross section from a model assuming independently acting nucleons in carbon with canonical form factor values. The shape of the data are also discrepant with this model. These results have implications for intranuclear processes and can help constrain signal and background processes for future neutrino oscillation measurements. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/813622023-02-26T04:12:59Z First measurement of the muon antineutrino double-differential charged-current quasielastic cross section Bugel, Leonard G. Ignarra, Christina Katori, Teppei Spitz, Joshua B. Conrad, Janet Marie Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science Bugel, Leonard G. Conrad, Janet Ignarra, Christina Katori, Teppei Spitz, Joshua B. The largest sample ever recorded of ν̅ [subscript μ] charged-current quasielastic (CCQE, ν̅ [subscript μ]+p→μ[superscript +]+n) candidate events is used to produce the minimally model-dependent, flux-integrated double-differential cross section d[superscript 2]σ/dT[subscript μ]dcosθ[subscript μ] for ν̅ [subscript μ] CCQE for a mineral oil target. This measurement exploits the large statistics of the MiniBooNE antineutrino mode sample and provides the most complete information of this process to date. In order to facilitate historical comparisons, the flux-unfolded total cross section σ(E[subscript ν]) and single-differential cross section dσ/dQ[superscript 2] on both mineral oil and on carbon are also reported. The observed cross section is somewhat higher than the predicted cross section from a model assuming independently acting nucleons in carbon with canonical form factor values. The shape of the data are also discrepant with this model. These results have implications for intranuclear processes and can help constrain signal and background processes for future neutrino oscillation measurements. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory National Science Foundation (U.S.) United States. Dept. of Energy 2013-10-09T15:56:57Z 2013-10-09T15:56:57Z 2013-08 2013-01 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1550-7998 1089-4918 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81362 Aguilar-Arevalo, A. A., B. C. Brown, L. Bugel, G. Cheng, E. D. Church, J. M. Conrad, R. Dharmapalan, et al. “First measurement of the muon antineutrino double-differential charged-current quasielastic cross section.” Physical Review D 88, no. 3 (August 2013). © 2013 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9429-9482 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6393-0438 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3837-3921 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.88.032001 Physical Review D Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society |
| spellingShingle | Bugel, Leonard G. Ignarra, Christina Katori, Teppei Spitz, Joshua B. Conrad, Janet Marie First measurement of the muon antineutrino double-differential charged-current quasielastic cross section |
| title | First measurement of the muon antineutrino double-differential charged-current quasielastic cross section |
| title_full | First measurement of the muon antineutrino double-differential charged-current quasielastic cross section |
| title_fullStr | First measurement of the muon antineutrino double-differential charged-current quasielastic cross section |
| title_full_unstemmed | First measurement of the muon antineutrino double-differential charged-current quasielastic cross section |
| title_short | First measurement of the muon antineutrino double-differential charged-current quasielastic cross section |
| title_sort | first measurement of the muon antineutrino double differential charged current quasielastic cross section |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81362 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9429-9482 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6393-0438 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3837-3921 |
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