9–10 Jun 2014
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
US/Central timezone

Quasi-elastic neutrino scattering at MINERvA

9 Jun 2014, 14:10
20m
1 West (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

1 West

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Pine Street and Kirk Road Batavia, IL 60510

Speaker

Ms Cheryl Patrick (Northwestern University)

Description

Charged-current quasi-elastic (CCQE) scattering from heavy nuclei is an important signal channel for neutrino oscillation experiments. Last year, MINERvA published its first CCQE cross-section distributions. Our results, and those of other experiments, suggest that we do not currently have a complete model that accurately predicts all of the complex interactions occurring within the nucleus. I will show a comparison of our cross-section data with the predictions of various nuclear models, and also explain how calculating a double-differential cross-section will help us to determine which models best match our data.

Primary author

Ms Cheryl Patrick (Northwestern University)

Presentation materials