Measurement of single π0 production by coherent neutral-current ν Fe interactions in the MINOS Near Detector
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2016
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Forward single π0 production by coherent neutral-current interactions, νA → νAπ0, is investigated
using a 2.8 × 1020 protons-on-target exposure of the MINOS Near Detector. For single-shower topologies,
the event distribution in production angle exhibits a clear excess above the estimated background at very
forward angles for visible energy in the range 1–8 GeV. Cross sections are obtained for the detector
medium comprised of 80% iron and 20% carbon nuclei with hAi ¼ 48, the highest-hAi target used to date
in the study of this coherent reaction. The total cross section for coherent neutral-current single π0
production initiated by the νμ flux of the NuMI low-energy beam with mean (mode) Eν of 4.9 GeV
(3.0 GeV), is 77.6 5.0ðstatÞþ15.0 −16.8 ðsystÞ × 10−40 cm2 pernucleus. The results are in good agreement with
predictions of the Berger-Sehgal model.
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ADAMSON, P. et al. Measurement of single π0 production by coherent neutral-current ν Fe interactions in the MINOS Near Detector. Physical Review D, Washington, v. 94, n. 7, e072006, 2016. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.072006. Disponível em: https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.072006. Acesso em: 16 maio 2023.