Unleashing the power of EFT in neutrino-nucleus scattering
Abstract Neutrino physics is advancing into a precision era with the construction of new experiments, particularly in the few GeV energy range. Within this energy range, neutrinos exhibit diverse interactions with nucleons and nuclei. This study delves in particular into neutrino-nucleus quasi-elast...
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| author | Joachim Kopp Noemi Rocco Zahra Tabrizi |
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| description | Abstract Neutrino physics is advancing into a precision era with the construction of new experiments, particularly in the few GeV energy range. Within this energy range, neutrinos exhibit diverse interactions with nucleons and nuclei. This study delves in particular into neutrino-nucleus quasi-elastic cross sections, taking into account both standard and, for the first time, non-standard interactions, all within the framework of effective field theory (EFT). The main uncertainties in these cross sections stem from uncertainties in the nucleon-level form factors, and from the approximations necessary to solve the nuclear many-body problem. We explore how these uncertainties influence the potential of neutrino experiments to probe new physics introduced by left-handed, right-handed, scalar, pseudoscalar, and tensor interactions. For some of these interactions the cross section is enhanced, making long-baseline experiments an excellent place to search for them. Our results, including tabulated cross sections for all interaction types and all neutrino flavors, can serve as the foundation for such searches. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e452d46b1cf49d6bd0b557cb2b1e6442024-11-24T12:05:41ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792024-08-012024812710.1007/JHEP08(2024)187Unleashing the power of EFT in neutrino-nucleus scatteringJoachim Kopp0Noemi Rocco1Zahra Tabrizi2Theoretical Physics Department, CERNTheoretical Physics Department, Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryDepartment of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern UniversityAbstract Neutrino physics is advancing into a precision era with the construction of new experiments, particularly in the few GeV energy range. Within this energy range, neutrinos exhibit diverse interactions with nucleons and nuclei. This study delves in particular into neutrino-nucleus quasi-elastic cross sections, taking into account both standard and, for the first time, non-standard interactions, all within the framework of effective field theory (EFT). The main uncertainties in these cross sections stem from uncertainties in the nucleon-level form factors, and from the approximations necessary to solve the nuclear many-body problem. We explore how these uncertainties influence the potential of neutrino experiments to probe new physics introduced by left-handed, right-handed, scalar, pseudoscalar, and tensor interactions. For some of these interactions the cross section is enhanced, making long-baseline experiments an excellent place to search for them. Our results, including tabulated cross sections for all interaction types and all neutrino flavors, can serve as the foundation for such searches.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2024)187Neutrino InteractionsNon-Standard Neutrino PropertiesSMEFT |
| spellingShingle | Joachim Kopp Noemi Rocco Zahra Tabrizi Unleashing the power of EFT in neutrino-nucleus scattering Journal of High Energy Physics Neutrino Interactions Non-Standard Neutrino Properties SMEFT |
| title | Unleashing the power of EFT in neutrino-nucleus scattering |
| title_full | Unleashing the power of EFT in neutrino-nucleus scattering |
| title_fullStr | Unleashing the power of EFT in neutrino-nucleus scattering |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unleashing the power of EFT in neutrino-nucleus scattering |
| title_short | Unleashing the power of EFT in neutrino-nucleus scattering |
| title_sort | unleashing the power of eft in neutrino nucleus scattering |
| topic | Neutrino Interactions Non-Standard Neutrino Properties SMEFT |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2024)187 |
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