Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2019
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.100.044620
Publication Title
Physical Review C
Volume
100
Issue
4
Pages
044620 (1-21)
Abstract
Semi-inclusive CCν cross sections based on factorized cross sections are studied for a selection of spectral function models with the objective of facilitating the choice of models for use as input into event generators. The basic formalism for such cross sections is presented along with an introduction to constructing spectral functions for simple models based on the independent-particle shell model, the relativistic Fermi gas model (RFG), and a local density approximation (LDA) based on the RFG. Spectral functions for these models are shown for 16O along with a more sophisticated model which includes nucleon-nucleon interactions [AlvarezRuso et al., Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. 100, 1 (2018)]. Inclusive and semi-inclusive cross sections are calculated for these models. Although the inclusive cross sections are all of similar size and shape, the semi-inclusive cross sections are substantially different depending upon whether the spectral functions contain some features associated with the nuclear shell model or are based on the RFG and LDA models. Calculations of average values and standard deviations of the initial neutrino energy using the semi-inclusive cross section for the various models are presented and indicate that there that there may be simple kinematical descriptions of the average neutrino energy which is common to all of these models.
Original Publication Citation
Van Orden, J. W., & Donnelly, T. W. (2019). Nuclear theory and event generators for charge-changing neutrino reactions. Physical Review C, 100(4), 044620 doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.100.044620
ORCID
0000-0002-1860-5433 (Van Orden)
Repository Citation
Van Orden, J. W. and Donnelly, T. W., "Nuclear Theory and Event Generators for Charge-Changing Neutrino Reactions" (2019). Physics Faculty Publications. 406.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/physics_fac_pubs/406
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