MINERvA compares quasielastic-like cross sections at two neutrino beam energies and finds discrepancies pointing to overestimated final state interactions for protons and pions.
Measurement of Total and Differential Cross Sections of Neutrino and Antineutrino Coherent $\pi^\pm$ Production on Carbon
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Neutrino induced coherent charged pion production on nuclei, $\overline{\nu}_\mu A\to\mu^\pm\pi^\mp A$, is a rare inelastic interaction in which the four-momentum squared transfered to the nucleus is nearly zero, leaving it intact. We identify such events in the scintillator of MINERvA by reconstructing |t| from the final state pion and muon momenta and by removing events with evidence of energetic nuclear recoil or production of other final state particles. We measure the total neutrino and antineutrino cross sections as a function of neutrino energy between 2 and 20 GeV and measure flux integrated differential cross sections as a function of $Q^2$, $E_\pi$ and $\theta_\pi$. The $Q^2$ dependence and equality of the neutrino and anti-neutrino cross-sections at finite $Q^2$ provide a confirmation of Adler's PCAC hypothesis.
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High-statistics measurement of νμ CC 1π+ production cross sections on scintillator with zero pion KE threshold shows modern models disagree with data by up to 20% in key regions.
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Comparisons of triple-differential cross sections for quasielastic-like $\nu_\mu$-hydrocarbon interactions using $\langle E_\nu\rangle \sim$ 3~GeV versus $\sim$ 6~GeV beams in MINERvA
MINERvA compares quasielastic-like cross sections at two neutrino beam energies and finds discrepancies pointing to overestimated final state interactions for protons and pions.
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High Statistics Measurements of $\nu_{\mu}$ Charged-Current Single $\pi^{+}$ Production with Zero Pion Kinetic Energy Threshold in MINERvA
High-statistics measurement of νμ CC 1π+ production cross sections on scintillator with zero pion KE threshold shows modern models disagree with data by up to 20% in key regions.