# Measurement of Quasielastic-Like Neutrino Scattering at $\left< E_\nu \right> \sim 3.5$~ GeV on a Hydrocarbon Target

## TL;DR

This paper reports a detailed measurement of quasielastic-like neutrino interactions on hydrocarbon at around 3.5 GeV, providing new cross section data and comparisons to theoretical models.

## Contribution

It presents the first double-differential cross section measurement in muon momentum space at this energy and compares results to multiple neutrino interaction models.

## Key findings

- Measured double-differential cross sections as functions of muon momentum.
- Compared data to GENIE and NuWro predictions, finding discrepancies.
- Provided insights into neutrino interaction modeling at ~3.5 GeV.

## Abstract

MINERvA presents a new analysis of neutrino induced quasielastic-like interactions in a hydrocarbon tracking target. We report a double-differential cross section using the muon transverse and longitudinal momentum. In addition, differential cross sections as a function of the square of the four-momentum transferred and the neutrino energy are calculated using a quasielastic hypothesis. Finally, an analysis of energy deposited near the interaction vertex is presented. These results are compared to modified GENIE predictions as well as a NuWro prediction. All results use a dataset produced by $3.34\times10^{20}$ protons on target creating a neutrino beam with a peak energy of approximately 3.5 GeV