QE Neutrino CC Cross Sections off 16O

The charged-current quasi-elastic scattering of muon neutrino on oxygen target is computed for neutrino energy between 200 MeV and 2.5 GeV using different approximations: the Plane Wave Impulse Approximation (PWIA), the Relativistic Distorted Wave Impulse Approximation with relativistic optical pote...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Butkevich, A V, Kulagin, S A
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 20.11.2007
Subjects
Approximation
Cross-sections
Elastic scattering
Mathematical analysis
Neutrinos
Physics - Nuclear Theory
Plane waves
Relativism
Relativistic effects
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Summary:The charged-current quasi-elastic scattering of muon neutrino on oxygen target is computed for neutrino energy between 200 MeV and 2.5 GeV using different approximations: the Plane Wave Impulse Approximation (PWIA), the Relativistic Distorted Wave Impulse Approximation with relativistic optical potential (RDWIA), and the Relativistic Fermi Gas Model (RFGM). The comparison with RFGM, which is widely used in data analyses of neutrino experiments, shows that the RFGM fails completely when applied to exclusive cross section data and leads to overestimated values of inclusive and total cross sections.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0711.3223