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Signals for Strange Quark Contributions to the Neutrino (Antineutrino) Scattering in Quasi-Elastic Region
Strange quark contributions to elastic neutrino–nucleon scattering and neutrino–nucleus scattering for 12 C target in quasi-elastic region are investigated on the incident energy of 500 MeV within the framework of a relativistic single particle model. For the neutrino–nucleus scattering, the effects of final state interaction for the knocked-out nucleon are included by a relativistic optical potential. In the cross sections for neutrino–nucleus scattering we found some cancellations of the strange quark contributions in the knocked-out proton and neutron process. Consequently, the asymmetries between the incident neutrino and antineutrino, which are given by the ratio of neutral current to charged current, and a difference between the asymmetries are shown to be more feasible quantities for the strangeness effects. In order to explicitly display the importance of such cancellations, results of the exclusive reaction 16 O(ν, ν' p ) are additionally presented for detecting the strangeness effects.
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Ambiguities of neutrino (antineutrino) scattering on the nucleon due to the uncertainties of relevant strangeness form factors
Strange quark contributions to the neutrino (antineutrino) scattering on the nucleon level are investigated in the quasi-elastic region. Incident energy is used at 500 MeV for the scattering. All of the physical observables by the scattering are investigated within available experimental and theoretical results for strangeness form factors of the nucleon. Specifically, a newly combined datum of the parity violating electron scattering and the neutrino scattering is exploited for the strangeness form factors. Feasible quantities to be explored for the strangeness contents are discussed for the application to the neutrino–nucleus scattering.
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The in-medium effects on the neutrino reaction in dense matter
The nucleon form factors in free space are usually thought to be modified when a nucleon is bound in a nucleus or immersed in a nuclear medium. We investigated effects of the density-dependent axial and weak-vector form factors on the electro-neutrino (νe) and anti-electro-neutrino (νe) reactions with incident energy Ev ≤ 80 MeV via neutral current (NC) and charged current (CC) for a nucleon in a nuclear medium or 12C. For the density-dependent form factors, we exploited the quark-meson-coupling (QMC) model, and apply them to the νe and νe induced reactions by NC and CC. In CC reaction, about 5 % decrease of the electro neutrino (νe) reaction cross section on the nucleon is shown to be occurred in normal density, ρ = ρ0∼0.15fm−3, and also about 5 % reduction of total νe cross section on 12C is obtained by the modification of the weak form factors for bound nucleons. Density effects for both cases are relatively small, but they are as large as the effect by the Coulomb distortion of outgoing leptons in t...
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Investigating the Suppressions for the Longitudinal Structure Function in High Energy Quasielastic Scattering from 56Fe
We investigate the cross sections for inclusive (e, e') reaction from 56 Fe in quasielastic region at large electron energies (2-4GeV) and large three momentum transfer (0.5-1.5 GeV/c). We use a relativistic mean-field single particle model for the bound and continuum nucleon wave functions based on the σ-ω model and we include the effects of electron Coulomb distortion in the calculation. The results are compared to high energy data from SLAC and more recent data from Jefferson Laboratory, particularly for the kinematics where the quasielastic process is expected to dominate the cross section with the energy transfer less than 500 to 600 MeV. The effects of the predicted weakening of the strong scalar and vector potentials of the σ-ω model at high energy are discussed. Possible evidence for "longitudinal suppression" or modifications of nucleon form factors in the medium is considered, but neither is necessary to explain the quasielastic data for four momentum transfers less than 1 (GeV/c) 2 .
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Lifetime of a Nuclear Excited State in Cascade Decay
It is shown that the lifetime of a nuclear excited state in the region of femtoseconds could be accurately measured by a precision measurement facility of a flat crystal spectrometer, if the angular correlation of two successive γ-rays in cascade decay is taken into account in the Doppler shift attenuation method.
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Roles of Direct Break-up Reaction on Neutrino Scattering off $^{12}$C near Nucleon Threshold Region
Neutrino (antineutrino) scattering off $^{12}$C is one of various important key reactions for $\nu$-process in the nucleosysnthesis of light nuclei. Most of neutrino-nucleus scattering are considered through indirect processes within the energy range from a few to tens of MeV. Target nuclei are excited by incident neutrino (antineutrino) through various transitions, and subsequently decay into other nuclei with emitting particles. But, direct processes are also feasible, in which incident neutrino (antineutrino) strips directly one nucleon from target nuclei. Consequently, direct processes may affect abundances of $^{11}$C and $^{11}$B additionally to indirect processes. We investigate direct neutrino (antineutrino) quasi-elastic scattering off $^{12}$C around the energy region liberating one nucleon and discuss implications of direct processes in the nucleosynthesis. The direct processes might be comparable to the indirect processes if the final state interaction is taken into account.
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Cosmic-ray tests for quality control of the CDF plug upgrade EM calorimeter and the CDF plug preshower detector
The CDF Plug Upgrade electromagnetic (EM) calorimeter and the preshower detector consist of tile-"ber elements forming a projective tower geometry. Each of the 23 longitudinal layers is separated into 24 units in the azimuthal direction. Cosmic-ray tests as a quality control of these mechanically basic units, called the 153 units, were carried out since January 1995 and completed in June 1996. All the units amounting to a total 1200 units were processed. By using HAMAMASU R4125 for the photon readout, the average light yields were measured to be 5.8 and 21 photoelectrons for the EM and the preshower units, respectively. The light yield variation along the longitudinal layers of EM tower was measured to be 10%. A GEANT-simulation study using the results of the cosmic-ray tests was performed for a realistic calorimeter con"guration. It was found that the simulated energy resolution was consistent with the requirement of *E/E"J(16%)2/E#(1%)2 (E in GeV). Adding preshower response to EM response improved in particular the linearity of the calorimeter. It was possible to achieve the non-linearity of 1% level for energies in the range of 10}200 GeV. ( 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.