Quasi-Elastic Neutrino Reactions on Carbon and Lead Nuclei
Nuclear Theory
2018-01-17 v1
Abstract
We examine neutral-current quasi-elastic neutrino-nucleus reactions on C and Pb targets. We use the relativistic mean field theory approach to describe the nuclear dynamics. We compute the cross sections for the scattering of 150-MeV, 500-MeV and 1000-MeV neutrinos on a C target and study the effect of the strange-quark content of the nucleon which appears in these reactions via the isoscalar weak current. We compare our results with the data of the MiniBooNE experiment for mineral oil (CH). We also calculate the cross section for the quasi-elastic neutron knockout reaction of 20 to 60-MeV neutrinos on a Pb target which is relevant to plans to use lead as a target material in future supernova neutrino detectors.
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@article{arxiv.1703.03367,
title = {Quasi-Elastic Neutrino Reactions on Carbon and Lead Nuclei},
author = {Mohammad Hedayatipoor and James Finlay and Soheyl Massoudi and Charles Nokes and Marc de Montigny},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.03367},
year = {2018}
}
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28 pages, 14 figures