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Measurements of the inclusive neutrino and antineutrino charged current cross sections in MINERvA using the low-nu flux method
Physical Review D
  • J. Devan, William & Mary
  • Leonidas Aliaga Soplin, William & Mary
  • (…), (…)
  • Michael A Kordosky, William & Mary
  • Jeffrey K Nelson, William & Mary
  • Edgar Valencia-Rodriguez, William & Mary
  • et al., et al.
Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Pub Date
12-20-2016
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 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 (nu) have a nearly constant cross section as a function of incident neutrino energy. This measurement is the lowest energy application of the low-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-GeVenergies. The cross section measurements presented are the most precise measurements to date below 5 GeV.

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.94.112007
Citation Information
J. Devan, Leonidas Aliaga Soplin, (…), Michael A Kordosky, et al.. "Measurements of the inclusive neutrino and antineutrino charged current cross sections in MINERvA using the low-nu flux method" Physical Review D Vol. 94 Iss. 11 (2016)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jeffrey-nelson/15/