Measurement of the νμ charged-current quasielastic cross section on carbon with the ND280 detector at T2K



Abe, K, Adam, J, Aihara, H, Akiri, T, Andreopoulos, C ORCID: 0000-0003-2020-8215, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Assylbekov, S, Autiero, D, Barbi, M
et al (show 358 more authors) (2015) Measurement of the νμ charged-current quasielastic cross section on carbon with the ND280 detector at T2K PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 92 (11). 112003-. ISSN 2470-0010, 2470-0029

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Abstract

This paper reports a measurement by the T2K experiment of the nu(mu) charged current quasielastic (CCQE) cross section on a carbon target with the off-axis detector based on the observed distribution of muon momentum (rho(mu)) and angle with respect to the incident neutrino beam (theta(mu)). The flux-integrated CCQE cross section was measured to be <sigma > = (0.83 +/- 0.12) x 10(-38) cm(2). The energy dependence of the CCQE cross section is also reported. The axial mass, M-A(QE), of the dipole axial form factor was extracted assuming the Smith-Moniz CCQE model with a relativistic Fermi gas nuclear model. Using the absolute (shape-only) rho(mu)-cos theta(mu) distribution, the effective M-A(QE) parameter was measured to be 1.26(-0.18)(+0.21) GeV/c(2) (1.43(-0.22)(+0.28) GeV/c(2)).

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: hep-ex, hep-ex, nucl-ex
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 08 Apr 2016 14:29
Last Modified: 24 Jun 2026 12:12
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.92.112003
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3000074
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