Electron Scattering and Neutrino Physics
Abstract
A thorough understanding of neutrino-nucleus scattering physics is crucial for the successful execution of the entire US neutrino physics program. Neutrino-nucleus interaction constitutes one of the biggest systematic uncertainties in neutrino experiments - both at intermediate energies affecting long-baseline Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), as well as at low energies affecting coherent scattering neutrino program - and could well be the difference between achieving or missing discovery level precision. To this end, electron-nucleus scattering experiments provide vital information to test, assess and validate different nuclear models and event generators intended to be used in neutrino experiments. In this white paper, we highlight connections between electron- and neutrino-nucleus scattering physics at energies ranging from 10s of MeV to a few GeV, review the status of ongoing and planned electron scattering experiments, identify gaps, and layout a path forward that benefits the neutrino community. We also highlight the systemic challenges with respect to the divide between the nuclear and high-energy physics communities and funding that presents additional hurdle in mobilizing these connections to the benefit of neutrino programs.
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@article{arxiv.2203.06853,
title = {Electron Scattering and Neutrino Physics},
author = {A. M. Ankowski and A. Ashkenazi and S. Bacca and J. L. Barrow and M. Betancourt and A. Bodek and M. E. Christy and L. Doria. S. Dytman and A. Friedland and O. Hen and C. J. Horowitz and N. Jachowicz and W. Ketchum and T. Lux and K. Mahn and C. Mariani and J. Newby and V. Pandey and A. Papadopoulou and E. Radicioni and F. Sánchez and C. Sfienti and J. M. Udías and L. Weinstein and L. Alvarez-Ruso and J. E. Amaro and C. A. Argüelles and A. B. Balantekin and S. Bolognesi and V. Brdar and P. Butti and S. Carey and Z. Djurcic and O. Dvornikov and S. Edayath and S. Gardiner and J. Isaacson and W. Jay and A. Klustová and K. S. McFarland and A. Nikolakopoulos and A. Norrick and S. Pastore and G. Paz and M. H. Reno and I. Ruiz Simo and J. E. Sobczyk and A. Sousa and N. Toro and Y. -D. Tsai and M. Wagman and J. G. Walsh and G. Yang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.06853},
year = {2023}
}
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37 pages, contribution to Snowmass 2021