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Ab initio computation of the longitudinal response function in $^{40}$Ca

Nuclear Theory 2023-04-25 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

We present a consistent \emph{ab initio} computation of the longitudinal response function RLR_L in 40^{40}Ca using the coupled-cluster and Lorentz integral transform methods starting from chiral nucleon-nucleon and three-nucleon interactions. We validate our approach by comparing our results for RLR_L in 4^4He and the Coulomb sum rule in 40^{40}Ca against experimental data and other calculations. For RLR_L in 40^{40}Ca we obtain a very good agreement with experiment in the quasi-elastic peak up to intermediate momentum transfers, and we find that final state interactions are essential for an accurate description of the data. This work presents a milestone towards \emph{ab initio} computations of neutrino-nucleus cross sections relevant for experimental long-baseline neutrino programs.

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@article{arxiv.2103.06786,
  title  = {Ab initio computation of the longitudinal response function in $^{40}$Ca},
  author = {J. E. Sobczyk and B. Acharya and S. Bacca and G. Hagen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.06786},
  year   = {2023}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures

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