Measurements of the Inclusive Neutrino and Antineutrino Charged Current Cross Sections in MINERvA Using the Low-ν Flux Method

MINERvA Collaboration: J. DeVan , L. Ren , L. Aliaga , O. Altinok , L. Bellantoni , A. Bercellie , M. Betancourt , A. Bodek

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H. Budd T. Cai M.F. Carneiro H. da Motta J. Devan S.A. Dytman G.A. D\'iaz B. Eberly E. Endress J. Felix L. Fields R. Fine A.M. Gago R.Galindo H. Gallagher A. Ghosh R. Gran D.A. Harris A. Higuera K. Hurtado J. Kleykamp M. Kordosky T. Le E. Maher S. Manly W.A. Mann C.M. Marshall D.A. Martinez Caicedo K.S. McFarland C.L. McGivern A.M. McGowan B. Messerly J. Miller A. Mislivec J.G. Morf\'in J. Mousseau D. Naples J.K. Nelson A. Norrick Nuruzzaman V. Paolone J. Park C.E. Patrick G.N. Perdue M.A. Ramirez R.D. Ransome H. Ray D. Rimal P.A. Rodrigues D. Ruterbories H. Schellman C.J. Solano Salinas M. Sultana S. S\'anchez Falero B.G. Tice E. Valencia J. Wolcott M.Wospakrik D. Zhang

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The total cross sections are important ingredients for the current and future neutrino oscillation experiments. We present measurements of the total charged-current neutrino and antineutrino cross sections on scintillator (CH) in the NuMI low-energy beamline using an {\em in situ} prediction of the shape of the flux as a function of neutrino energy from 2--50 GeV. This flux prediction takes advantage of the fact that neutrino and antineutrino interactions with low nuclear recoil energy ($\nu$) have a nearly constant cross section as a function of incident neutrino energy. This measurement is the lowest energy application of the low-$\nu$ flux technique, the first time it has been used in the NuMI antineutrino beam configuration, and demonstrates that the technique is applicable to future neutrino beams operating at multi-GeV energies. The cross section measurements presented are the most precise measurements to date below 5 GeV.

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Measurements of the Inclusive Neutrino and Antineutrino Charged Current Cross Sections in MINERvA Using the Low-ν Flux Method

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