Preliminary Results in MINERvA's Nuclear Targets for CCQE-like Events

ORAL

Abstract

MINERvA is a precision cross section experiment for neutrino scattering processes on various nuclei.~ Charged-Current Quasi-Elastic (CCQE) cross sections are relevant for neutrino oscillation experiments such as T2K, NOvA and DUNE.~ This talk describes how MINERvA's nuclear targets are used to measure the scaling in CCQE-like event rates as function of target nucleus. CCQE-like is defined as events with no detected pion.~ Preliminary results are shown for rates of CCQE-like events produced in the MINERvA medium energy run on carbon, hydrocarbon, iron, and lead targets.~ The presented data are analyzed in terms of muon variables, proton variables and variables that combine information from muons and proton.

Authors

  • Jeffrey Kleykamp

    Univ of Rochester