Measurements of the νμ and ν¯μ-induced coherent charged pion production cross sections on 12C by the T2K experiment

T2K Collaboration

doi:10.1103/physrevd.108.092009

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Measurements of the ν_μand ν¯_μ-induced coherent charged pion production cross sections on ¹²C by the T2K experiment

ContributorsT2K Collaboration

CollaboratorsBlanchet, Adrien; Blondel, Alain; Bordoni, Stefania; Bravar, Alessandro; Douqa, Dana; Giannessi, Lorenzo; Sanchez Nieto, Federico

; Schloesser, Caspar; Villa, Emanuele

Published inPhysical review. D, vol. 108, no. 9, 092009

Publication date2023

First online date2023-11-20

Abstract

We report an updated measurement of the νμ-induced, and the first measurement of the ν¯μ-induced coherent charged pion production cross section on C12 nuclei in the Tokai-to-Kamioka experiment. This is measured in a restricted region of the final-state phase space for which pμ,π>0.2 GeV, cos(θμ)>0.8 and cos(θπ)>0.6, and at a mean (anti)neutrino energy of 0.85 GeV using the T2K near detector. The measured νμ charged current coherent pion production flux-averaged cross section on C12 is (2.98±0.37(stat)±0.31(syst)-0.00+0.49(Q2 model))×10-40 cm2. The new measurement of the ν¯μ-induced cross section on C12 is (3.05±0.71(stat)±0.39(syst)-0.00+0.74(Q2 model))×10-40 cm2. The results are compatible with both the NEUT 5.4.0 Berger-Sehgal (2009) and GENIE 2.8.0 Rein-Sehgal (2007) model predictions.

Keywords

Antineutrino/mu: secondary beam
Neutrino nucleus: coherent interaction
Pi: neutrinoproduction
Neutrino: energy
Coherence
Charged current
J-PARC Lab
KAMIOKANDE
Neutrino: detector
Carbon: nucleus
Near detector
Phase space
Channel cross section: measured
Experimental results

Affiliation

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

Funding

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]
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)

T2K Collaboration. Measurements of the νμ and ν¯μ-induced coherent charged pion production cross sections on 12C by the T2K experiment. In: Physical review. D, 2023, vol. 108, n° 9, p. 092009. doi: 10.1103/physrevd.108.092009