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Recent neutrino-nucleus cross-section measurements of observables characterising kinematic imbalance from the T2K, MicroBooNE and MINERvA experiments are used to benchmark predictions from widely used neutrino interaction event generators.…

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After highlighting the importance of neutrino cross section modeling for neutrino oscillation measurements, the most recent neutrino cross section measurements are presented. New preliminary results are available from T2K for the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2016-10-17 Sara Bolognesi

Measurements of Neutrino Cross Sections Near 1 GeV

We summarise recent neutrino and antineutrino measurements near 1 GeV by the K2K, MiniBooNE and SciBooNE collaborations. We focus on experimental methods and note discrepancies between the most commonly used models for neutrino-nucleus…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-08-17 M. O. Wascko

Neutrino-nucleus interactions

Interactions of neutrinos with nuclei in the energy ranges relevant for the MiniBooNE, T2K, NO$\nu$A, MINER$\nu$A and MINOS experiments are discussed. It is stressed that any theoretical treatment must involve all the relevant reaction…

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Benchmarking State-of-the-Art Theory and Empirical Models of Pionless Neutrino-Argon Scattering in GENIE

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High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-05-18 Liang Liu , Steven Gardiner , Steven Dytman

Muon-neutrino-induced charged current pion production on nuclei

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Testing CCQE and 2p2h models in the NEUT neutrino interaction generator with published datasets from the MiniBooNE and MINERvA experiments

The MiniBooNE large axial mass anomaly has prompted a great deal of theoretical work on sophisticated Charged Current Quasi-Elastic (CCQE) neutrino interaction models in recent years. As the dominant interaction mode at T2K energies, and…

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Recent Results from MINERvA

The MINERvA collaboration is currently engaged in a broad program of neutrino-nucleus interaction measurements. Several recent measurements of interest to the accelerator-based oscillation community are presented. These include measurements…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-10-11 L. Fields

Neutrino Monte-Carlo Event Generators and Cross-section Data

In recent years a number of new theoretical models have been implemented into Monte-Carlo neutrino interaction event generators. Being able to compare multiple model predictions is invaluable to the field, especially as it is unfortunately…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2016-11-11 P. Stowell , S. Cartwright , L. Pickering , C. Wret , C. Wilkinson

Discrimination of parametrizations for nuclear effects in neutrino scattering through comparisons of low (~ 700 MeV) and medium (~ 3 GeV) energy cross-section data

High-quality charged current quasielastic scattering data have recently been reported for both muon neutrinos and antineutrinos from several accelerator-based neutrino experiments. Measurements from MiniBooNE were the first to indicate that…

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Event Generator Tuning as a Robustness Test

Neutrino oscillation experiments use Monte Carlo event generators to predict neutrino-nucleus interactions. Cross section uncertainties are typically implemented by varying the parameters of the model(s) used in the generator. We study the…

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The physics of neutrino cross sections: theoretical studies

The present status of neutrino cross section physics is reviewed focusing on the recent theoretical developments in quasielastic scattering, multi-nucleon contributions to the inclusive scattering and pion production on nucleons and nuclei.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-05-17 Luis Alvarez-Ruso

Measurement of inclusive charged-current $\nu_\mu$ cross sections as a function of muon kinematics at $<E_\nu>\sim6~GeV$ on hydrocarbon

MINERvA presents a new analysis of inclusive charged-current neutrino interactions on a hydrocarbon target. We report single and double-differential cross sections in muon transverse and longitudinal momentum. These measurements are…

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Neutrino Interactions with Matter and the MiniBooNE anomaly

The excess of electron-like events measured by MiniBooNE challenges our understanding of neutrinos and their interactions. We review the status of this open problem and ongoing efforts to resolve it. After introducing the experiment and its…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-11-05 Luis Alvarez-Ruso , Eduardo Saul-Sala

Theoretical highlights of neutrino-nucleus interactions

The recent theoretical developments in the field of neutrino-nucleus interactions in the few-GeV region are reviewed based on the presentations made at the NuInt09 Workshop. The topics of electron scattering and its connections with…

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Tuning the GENIE Pion Production Model with MINERvA Data

Faced with unresolved tensions between neutrino interaction measurements at few-GeV neutrino energies, current experiments are forced to accept large systematic uncertainties to cover discrepancies between their data and model predictions.…

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Measurement of nuclear effects in neutrino-argon interactions using generalized kinematic imbalance variables with the MicroBooNE detector

We present a set of new generalized kinematic imbalance variables that can be measured in neutrino scattering. These variables extend previous measurements of kinematic imbalance on the transverse plane, and are more sensitive to modeling…

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Comparisons and challenges of modern neutrino scattering experiments (TENSIONS2016 report)

Over the last decade, there has been enormous effort to measure neutrino interaction cross sections important to oscillation experiments. However, a number of results from modern experiments appear to be in tension with each other, despite…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-12-05 M. Betancourt , S. Bolognesi , J. Calcutt , R. Castillo , A. Cudd , S. Dytman , B. Eberly , A. P. Furmanski , R. Fine , J. Grange , L. Jiang , T. Katori , J. Kleckner , J. Kleyklamp , K. Mahn , B. Messerly , G. Perdue , L. Pickering , J. P. Stowell , J. Sobczyk , N. Suarez , H. Tanaka , R. Tayloe , R. T. Thornton , M. Wilking , C. Wilkinson , C. Wret , G. P. Zeller

Exploring Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions in the GeV Regime using MINERvA

With the advance of particle accelerator and detector technologies, the neutrino physics landscape is rapidly expanding. As neutrino oscillation experiments enter the intensity and precision frontiers, neutrino-nucleus interaction…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2021-11-17 X. -G. Lu , Z. Ahmad Dar , F. Akbar , D. A. Andrade , M. V. Ascencio , G. D. Barr , A. Bashyal , L. Bellantoni , A. Bercellie , M. Betancourt , A. Bodek , J. L. Bonilla , H. Budd , G. Caceres , T. Cai , M. F. Carneiro , H. da Motta , G. A. Diaz , J. Felix , L. Fields , A. Filkins , R. Fine , A. M. Gago , H. Gallagher , S. M. Gilligan , R. Gran , D. A. Harris , S. Henry , D. Jena , S. Jena , J. Kleykamp , A. Klustova , M. Kordosky , D. Last , A. Lozano , E. Maher , S. Manly , W. A. Mann , C. Mauger , K. S. McFarland , A. M. McGowan , B. Messerly , J. Miller , J. G. Morfin , D. Naples , J. K. Nelson , C. Nguyen , A. Olivier , V. Paolone , G. N. Perdue , K. -J. Plows , M. A. Ramirez , R. D. Ransome , H. Ray , P. A. Rodrigues , D. Ruterbories , H. Schellman , C. J. Solano Salinas , H. Su , M. Sultana , V. S. Syrotenko , E. Valencia , A. V. Waldron , D. Wark , A. Weber , K. Yang , L. Zazueta

Implementation and investigation of electron-nucleus scattering in the \textsc{NEUT} neutrino event generator

Understanding nuclear effects is essential for improving the sensitivity of neutrino oscillation measurements. Validating nuclear models solely through neutrino scattering data is challenging due to limited statistics and the broad energy…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-02-25 Seisho Abe