2021/12/01 by I. Kakorin, Igor D. Kakorin, Konstantin S. Kuzmin +2
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Charged current #Current (fluid) #Deep inelastic scattering #Generator (circuit theory) #Inelastic scattering #Neutral current #Neutrino #Neutrino Physics Research #Neutrino oscillation #Nuclear physics #Nucleon #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Range (aeronautics) #Scattering #hep-ex #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09945-5
58 pages, 37 figures
openalex publication_date 2021/12/01 · arxiv created 2021/12/27 · arxiv updated 2021/12/28 · openalex created_date 2021/12/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Abstract We suggest an empirical rule-of-thumb for calculating the cross sections of charged-current quasielastic (CCQE) and CCQE-like interactions of neutrinos and antineutrinos with nuclei. The approach is based on the standard relativistic Fermi-gas model and on the notion of neutrino energy dependent axial-vector mass of the nucleon, governed by a couple of adjustable parameters, one of which is the conventional charged-current axial-vector mass. The inelastic background contributions and final-state interactions are therewith simulated using GENIE 3 neutrino event generator. An extensive comparison of our calculations with earlier and current accelerator CCQE and CCQE-like data for different nuclear targets shows good or at least qualitative overall agreement over a wide energy range. We also discuss some problematical issues common to several competing contemporary models of the CCQE (anti)neutrino–nucleus scattering and to the current neutrino interaction generators.