Measurement of double-differential muon neutrino charged-current interactions on C8H8 without pions in the final state using the T2K off-axis beam

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QUASI-ELASTIC SCATTERING, NUCLEUS SCATTERING, SPECTRAL-FUNCTION, DETECTOR, SIMULATION, TARGETS, VECTOR, GEV/C, MASS

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Measurement of double-differential muon neutrino charged-current interactions on C8H8 without pions in the final state using the T2K off-axis beam. / T2K Collaboration.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 93, No. 11, 112012, 21.06.2016.

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title = "Measurement of double-differential muon neutrino charged-current interactions on C8H8 without pions in the final state using the T2K off-axis beam",

abstract = "We report the measurement of muon neutrino charged-current interactions on carbon without pions in the final state at the T2K beam energy using 5.734×1020 protons on target. For the first time the measurement is reported as a flux-integrated, double-differential cross section in muon kinematic variables (cosθμ, pμ), without correcting for events where a pion is produced and then absorbed by final state interactions. Two analyses are performed with different selections, background evaluations and cross-section extraction methods to demonstrate the robustness of the results against biases due to model-dependent assumptions. The measurements compare favorably with recent models which include nucleon-nucleon correlations but, given the present precision, the measurement does not distinguish among the available models. The data also agree with Monte Carlo simulations which use effective parameters that are tuned to external data to describe the nuclear effects. The total cross section in the full phase space is σ=(0.417±0.047(syst)±0.005(stat))×10-38 cm2 nucleon-1 and the cross section integrated in the region of phase space with largest efficiency and best signal-over-background ratio (cosθμ>0.6 and pμ>200 MeV) is σ=(0.202±0.036(syst)±0.003(stat))×10-38 cm2 nucleon-1.",

keywords = "QUASI-ELASTIC SCATTERING, NUCLEUS SCATTERING, SPECTRAL-FUNCTION, DETECTOR, SIMULATION, TARGETS, VECTOR, GEV/C, MASS",

author = "K. Abe and C. Andreopoulos and M. Antonova and S. Aoki and A. Ariga and S. Assylbekov and D. Autiero and M. Barbi and Barker, {G. J.} and G. Barr and P. Bartet-Friburg and M. Batkiewicz and V. Berardi and S. Berkman and S. Bhadra and A. Blondel and S. Bolognesi and S. Bordoni and D. Brailsford and A. Bravar and C. Bronner and Avanzini, {M. Buizza} and Calland, {R. G.} and S. Cao and Rodr{\'i}guez, {J. Caravaca} and R. Castillo and Catanesi, {M. G.} and A. Cervera and D. Cherdack and N. Chikuma and G. Christodoulou and J. Coleman and G. Collazuol and L. Cremonesi and A. Dabrowska and Rosa, {G. De} and T. Dealtry and Denner, {P. F.} and Dennis, {S. R.} and Finch, {A. J.} and N. Grant and A. Knox and Kormos, {L. L.} and I. Lamont and M. Lawe and J. Nowak and O'Keeffe, {H. M.} and Ratoff, {P. N.} and D. Shaw and L. Southwell and {T2K Collaboration}",

note = "{\textcopyright} 2016 American Physical Society",

year = "2016",

month = jun,

day = "21",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevD.93.112012",

language = "English",

volume = "93",

journal = "Physical Review D",

issn = "1550-7998",

publisher = "American Physical Society",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Measurement of double-differential muon neutrino charged-current interactions on C8H8 without pions in the final state using the T2K off-axis beam

AU - Abe, K.

AU - Andreopoulos, C.

AU - Antonova, M.

AU - Aoki, S.

AU - Ariga, A.

AU - Assylbekov, S.

AU - Autiero, D.

AU - Barbi, M.

AU - Barker, G. J.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Bartet-Friburg, P.

AU - Batkiewicz, M.

AU - Berardi, V.

AU - Berkman, S.

AU - Bhadra, S.

AU - Blondel, A.

AU - Bolognesi, S.

AU - Bordoni, S.

AU - Brailsford, D.

AU - Bravar, A.

AU - Bronner, C.

AU - Avanzini, M. Buizza

AU - Calland, R. G.

AU - Cao, S.

AU - Rodríguez, J. Caravaca

AU - Castillo, R.

AU - Catanesi, M. G.

AU - Cervera, A.

AU - Cherdack, D.

AU - Chikuma, N.

AU - Christodoulou, G.

AU - Coleman, J.

AU - Collazuol, G.

AU - Cremonesi, L.

AU - Dabrowska, A.

AU - Rosa, G. De

AU - Dealtry, T.

AU - Denner, P. F.

AU - Dennis, S. R.

AU - Finch, A. J.

AU - Grant, N.

AU - Knox, A.

AU - Kormos, L. L.

AU - Lamont, I.

AU - Lawe, M.

AU - Nowak, J.

AU - O'Keeffe, H. M.

AU - Ratoff, P. N.

AU - Shaw, D.

AU - Southwell, L.

AU - T2K Collaboration

PY - 2016/6/21

Y1 - 2016/6/21

N2 - We report the measurement of muon neutrino charged-current interactions on carbon without pions in the final state at the T2K beam energy using 5.734×1020 protons on target. For the first time the measurement is reported as a flux-integrated, double-differential cross section in muon kinematic variables (cosθμ, pμ), without correcting for events where a pion is produced and then absorbed by final state interactions. Two analyses are performed with different selections, background evaluations and cross-section extraction methods to demonstrate the robustness of the results against biases due to model-dependent assumptions. The measurements compare favorably with recent models which include nucleon-nucleon correlations but, given the present precision, the measurement does not distinguish among the available models. The data also agree with Monte Carlo simulations which use effective parameters that are tuned to external data to describe the nuclear effects. The total cross section in the full phase space is σ=(0.417±0.047(syst)±0.005(stat))×10-38 cm2 nucleon-1 and the cross section integrated in the region of phase space with largest efficiency and best signal-over-background ratio (cosθμ>0.6 and pμ>200 MeV) is σ=(0.202±0.036(syst)±0.003(stat))×10-38 cm2 nucleon-1.

AB - We report the measurement of muon neutrino charged-current interactions on carbon without pions in the final state at the T2K beam energy using 5.734×1020 protons on target. For the first time the measurement is reported as a flux-integrated, double-differential cross section in muon kinematic variables (cosθμ, pμ), without correcting for events where a pion is produced and then absorbed by final state interactions. Two analyses are performed with different selections, background evaluations and cross-section extraction methods to demonstrate the robustness of the results against biases due to model-dependent assumptions. The measurements compare favorably with recent models which include nucleon-nucleon correlations but, given the present precision, the measurement does not distinguish among the available models. The data also agree with Monte Carlo simulations which use effective parameters that are tuned to external data to describe the nuclear effects. The total cross section in the full phase space is σ=(0.417±0.047(syst)±0.005(stat))×10-38 cm2 nucleon-1 and the cross section integrated in the region of phase space with largest efficiency and best signal-over-background ratio (cosθμ>0.6 and pμ>200 MeV) is σ=(0.202±0.036(syst)±0.003(stat))×10-38 cm2 nucleon-1.

KW - QUASI-ELASTIC SCATTERING

KW - NUCLEUS SCATTERING

KW - SPECTRAL-FUNCTION

KW - DETECTOR

KW - SIMULATION

KW - TARGETS

KW - VECTOR

KW - GEV/C

KW - MASS

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.93.112012

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.93.112012

M3 - Journal article

VL - 93

JO - Physical Review D

JF - Physical Review D

SN - 1550-7998

IS - 11

M1 - 112012

ER -

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