First T2K measurement of transverse kinematic imbalance in the muon-neutrino charged-current single-π<sup>+</sup> production channel containing at least one proton

Abe, K.; Akhlaq, N.; Akutsu, R.; Ali, A.; Alt, C.; Andreopoulos, C.; Antonova, M.; Aoki, S.; Arihara, T.; Asada, Y.; Ashida, Y.; Atkin, E.t.; Awataguchi, Y.; Barker, G.j.; Barr, G.; Barrow, D.; Batkiewicz-Kwasniak, M.; Beloshapkin, A.; Bench, F.; Berardi, V.; Berns, L.; Bhadra, S.; Blanchet, A.; Blondel, A.; Bolognesi, S.; Bonus, T.; Bourguille, B.; Boyd, S.b.; Bravar, Alessandro; Berguño, D. Bravo; Bronner, C.; Bron, Stéphanie; Bubak, A.; Avanzini, M. Buizza; Cao, S.; Cartwright, S.l.; Catanesi, M.g.; Cervera, A.; Cherdack, D.; Christodoulou, G.; Cicerchia, M.; Coleman, J.; Collazuol, G.; Cook, L.; Coplowe, D.; Cudd, A.; De Rosa, G.; Dealtry, T.; Delogu, C.c.; Dennis, S.r.; Densham, C.; Dergacheva, A.; Di Lodovico, F.; Dolan, S.; Douqa, Dana; Doyle, T.a.; Dumarchez, J.; Dunne, P.; Eguchi, A.; Eklund, L.; Emery-Schrenk, S.; Ereditato, A.; Finch, A.j.; Fiorillo, G.; Francois, C.; Friend, M.; Fujii, Y.; Fukuda, R.; Fukuda, Y.; Fusshoeller, K.; Giganti, C.; Gonin, M.; Gorin, A.; Grassi, M.; Guigue, M.; Hadley, D.r.; Hamacher-Baumann, P.; Harris, D.a.; Hartz, M.; Hasegawa, T.; Hassani, S.; Hastings, N.c.; Hayato, Y.; Hiramoto, A.; Hogan, M.; Holeczek, J.; Van, N.T. Hong; Honjo, T.; Iacob, F.; Ichikawa, A.k.; Ikeda, M.; Ishida, T.; Ishitsuka, M.; Iwamoto, K.; Izmaylov, A.; Izumi, N.; Jakkapu, M.; Jamieson, B.; Jenkins, S.j.; Jesús-Valls, C.; Maret, Lucie; Noah Messomo, Etam Albert; Parsa, Saba; Sanchez Nieto, Federico

doi:10.1103/physrevd.103.112009

Scientific article

English

First T2K measurement of transverse kinematic imbalance in the muon-neutrino charged-current single-π⁺ production channel containing at least one proton

ContributorsAbe, K.; Akhlaq, N.; Akutsu, R.; Ali, A.; Alt, C.; Andreopoulos, C.; Antonova, M.; Aoki, S.; Arihara, T.; Asada, Y.; Ashida, Y.; Atkin, E.t.; Awataguchi, Y.; Barker, G.j.; Barr, G.; Barrow, D.; Batkiewicz-Kwasniak, M.; Beloshapkin, A.; Bench, F.; Berardi, V.; Berns, L.; Bhadra, S.; Blanchet, A.; Blondel, A.; Bolognesi, S.; Bonus, T.; Bourguille, B.; Boyd, S.b.; Bravar, Alessandro; Berguño, D. Bravo; Bronner, C.; Bron, Stéphanie; Bubak, A.; Avanzini, M. Buizza; Cao, S.; Cartwright, S.l.; Catanesi, M.g.; Cervera, A.; Cherdack, D.; Christodoulou, G.; Cicerchia, M.; Coleman, J.; Collazuol, G.; Cook, L.; Coplowe, D.; Cudd, A.; De Rosa, G.; Dealtry, T.; Delogu, C.c.; Dennis, S.r.; Densham, C.; Dergacheva, A.; Di Lodovico, F.; Dolan, S.; Douqa, Dana

; Doyle, T.a.; Dumarchez, J.; Dunne, P.; Eguchi, A.; Eklund, L.; Emery-Schrenk, S.; Ereditato, A.; Finch, A.j.; Fiorillo, G.; Francois, C.; Friend, M.; Fujii, Y.; Fukuda, R.; Fukuda, Y.; Fusshoeller, K.; Giganti, C.; Gonin, M.; Gorin, A.; Grassi, M.; Guigue, M.; Hadley, D.r.; Hamacher-Baumann, P.; Harris, D.a.; Hartz, M.; Hasegawa, T.; Hassani, S.; Hastings, N.c.; Hayato, Y.; Hiramoto, A.; Hogan, M.; Holeczek, J.; Van, N.T. Hong; Honjo, T.; Iacob, F.; Ichikawa, A.k.; Ikeda, M.; Ishida, T.; Ishitsuka, M.; Iwamoto, K.; Izmaylov, A.; Izumi, N.; Jakkapu, M.; Jamieson, B.; Jenkins, S.j.; Jesús-Valls, C.; Maret, Lucie; Noah Messomo, Etam Albert; Parsa, Saba; Sanchez Nieto, Federico

Published inPhysical review. D, vol. 103, no. 11, 112009

Publication date2021-06-21

First online date2021-06-21

Abstract

This paper reports the first T2K measurement of the transverse kinematic imbalance in the single-π+ production channel of neutrino interactions. We measure the differential cross sections in the muon-neutrino charged-current interaction on hydrocarbon with a single π+ and at least one proton in the final state, at the ND280 off axis near detector of the T2K experiment. The extracted cross sections are compared to the predictions from different neutrino-nucleus interaction event generators. Overall, the results show a preference for models that have a more realistic treatment of nuclear medium effects including the initial nuclear state and final-state interactions.

Keywords

Particle Physics Experiments
Pi+: neutrinoproduction
Neutrino nucleus: interaction
Neutrino: interaction
Nuclear matter: effect
Matter: effect
J-PARC Lab
KAMIOKANDE
Charged current
Transverse
Kinematics
Differential cross section: measured
Final-state interaction
Initial-state interaction
Near detector
Neutrino: detector
Numerical calculations: Monte Carlo
Experimental results

Affiliation entities

Faculté des sciences / Section de physique / Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF NEUTRINO OSCILLATION MEASUREMENTS: T2K AND THE JAPANESE PROGRAM [200021_185012]
French National Research Agency (ANR) - Systematics UNcertainties in Combinations of neutrino Oscillation Results [ANR-19-CE31-0001]
European Commission - FELLowship for Innovation at INFN [754496]
Swiss National Science Foundation - Experimental Particle and Astroparticle Physics Beyond The Standard Model [200020_188533]
European Commission - Innovative doctoral programme for talented early-stage researchers in Spanish host organisations excellent in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). [713673]

Citation (ISO format)

ABE, K. et al. First T2K measurement of transverse kinematic imbalance in the muon-neutrino charged-current single-π⁺ production channel containing at least one proton. In: Physical review. D, 2021, vol. 103, n° 11, p. 112009. doi: 10.1103/physrevd.103.112009