NuTeV Structure Function Measurement
M. Tzanov (for the NuTeV Collaboration)
TL;DR
The NuTeV experiment measured neutrino and anti-neutrino structure functions with high precision, providing detailed insights into the nucleon structure through extensive data collection and calibration during the Fermilab run.
Contribution
This work presents the first high-statistics measurements of neutrino structure functions using sign-selected beams and an upgraded detector at Fermilab.
Findings
Precise determination of muon and hadron energy scales (0.7% and 0.43%)
Extraction of structure functions F_2 and xF_3 from differential cross sections
High-statistics data enabling detailed nucleon structure analysis
Abstract
The NuTeV experiment obtained high statistics samples of neutrino and anti-neutrino charged current events during the 1996-1997 Fermilab fixed target run. The experiment combines sign-selected neutrino and anti-neutrino beams and the upgraded CCFR iron-scintillator neutrino detector. A precision continuous calibration beam was used to determine the muon and hadron energy scales to a precision of 0.7% and 0.43% respectively. The structure functions F_2(x,Q^2) and xF_3(x,Q^2) obtained by fitting the y-dependence of the sum and the difference of the neutrino and anti-neutrino differential cross sections are presented.
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