Neutrino Interactions

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent measurements of neutrino interactions at energies of 500 MeV to a few GeV, emphasizing quasi-elastic scattering, to improve understanding of neutrino cross sections and reduce systematic uncertainties in oscillation experiments.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of recent experimental data on neutrino interactions, highlighting advances in measurement techniques and their implications for neutrino physics.

Findings

Improved measurements of neutrino cross sections in the 500 MeV to few GeV range.

Enhanced understanding of quasi-elastic scattering processes.

Potential reduction in systematic uncertainties for neutrino oscillation studies.

Abstract

The advent of very high intensity neutrino beams for the study of neutrino oscillations has also made possible a new generation of experiments which will study neutrino interactions on different nuclei with unprecedented precision. The use of the neutrino as a probe of nucleon structure provides unique information not available with other probes. In addition, an improved understanding of the neutrino interaction cross section and the resulting final states will reduce systematic uncertainties in neutrino oscillation experiments. A review of recent interaction measurements for neutrino energies in the energy range of 500 MeV to a few GeV will be given, with an emphasis on quasi-elastic scattering.