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Measurement of the $\mathrm{{}^{12}C}(e,e')$ cross sections at $Q^2=0.8\,\mathrm{GeV}^2/c^2$

Nuclear Experiment 2024-06-25 v1 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We present the findings of a study based on a new inelastic electron-scattering experiment on the 12C{}^{12}\mathrm{C} nucleus focusing on the kinematic region of Q2=0.8GeV2/c2Q^2=0.8\,\mathrm{GeV}^2/{c}^2. The measured cross section is sensitive to the transverse response function and provides a stringent test of theoretical models, as well as of the theoretical assumptions made in Monte-Carlo event-generator codes developed for the interpretation of neutrino-nucleus experiments, such as DUNE and HyperK. We find that modern generators such as GENIE and GiBUU reproduce our new experimental data within 10%\%.

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@article{arxiv.2406.16059,
  title  = {Measurement of the $\mathrm{{}^{12}C}(e,e')$ cross sections at $Q^2=0.8\,\mathrm{GeV}^2/c^2$},
  author = {M. Mihovilovič and L. Doria and P. Achenbach and A. M. Ankowski and S. Bacca and D. Bosnar and A. Denig and M. O. Distler and A. Esser and I. Friščić and C. Giusti and M. Hoek and S. Kegel and M. Littich and G. D. Megias and H. Merkel and U. Muller and J. Pochodzalla and B. S. Schlimme and M. Schoth and C. Sfienti and S. Širca and J. E. Sobczyk and Y. Stottinger and M. Thiel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.16059},
  year   = {2024}
}