Neutrino interactions with nuclei

TL;DR

This paper introduces a comprehensive model for neutrino-nucleus interactions across various final states, integrating RPA nuclear response treatment and phenomenological nucleon knock-out to support neutrino oscillation research.

Contribution

It presents a unified framework combining RPA and phenomenological methods to describe multiple neutrino-nucleus scattering channels.

Findings

Effective description of quasi-elastic and Delta-resonance regions

Inclusion of nucleon knock-out processes

Supports analysis of neutrino oscillation experiments

Abstract

We present a model for neutrino-nucleus scattering in the energy region relevant for present and forthcoming neutrino-oscillation experiments. The model is based on the RPA treatment of the nuclear responses in the quasi-elastic and Delta-resonance region. It includes also in a phenomenological way nucleon knock-out. It aims at the description, within a single framework, of several final state channels i.e. quasi-elastic, incoherent and coherent one-pion production and two- or several-nucleon knock-out.