Measurement of d2σ/d | q → |dEavail in charged current νμ -nucleus interactions at Eν=1.86 GeV using the NOvA Near Detector

Acero, M.A.; Acharya, B.; Adamson, P.; Aliaga, L.; Anfimov, N.; Antoshkin, A.; Arrieta-Diaz, E.; Asquith, L.; Aurisano, A.; Back, A.; Balashov, N.; Baldi, P.; Bambah, B.A.; Bannister, E.; Barros, A.; Bashar, S.; Bat, A.; Bays, K.; Bernstein, R.; Bezerra, T.J.C.; Bhatnagar, V.; Bhattarai, D.; Bhuyan, B.; Bian, J.; Booth, A.C.; Bowles, R.; Brahma, B.; Bromberg, C.; Buchanan, N.; Butkevich, A.; Calvez, S.; Carroll, T.J.; Catano-Mur, E.; Cesar, J.P.; Chatla, A.; Chirco, R.; Choudhary, B.C.; Christensen, A.; Cicala, M.F.; Coan, T.E.; Cooleybeck, A.; Cortes-Parra, C.; Coveyou, D.; Cremonesi, L.; Davies, G.S.; Derwent, P.F.; Ding, P.; Djurcic, Z.; Dobbs, K.; Dolce, M.; Doyle, D.; Tonguino, D.; Dukes, E.C.; Dye, A.; Ehrlich, R.; Ewart, E.; Filip, P.; Frank, M.J.; Gallagher, H.R.; Gao, F.; Giri, A.; Gomes, R.A.; Goodman, M.C.; Groh, M.; Group, R.; Habig, A.; Hakl, F.; Hartnell, J.; Hatcher, R.; He, M.; Heller, K.; Hewes, V.; Himmel, A.; Horoho, T.; Ivaneev, Y.; Ivanova, A.; Jargowsky, B.; Jarosz, J.; Johnson, C.; Judah, M.; Kakorin, I.; Kaplan, D.M.; Kalitkina, A.; Kirezli-Ozdemir, B.; Kleykamp, J.; Klimov, O.; Koerner, L.W.; Kolupaeva, L.; Kralik, R.; Kumar, A.; Kuruppu, C.D.; Kus, V.; Lackey, T.; Lang, K.; Lesmeister, J.; Lister, A.; Liu, J.; Lock, J.A.; Lokajicek, M.; MacMahon, M.; Magill, S.; Mann, W.A.; Manoharan, M.T.; Plata, M.; Marshak, M.L.; Martinez-Casales, M.; Matveev, V.; Mehta, B.; Messier, M.D.; Meyer, H.; Miao, T.; Miller, W.H.; Mishra, S.; Mishra, S.R.; Mohanta, R.; Moren, A.; Morozova, A.; Mu, W.; Mualem, L.; Muether, M.; Mulder, K.; Myers, D.; Naples, D.; Nath, A.; Nelleri, S.; Nelson, J.K.; Nichol, R.; Niner, E.; Norman, A.; Norrick, A.; Nosek, T.; Oh, H.; Olshevskiy, A.; Olson, T.; Ozkaynak, M.; Pal, A.; Paley, J.; Panda, L.; Patterson, R.B.; Pawloski, G.; Petti, R.; Plunkett, R.K.; Prais, L.R.; Rabelhofer, M.; Rafique, A.; Raj, V.; Rajaoalisoa, M.; Ramson, B.; Rebel, B.; Roy, P.; Samoylov, O.; Sanchez, M.C.; Falero, S.; Shanahan, P.; Sharma, P.; Sheshukov, A.; Shivam, Shivam; Shmakov, A.; Shorrock, W.; Shukla, S.; Singha, D.K.; Singh, I.; Singh, P.; Singh, V.; Smith, E.; Smolik, J.; Snopok, P.; Solomey, N.; Sousa, A.; Soustruznik, K.; Strait, M.; Suter, L.; Sutton, A.; Sutton, K.; Swain, S.; Sweeney, C.; Sztuc, A.; Talukdar, N.; Oregui, B.; Tas, P.; Thakore, T.; Thomas, J.; Tiras, E.; Titus, M.; Torun, Y.; Tran, D.; Trokan-Tenorio, J.; Urheim, J.; Vahle, P.; Vallari, Z.; Villamil, J.D.; Vockerodt, K.J.; Wallbank, M.; Weber, C.; Wetstein, M.; Whittington, D.; Wickremasinghe, D.A.; Wieber, T.; Wolcott, J.; Wrobel, M.; Wu, S.; Wu, W.; Wu, W.; Xiao, Y.; Yaeggy, B.; Yahaya, A.; Yankelevich, A.; Yonehara, K.; Yu, Y.; Zadorozhnyy, S.; Zalesak, J.; Zwaska, R.

doi:10.1103/physrevd.111.052009

Measurement of d2σ/d | q → |dEavail in charged current νμ -nucleus interactions at Eν=1.86 GeV using the NOvA Near Detector

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Acero M., Acharya B., Adamson P., Aliaga L., Anfimov N., Antoshkin A., ...More

Physical Review D, vol.111, no.5, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 111 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2025
Doi Number: 10.1103/physrevd.111.052009
Journal Name: Physical Review D
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, INSPEC, zbMATH, Nature Index
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Double- and single-differential cross sections for inclusive charged-current νμ-nucleus scattering are reported for the kinematic domain 0 to 2 GeV/c in three-momentum transfer and 0 to 2 GeV in available energy, at a mean νμ energy of 1.86 GeV. The measurements are based on an estimated 995,760 νμ charged-current (CC) interactions in the scintillator medium of the NOvA Near Detector. The subdomain populated by 2-particle-2-hole (2p2h) reactions is identified by the cross section excess relative to predictions for νμ-nucleus scattering that are constrained by a data control sample. Models for 2-particle-2-hole processes are rated by χ2 comparisons of the predicted-versus-measured νμ CC inclusive cross section over the full phase space and in the restricted subdomain. Shortfalls are observed in neutrino generator predictions obtained using the theory-based València and SuSAv2 2p2h models.