From (e,e'p) to Neutrino Scattering

TL;DR

This paper explores how insights from electron scattering experiments, especially (e,e'p) reactions, can be applied to improve the understanding and analysis of neutrino-nucleus interactions in neutrino oscillation experiments.

Contribution

It discusses the potential of using electron scattering data to enhance the interpretation of neutrino scattering measurements, bridging nuclear physics and neutrino research.

Findings

Electron scattering provides detailed nuclear structure information.

Insights from (e,e'p) reactions can inform neutrino interaction models.

Improved nuclear modeling benefits neutrino oscillation experiments.

Abstract

Since a long time electron scattering has been envisaged as a powerful and preferential tool to investigate nuclear properties. In particular, the (e,e'p) knockout reaction has provided a wealth of information on the single particle (s.p.) aspects of nuclear structure, on the validity and the limit of the independent particle shell model. The work done for electron scattering is extremely useful also for the analysis and the interpretation of neutrino oscillation experiments, where nuclei are used as neutrino detectors and it is crucial that nuclear effects in neutrino-nucleus interactions are well under control. In this contribution it is discussed if and how the work done for (e,e'p) can be exploited for the analysis of neutrino-nucleus scattering data.