Charged-particle multiplicities in charged-current neutrino and anti-neutrino-nucleus interactions

Kayis-Topaksu, AYSEL; Onengut, G.; van Dantzig, R.; de Jong, M.; Oldeman, R.; Guler, M.; Kose, U.; Tolun, P.; Catanesi, M.; Muciaccia, M.; Winter, K.; Van de Vyver, B.; Vilain, P.; Wilquet, G.; Saitta, B.; Di Capua, E.; Ogawa, S.; Shibuya, H.; Hristovalo, I.; Kawamura, T.; Kolev, D.; Meinhard, H.; Panman, J.; Rozanov, A.; Tsenov, R.; Uiterwijk, J.; Zucchelli, P.; Goldberg, J.; Chikawa, M.; Song, J.; Yoon, C.; Kodama, K.; Ushida, N.; Aoki, S.; Hara, T.; Delbar, T.; Favart, D.; Gregoire, G.; Kalinin, S.; Makhlioueva, I.; Artamonov, A.; Gorbunov, P.; Khovansky, V.; Shamanov, V.; Tsukerman, I.; Bruski, N.; Frekers, D.; Hoshino, K.; Kawada, J.; Komatsu, M.; Miyanishi, M.; Nakamura, M.; Nakano, T.; Narita, K.; Niu, K.; Niwa, K.; Nonaka, N.; Sato, O.; Toshito, T.; Buontempo, S.; Cocco, A.; D'Ambrosi, N.; De Lellis, G.; De Rosa, G.; Di Capua, F.; Fiorillo, G.; Marotta, A.; Migliozzi, P.; Lavina, L.; Strolin, P.; Tioukov, V.; Okusawa, T.; Dore, U.; Loverre, P.; Ludovici, L.; Rosa, G.; Santacesaria, R.; Satta, A.; Spada, F.; Barbuto, E.; Bozza, C.; Grella, G.; Romano, G.; Sirignano, C.; Sorrentino, S.; Sato, Y.; Tezuka, I.

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0366-8

Charged-particle multiplicities in charged-current neutrino and anti-neutrino-nucleus interactions

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Kayis-Topaksu A., Onengut G., van Dantzig R., de Jong M., Oldeman R. G. C., Guler M., ...More

EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, vol.51, no.4, pp.775-785, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 51 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2007
Doi Number: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0366-8
Journal Name: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.775-785
Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The CHORUS experiment, designed to search for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillations, consists of a nuclear emulsion target and electronic detectors. In this paper, results on the production of charged particles in a small sample of charged-current neutrino- and ant i- neutrino-nucleus interactions at high energy are presented. For each event, the emission angle and the ionization features of the charged particles produced in the interaction are recorded, while the standard kinematic variables are reconstructed using the electronic detectors. The average multiplicities for charged tracks, the pseudo-rapidity distributions, the dispersion in the multiplicity of charged particles and the KNO scaling are studied in different kinematical regions. A study of quasi-elastic topologies performed for the first time in nuclear emulsions is also reported. The results are presented in a form suitable for use in the validation of Monte Carlo generators of neutrino-nucleus interactions.