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MINERvA · 2016

Measurements of the Inclusive Neutrino and Antineutrino Charged Current Cross Sections in MINERvA Using the Low-ν\nu Flux Method

Phys.Rev.D 94 112007 · 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.112007

arXiv:1610.04746JournalINSPIREAll papers

Measurements

CurrentFlavorTargetTopologyTypeObservablesEnergy
CCνμ, ν̄μCHInclusivetotaltotal cross sectionE: 2-50GeV, using low-nu flux technique

Abstract

The total cross sections are important ingredients for the current and future neutrino oscillation experiments. We present measurements of the total charged-current neutrino and antineutrino cross sections on scintillator (CH) in the NuMI low-energy beamline using an \em in situ prediction of the shape of the flux as a function of neutrino energy from 2--50 GeV. This flux prediction takes advantage of the fact that neutrino and antineutrino interactions with low nuclear recoil energy (ν\nu) have a nearly constant cross section as a function of incident neutrino energy. This measurement is the lowest energy application of the low-ν\nu flux technique, the first time it has been used in the NuMI antineutrino beam configuration, and demonstrates that the technique is applicable to future neutrino beams operating at multi-GeV energies. The cross section measurements presented are the most precise measurements to date below 5 GeV.

Citation

@article{MINERvA:2016ing,
    author = "Devan, J. and others",
    collaboration = "MINERvA",
    title = "{Measurements of the Inclusive Neutrino and Antineutrino Charged Current Cross Sections in MINERvA Using the Low-$\nu$ Flux Method}",
    eprint = "1610.04746",
    archivePrefix = "arXiv",
    primaryClass = "hep-ex",
    reportNumber = "FERMILAB-PUB-16-368-ND",
    doi = "10.1103/PhysRevD.94.112007",
    journal = "Phys. Rev. D",
    volume = "94",
    number = "11",
    pages = "112007",
    year = "2016"
}