Investigating One- and Two-Body Interference Terms in Neutrino–Argon Interactions with ACHILLES at BNB Energies

ORAL

Abstract

Due to the complex nature of heavy nuclei, uncertainties in the prediction of neutrino-nucleus cross-sections contribute significantly to the systematic limitations of neutrino oscillation experiments. Current neutrino detectors are dedicating significant effort to measuring these cross-sections in order to improve the sensitivities of next-generation experiments. To extract translatable scattering parameters that can be applied between detector media and beam energies, these measurements must be supported by robust theoretical modelling. ACHILLES is a recent theory-driven lepton-nucleus scattering generator that aims to be easily extensible, while also providing modern accurate theory predictions. This talk will discuss the application of ACHILLES to derive experimental observables for the investigation of interference between one- and two-body scattering processes in neutrino-nucleus interactions. We will show studies primarily using the Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) flux in the context of the SBND experiment, which is collecting world-leading statistics for neutrino–argon scattering, utilising its PRISM capabilities.

Presenters

  • Josephine Louise Paton

    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Authors

  • Josephine Louise Paton

    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Joshua Isaacson

    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Vishvas Pandey

    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Noemi Rocco

    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Noah Steinberg

    Argonne National Laboratory