Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions at the LBNF Near Detector
Abstract
The reaction mechanisms for neutrino interactions with an nucleus with the LBNF flux are calculated with the Giessen-Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck (GiBUU) transport-theoretical implementation of these interactions. Quasielastic scattering, many-body effects, pion production and absorption and Deep Inelastic Scattering are discussed; they all play a role at the LBNF energies and are experimentally entangled with each other. Quasielastic scattering makes up for only about 1/3 of the total cross section whereas pion production channels make up about 2/3 of the total. This underlines the need for a consistent description of the neutrino-nucleus reaction that treats all channels on an equal, consistent footing. The results discussed here can also serve as useful guideposts for the Intermediate Neutrino Program.
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@article{arxiv.1501.03160,
title = {Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions at the LBNF Near Detector},
author = {Ulrich Mosel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.03160},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Proc. of the CETUP* Workshop 2014, Caption of Fig. 5 made more specific