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Neutrino-induced coherent pion production off nuclei

Nuclear Theory 2009-12-07 v1

Abstract

All available theoretical estimates of neutrino-induced coherent pion production rely on the 'local approximation' for the Delta propagator. The validity of this approximation is scrutinized. It is found that the local approximation overestimates the neutrino-induced coherent pion production on nuclei significantly, by up to 100%.

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@article{arxiv.0908.0687,
  title  = {Neutrino-induced coherent pion production off nuclei},
  author = {T. Leitner and U. Mosel and S. Winkelmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.0687},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

To appear in the proceedings of 6th International Workshop on Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions in the Few-GeV Region (NuInt09), Sitges, Spain, 18 - 22 May 2009