Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2002
Abstract
Charged current scattering of νμ, on 12C has been studied using a π+ decay-in-flight νμ beam at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. A sample of 66.9±9.1 events satisfying criteria for the exclusive reaction 12 C(νμ,μ-)12Ng.s. was obtained using a large liquid scintillator neutrino detector. The observed flux-averaged cross section (5.6±0.8±1.0) × 10-41 cm2 agrees well with reliable theoretical expectations. A measurement was also obtained for the inclusive cross section to all accessible 12N states 12C(νμ,μ-)X. This flux-averaged cross section is (10.6±0.3±1.8) × 10-40 cm2 which is lower than present theoretical calculations.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
First Page
155011
Last Page
1550112
Recommended Citation
Auerbach, L., Burman, R., Caldwell, D., Church, E., Donahue, J., Fazely, A., Garvey, G., Gunasingha, R., Imlay, R., Louis, W., Majkic, R., Malik, A., Metcalf, W., Mills, G., Sandberg, V., Smith, D., Stancu, I., Sung, M., Tayloe, R., VanDalen, G., Vernon, W., Wadia, N., White, D., & Yellin, S. (2002). Measurements of charged current reactions of νμ on 12C. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, 66 (1), 155011-1550112. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.66.015501