Charged Current Quasi-Elastic Cross Section Measurements in MiniBooNE

TL;DR

This paper reviews the MiniBooNE measurements of charged-current quasi-elastic neutrino cross sections on carbon, which are crucial for understanding neutrino interactions and oscillations around 1 GeV.

Contribution

It provides detailed analysis and historical context of the MiniBooNE CCQE cross section measurements on carbon.

Findings

Published double differential cross sections for muon neutrinos and anti-neutrinos.

Highlights the importance of CCQE interactions in neutrino oscillation studies.

Provides insights into the experimental analysis methods used.

Abstract

The neutrino-induced charged-current quasi-elastic (CCQE, $\nu_l+n\to l^-+p$ or $\bar\nu_l+p\to l^++n$) interaction is the most abundant interaction around 1 GeV, and it is the most fundamental channel to study neutrino oscillations. Recently, MiniBooNE published both muon neutrino and muon anti-neutrino double differential cross sections on carbon. In this review, we describe the details of these analyses and include some historical remarks.