Simultaneous Measurement of νμ Quasielasticlike Cross Sections on CH, C, H2 O, Fe, and Pb as a Function of Muon Kinematics at MINERvA

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doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.161801

Simultaneous Measurement of νμ Quasielasticlike Cross Sections on CH, C, H2 O, Fe, and Pb as a Function of Muon Kinematics at MINERvA

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This Letter presents the first simultaneous measurement of the quasielasticlike neutrino-nucleus cross sections on C, water, Fe, Pb, and scintillator (hydrocarbon or CH) as a function of longitudinal and transverse muon momentum. The ratio of cross sections per nucleon between Pb and CH is always above unity and has a characteristic shape as a function of transverse muon momentum that evolves slowly as a function of longitudinal muon momentum. The ratio is constant versus longitudinal momentum within uncertainties above a longitudinal momentum of 4.5 GeV/c. The cross section ratios to CH for C, water, and Fe remain roughly constant with increasing longitudinal momentum, and the ratios between water or C to CH do not have any significant deviation from unity. Both the overall cross section level and the shape for Pb and Fe as a function of transverse muon momentum are not reproduced by current neutrino event generators. These measurements provide a direct test of nuclear effects in quasielasticlike interactions, which are major contributors to long-baseline neutrino oscillation data samples.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	161801
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	13
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.161801
State	Published - Apr 21 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Simultaneous Measurement of νμ Quasielasticlike Cross Sections on CH, C, H2 O, Fe, and Pb as a Function of Muon Kinematics at MINERvA

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