2023/01/11 by R. Petti, Petti, R.
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) #Neutrino Physics Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2301.04744
openalex publication_date 2023/01/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We discuss a method to obtain an effective oxygen target within a low-density detector allowing an accurate characterization of the various event topologies in ν( ν)-oxygen interactions. Results can be of interest for long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments utilizing water targets. In particular, the combination of both oxygen and hydrogen targets within the same detector can provide in-situ measurements of nuclear effects and of the (anti)neutrino flux, which are the leading sources of systematic uncertainties in long-baseline oscillation analyses. These measurements can also provide useful information about the nuclear modifications of bound nucleons, as well as about the isospin symmetry in nucleons and nuclei.