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Measurement of Coherent π⁺ Production in Low Energy Neutrino-Carbon Scattering

Abe, K; Andreopoulos, C; Antonova, M; Aoki, S; Ariga, A; Assylbekov, S; Autiero, D; ... Żmuda, J; + view all (2016) Measurement of Coherent π⁺ Production in Low Energy Neutrino-Carbon Scattering. Physical Review Letters , 117 (19) , Article 192501. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.192501.

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Abstract

We report the first measurement of the flux-averaged cross section for charged current coherent π⁺ production on carbon for neutrino energies less than 1.5 GeV, and with a restriction on the final state phase space volume in the T2K near detector, ND280. Comparisons are made with predictions from the Rein-Sehgal coherent production model and the model by Alvarez-Ruso et al., the latter representing the first implementation of an instance of the new class of microscopic coherent models in a neutrino interaction Monte Carlo event generator. We observe a clear event excess above background, disagreeing with the null results reported by K2K and SciBooNE in a similar neutrino energy region. The measured flux-averaged cross sections are below those predicted by both the Rein-Sehgal and Alvarez-Ruso et al. models.

Type: Article
Title: Measurement of Coherent π⁺ Production in Low Energy Neutrino-Carbon Scattering
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.192501
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.192501
Language: English
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Keywords: Lepton induced nuclear reactions, Neutrino interactions, Nucleus-neutrino interactions
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10047557
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