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Measurement of the multineutron νμ charged current differential cross section at low available energy on hydrocarbon
Physical review. D, v 108(11), 112010
18 Dec 2023
Abstract
Neutron production in antineutrino interactions can lead to bias in energy reconstruction in neutrino oscillation experiments, but these interactions have rarely been studied. MINERvA previously studied neutron production at an average antineutrino energy of similar to 3 GeV in 2016 and found deficiencies in leading models. In this paper, the MINERvA 6 GeV average antineutrino energy dataset is shown to have similar disagreements. A measurement of the cross section for an antineutrino to produce two or more neutrons and have low visible energy is presented as an experiment-independent way to explore neutron production modeling. This cross section disagrees with several leading models' predictions. Neutron modeling techniques from nuclear physics are used to quantify neutron detection uncertainties on this result.
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- Title
- Measurement of the multineutron νμ charged current differential cross section at low available energy on hydrocarbon
- Creators
- A. Olivier - University of Notre DameT. Cai - University of RochesterS. Akhter - Aligarh Muslim UniversityZ. Ahmad Dar - Aligarh Muslim UniversityV. Ansari - Aligarh Muslim UniversityM. Ascencio - Pontificia Univ Catolica Peru, Dept Ciencias, Secc Fis, Apartado 1761, Lima, PeruM. Sajjad Athar - Aligarh Muslim UniversityA. Bashyal - Oregon State UniversityA. Bercellie - University of RochesterM. Betancourt - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryJ. L. Bonilla - Univ Guanajuato, Campus Leon & Campus Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36000, MexicoA. Bravar - University of GenevaH. Budd - University of RochesterG. Caceres - Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis, Urca, Rua Dr Xavier Sigaud 150, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilG. A. Diaz - University of RochesterJ. Felix - Univ Guanajuato, Campus Leon & Campus Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36000, MexicoL. Fields - University of Notre DameA. Filkins - William & MaryR. Fine - University of RochesterA. M. Gago - Pontificia Univ Catolica Peru, Dept Ciencias, Secc Fis, Apartado 1761, Lima, PeruP. K. Gaur - Aligarh Muslim UniversityS. M. Gilligan - Oregon State UniversityR. Gran - University of Minnesota, DuluthE. Granados - Univ Guanajuato, Campus Leon & Campus Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36000, MexicoD. A. Harris - University of TorontoA. L. Hart - Queen Mary University of LondonD. Jena - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryS. Jena - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research MohaliJ. Kleykamp - University of RochesterA. Klustova - Imperial Coll London, Blackett Lab, London SW7 2BW, EnglandM. Kordosky - William & MaryD. Last - Univ Penn, Dept Phys & Astron, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAA. Lozano - Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis, Urca, Rua Dr Xavier Sigaud 150, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilX. -G. Lu - University of Minnesota, DuluthS. Manly - University of RochesterW. A. Mann - Tufts UniversityC. Mauger - Univ Penn, Dept Phys & Astron, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAK. S. McFarland - University of RochesterB. Messerly - University of PittsburghO. Moreno - William & MaryJ. G. Morfin - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryD. Naples - University of PittsburghJ. K. Nelson - William & MaryC. Nguyen - Univ Florida, Dept Phys, Gainesville, FL 32611 USAV. Paolone - University of PittsburghG. N. Perdue - University of RochesterC. Pernas - William & MaryK. -J. Plows - University of OxfordM. A. Ramirez - Univ Guanajuato, Campus Leon & Campus Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36000, MexicoH. Ray - Univ Florida, Dept Phys, Gainesville, FL 32611 USAN. Roy - University of TorontoD. Ruterbories - University of RochesterH. Schellman - Oregon State UniversityC. J. Solano Salinas - Univ Nacl Mayor San Marcos, Fac Ciencias Fis, Lima 15081, PeruM. Sultana - University of RochesterV. S. Syrotenko - Tufts UniversityE. Valencia - William & MaryN. H. Vaughan - Oregon State UniversityA. Waldron - Queen Mary University of LondonB. Yaeggy - Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Dept Fis, Ave Espana 1680 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, ChileL. Zazueta - William & MaryMINERvA Collaboration
- Publication Details
- Physical review. D, v 108(11), 112010
- Publisher
- American Physical Society
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- Imperial College London President's PhD Scholarship Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK); UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) EU; European Union (EU) Cottrell Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement 2016/21/B/ST2/01092 / NCN Opus Grant
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001163660300012
- Other Identifier
- 991022207151604721