Progress in measurements of 0.1--10 GeV neutrino-nucleus scattering and anticipated results from future experiments

TL;DR

This paper reviews the progress and challenges in measuring neutrino-nucleus interactions in the 0.1--10 GeV energy range, highlighting current deficiencies and future experimental prospects to improve understanding.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent measurements, identifies modeling deficiencies, and discusses upcoming experiments aimed at resolving key questions in neutrino-nucleus scattering.

Findings

Current experiments reveal modeling deficiencies in neutrino interactions.

Experimental puzzles indicate gaps in understanding neutrino cross sections.

Future measurements are planned to address these challenges.

Abstract

Neutrino interactions with nuclei have been the subject of intense interest over the last 15 years. Current and future measurements of neutrino oscillation and exotic physics use order 0.1--10 GeV neutrinos on a range of nuclear targets ($^{12}$C, $^{16}$O, $^{40}$Ar). As the precision of these experiments has increased, information from their detectors and dedicated experiments indicate deficiencies in the modeling of neutrino interactions on nuclear targets. Here, we present the current state of knowledge about neutrino-nucleus interactions, the challenge of extracting the cross section of these processes, and current experimental puzzles in the field. We also look forward to new and novel measurements and efforts in the future which seek to resolve these questions.