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Measurement of neutrino and antineutrino neutral-current quasielasticlike interactions on oxygen by detecting nuclear deexcitation gamma rays

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Measurement of neutrino and antineutrino neutral-current quasielasticlike interactions on oxygen by detecting nuclear deexcitation gamma rays. / T2K Collaboration ; Brailsford, D.; Dealtry, T. et al.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 100, No. 12, 112009, 30.12.2019.

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@article{c3e57361ca3949c8bf001224d22802fc,
title = "Measurement of neutrino and antineutrino neutral-current quasielasticlike interactions on oxygen by detecting nuclear deexcitation gamma rays",
abstract = "Neutrino- and antineutrino-oxygen neutral-current quasielasticlike interactions are measured at Super-Kamiokande using nuclear deexcitation gamma rays to identify signal-like interactions in data from a 14.94(16.35) x 10(20) protons-on-target exposure of the T2K neutrino (antineutrino) beam. The measured flux-averaged cross sections on oxygen nuclei are = 1.70 +/- 0.17(stat.)(-0.38)(+0.51) (syst.) x 10(-38) cm(2)/oxygen with a flux-averaged energy of 0.82 GeV and = 0.98 +/- 0.16(stat.)(-0.19)(+0.26)(syst.) x 10(-38)cm(2)/oxygen with a flux-averaged energy of 0.68 GeV, for neutrinos and antineutrinos, respectively. These results are the most precise to date, and the antineutrino result is the first cross section measurement of this channel. They are compared with various theoretical predictions. The impact on evaluation of backgrounds to searches for supernova relic neutrinos at present and future water Cherenkov detectors is also discussed.",
keywords = "hep-ex",
author = "{T2K Collaboration} and K. Abe and R. Akutsu and C. Alt and C. Andreopoulos and M. Antonova and S. Aoki and A. Ariga and Y. Ashida and Atkin, {E. T.} and Y. Awataguchi and S. Ban and M. Barbi and Barker, {G. J.} and G. Barr and C. Barry and M. Batkiewicz-Kwasniak and A. Beloshapkin and F. Bench and V. Berardi and S. Berkman and L. Berns and S. Bhadra and S. Bienstock and A. Blondel and S. Bolognesi and B. Bourguille and D. Brailsford and A. Bravar and Bergu{\~n}o, {D. Bravo} and C. Bronner and A. Bubak and Avanzini, {M. Buizza} and J. Calcutt and T. Campbell and S. Cao and Catanesi, {M. G.} and A. Cervera and A. Chappell and C. Checchia and D. Cherdack and N. Chikuma and T. Dealtry and Finch, {A. J.} and A. Knox and Kormos, {L. L.} and M. Lawe and J. Nowak and O'Keeffe, {H. M.} and Ratoff, {P. N.} and Walsh, {J. G.}",
year = "2019",
month = dec,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1103/PhysRevD.100.112009",
language = "English",
volume = "100",
journal = "Physical Review D",
issn = "1550-7998",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
number = "12",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Measurement of neutrino and antineutrino neutral-current quasielasticlike interactions on oxygen by detecting nuclear deexcitation gamma rays

AU - T2K Collaboration

AU - Abe, K.

AU - Akutsu, R.

AU - Alt, C.

AU - Andreopoulos, C.

AU - Antonova, M.

AU - Aoki, S.

AU - Ariga, A.

AU - Ashida, Y.

AU - Atkin, E. T.

AU - Awataguchi, Y.

AU - Ban, S.

AU - Barbi, M.

AU - Barker, G. J.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Barry, C.

AU - Batkiewicz-Kwasniak, M.

AU - Beloshapkin, A.

AU - Bench, F.

AU - Berardi, V.

AU - Berkman, S.

AU - Berns, L.

AU - Bhadra, S.

AU - Bienstock, S.

AU - Blondel, A.

AU - Bolognesi, S.

AU - Bourguille, B.

AU - Brailsford, D.

AU - Bravar, A.

AU - Berguño, D. Bravo

AU - Bronner, C.

AU - Bubak, A.

AU - Avanzini, M. Buizza

AU - Calcutt, J.

AU - Campbell, T.

AU - Cao, S.

AU - Catanesi, M. G.

AU - Cervera, A.

AU - Chappell, A.

AU - Checchia, C.

AU - Cherdack, D.

AU - Chikuma, N.

AU - Dealtry, T.

AU - Finch, A. J.

AU - Knox, A.

AU - Kormos, L. L.

AU - Lawe, M.

AU - Nowak, J.

AU - O'Keeffe, H. M.

AU - Ratoff, P. N.

AU - Walsh, J. G.

PY - 2019/12/30

Y1 - 2019/12/30

N2 - Neutrino- and antineutrino-oxygen neutral-current quasielasticlike interactions are measured at Super-Kamiokande using nuclear deexcitation gamma rays to identify signal-like interactions in data from a 14.94(16.35) x 10(20) protons-on-target exposure of the T2K neutrino (antineutrino) beam. The measured flux-averaged cross sections on oxygen nuclei are = 1.70 +/- 0.17(stat.)(-0.38)(+0.51) (syst.) x 10(-38) cm(2)/oxygen with a flux-averaged energy of 0.82 GeV and = 0.98 +/- 0.16(stat.)(-0.19)(+0.26)(syst.) x 10(-38)cm(2)/oxygen with a flux-averaged energy of 0.68 GeV, for neutrinos and antineutrinos, respectively. These results are the most precise to date, and the antineutrino result is the first cross section measurement of this channel. They are compared with various theoretical predictions. The impact on evaluation of backgrounds to searches for supernova relic neutrinos at present and future water Cherenkov detectors is also discussed.

AB - Neutrino- and antineutrino-oxygen neutral-current quasielasticlike interactions are measured at Super-Kamiokande using nuclear deexcitation gamma rays to identify signal-like interactions in data from a 14.94(16.35) x 10(20) protons-on-target exposure of the T2K neutrino (antineutrino) beam. The measured flux-averaged cross sections on oxygen nuclei are = 1.70 +/- 0.17(stat.)(-0.38)(+0.51) (syst.) x 10(-38) cm(2)/oxygen with a flux-averaged energy of 0.82 GeV and = 0.98 +/- 0.16(stat.)(-0.19)(+0.26)(syst.) x 10(-38)cm(2)/oxygen with a flux-averaged energy of 0.68 GeV, for neutrinos and antineutrinos, respectively. These results are the most precise to date, and the antineutrino result is the first cross section measurement of this channel. They are compared with various theoretical predictions. The impact on evaluation of backgrounds to searches for supernova relic neutrinos at present and future water Cherenkov detectors is also discussed.

KW - hep-ex

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.100.112009

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.100.112009

M3 - Journal article

VL - 100

JO - Physical Review D

JF - Physical Review D

SN - 1550-7998

IS - 12

M1 - 112009

ER -