Winter Nuclear Particle Physics (WNPPC) 2018

Quasi-Elastic Neutrino Reactions on Carbon and Lead Nuclei

17 Feb 2018, 20:15

15m

Session #5

Speaker

Dr Mohammad Hedayatipour (University of Alberta)

Description

We examine neutral-current quasi-elastic neutrino-nucleus reactions on ${}^{12}$C and ${}^{208}$Pb targets. We use the relativistic mean field theory approach to describe the nuclear dynamics. We compute the cross sections for the scattering of 150-MeV, 500-MeV and 1000-MeV neutrinos on a ${}^{12}$C target and study the effect of the strange-quark content of the nucleon which appears in these reactions via the isoscalar weak current. We compare our results with the data of the MiniBooNE experiment for mineral oil (CH${}_2$). We also calculate the cross section for the quasi-elastic neutron knockout reaction of 20 to 60-MeV neutrinos on a ${}^{208}$Pb target which is relevant to plans to use Lead as a target material in future supernova neutrino detectors.

Presentation materials

Slides

Mohammad.pdf