First observation of coherent π0 production in neutrino-nucleus interactions with Eν < 2 GeV

A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo; C. E. Anderson; A. O. Bazarko; S. J. Brice; B. C. Brown; L. Bugel; J. Cao; L. Coney; J. M. Conrad; D. C. Cox; A. Curioni; Z. Djurcic; D. A. Finley; B. T. Fleming; R. Ford; F. G. Garcia; G. T. Garvey; C. Green; J. A. Green; T. L. Hart; E. Hawker; R. Imlay; R. A. Johnson; G. Karagiori; P. Kasper; T. Katori; T. Kobilarcik; I. Kourbanis; S. Koutsoliotas; E. M. Laird; S. K. Linden; J. M. Link; Y. Liu; Y. Liu; W. C. Louis; K. B.M. Mahn; W. Marsh; P. S. Martin; G. McGregor; W. Metcalf; P. D. Meyers; F. Mills; G. B. Mills; J. Monroe; C. D. Moore; R. H. Nelson; V. T. Nguyen; P. Nienaber; J. A. Nowak; S. Ouedraogo; R. B. Patterson; D. Perevalov; C. C. Polly; E. Prebys; J. L. Raaf; H. Ray; B. P. Roe; A. D. Russell; V. Sandberg; R. Schirato; D. Schmitz; M. H. Shaevitz; F. C. Shoemaker; D. Smith; M. Soderberg; M. Sorel; P. Spentzouris; I. Stancu; R. J. Stefanski; M. Sung; H. A. Tanaka; R. Tayloe; M. Tzanov; R. Van de Water; M. O. Wascko; D. H. White; M. J. Wilking; H. J. Yang; G. P. Zeller; E. D. Zimmerman

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2008.05.006

First observation of coherent π⁰ production in neutrino-nucleus interactions with E_ν < 2 GeV

A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson, A. O. Bazarko, S. J. Brice, B. C. Brown, L. Bugel, J. Cao, L. Coney, J. M. Conrad, D. C. Cox, A. Curioni, Z. Djurcic, D. A. Finley, B. T. Fleming, R. Ford, F. G. Garcia, G. T. Garvey, C. Green, J. A. Green, T. L. HartE. Hawker, R. Imlay, R. A. Johnson, G. Karagiori, P. Kasper, T. Katori, T. Kobilarcik, I. Kourbanis, S. Koutsoliotas, E. M. Laird, S. K. Linden, J. M. Link, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, W. C. Louis, K. B.M. Mahn, W. Marsh, P. S. Martin, G. McGregor, W. Metcalf, P. D. Meyers, F. Mills, G. B. Mills, J. Monroe, C. D. Moore, R. H. Nelson, V. T. Nguyen, P. Nienaber, J. A. Nowak, S. Ouedraogo, R. B. Patterson, D. Perevalov, C. C. Polly, E. Prebys, J. L. Raaf, H. Ray, B. P. Roe, A. D. Russell, V. Sandberg, R. Schirato, D. Schmitz, M. H. Shaevitz, F. C. Shoemaker, D. Smith, M. Soderberg, M. Sorel, P. Spentzouris, I. Stancu, R. J. Stefanski, M. Sung, H. A. Tanaka, R. Tayloe, M. Tzanov, R. Van de Water, M. O. Wascko, D. H. White, M. J. Wilking, H. J. Yang, G. P. Zeller, E. D. Zimmerman

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Abstract

The MiniBooNE experiment at Fermilab has amassed the largest sample to date of π⁰s produced in neutral current (NC) neutrino-nucleus interactions at low energy. This Letter reports a measurement of the momentum distribution of π⁰s produced in mineral oil (CH₂) and the first observation of coherent π⁰ production below 2 GeV. In the forward direction, the yield of events observed above the expectation for resonant production is attributed primarily to coherent production off carbon, but may also include a small contribution from diffractive production on hydrogen. Integrated over the MiniBooNE neutrino flux, the sum of the NC coherent and diffractive modes is found to be (19.5 ± 1.1 (stat) ± 2.5 (sys)) % of all exclusive NC π⁰ production at MiniBooNE. These measurements are of immediate utility because they quantify an important background to MiniBooNE's search for ν_μ → ν_e oscillations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	41-46
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	664
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.05.006
State	Published - Jun 12 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
We wish to acknowledge the support of Fermilab, the Department of Energy, and the NSF in the construction, operation, and data analysis of the MiniBooNE experiment. We also acknowledge the use of the Condor software in the analysis of the data.

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Aguilar-Arevalo, A. A., Anderson, C. E., Bazarko, A. O., Brice, S. J., Brown, B. C., Bugel, L., Cao, J., Coney, L., Conrad, J. M., Cox, D. C., Curioni, A., Djurcic, Z., Finley, D. A., Fleming, B. T., Ford, R., Garcia, F. G., Garvey, G. T., Green, C., Green, J. A., ... Zimmerman, E. D. (2008). First observation of coherent π⁰ production in neutrino-nucleus interactions with E_ν < 2 GeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 664(1-2), 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.05.006

Aguilar-Arevalo, AA, Anderson, CE, Bazarko, AO, Brice, SJ, Brown, BC, Bugel, L, Cao, J, Coney, L, Conrad, JM, Cox, DC, Curioni, A, Djurcic, Z, Finley, DA, Fleming, BT, Ford, R, Garcia, FG, Garvey, GT, Green, C, Green, JA, Hart, TL, Hawker, E, Imlay, R, Johnson, RA, Karagiori, G, Kasper, P, Katori, T, Kobilarcik, T, Kourbanis, I, Koutsoliotas, S, Laird, EM, Linden, SK, Link, JM, Liu, Y, Liu, Y, Louis, WC, Mahn, KBM, Marsh, W, Martin, PS, McGregor, G, Metcalf, W, Meyers, PD, Mills, F, Mills, GB, Monroe, J, Moore, CD, Nelson, RH, Nguyen, VT, Nienaber, P, Nowak, JA, Ouedraogo, S, Patterson, RB, Perevalov, D, Polly, CC, Prebys, E, Raaf, JL, Ray, H, Roe, BP, Russell, AD, Sandberg, V, Schirato, R, Schmitz, D, Shaevitz, MH, Shoemaker, FC, Smith, D, Soderberg, M, Sorel, M, Spentzouris, P, Stancu, I, Stefanski, RJ, Sung, M, Tanaka, HA, Tayloe, R, Tzanov, M, Van de Water, R, Wascko, MO, White, DH, Wilking, MJ, Yang, HJ, Zeller, GP & Zimmerman, ED 2008, 'First observation of coherent π⁰ production in neutrino-nucleus interactions with E_ν < 2 GeV', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 664, no. 1-2, pp. 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.05.006

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