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Spin-dependent neutrino-induced nucleon knockout

Nuclear Theory 2014-11-18 v1

Abstract

We study neutrino-induced nucleon knockout off atomic nuclei and examine the polarization properties of the ejectile. A detailed study of the spin dependence of the outgoing nucleon is presented. The numerical results are derived within a non-relativistic plane-wave impulse-approximation approach. Our calculations reveal large polarization asymmetries, and clear dissimilarities between neutrino- and antineutrino-induced reactions. They reflect the fact that neutrino-induced nucleon knockout is dominated by the transverse axial current and gains its major contributions from forward nucleon emission and backward lepton scattering.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0502061,
  title  = {Spin-dependent neutrino-induced nucleon knockout},
  author = {N. Jachowicz and K. Vantournhout and J. Ryckebusch and K. Heyde},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0502061},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

9 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C

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