WG2: Cross-section (Theory) and generators

Mailing list: CENF-ND-Wg2

members

Conveners

• Marco Martini (CEA, Paris)
• Federico Sanchez (IFAE/BIST, Barcelona)

This working group will focus on the capability of theoretical models and Monte Carlo generators to describe neutrino interactions. Starting from a thorough comparison of existing models with experimental data, the group will foster and participate in the improvement of event generators.

Reminder: Next CENF-ND general meeting (via vydio) in September

• In preparation of that meeting, the WGs should auto-organise: define conveners and set regular WG meetings.
• Given the heterogeneity of the membership, and the need to appropriate the existing knowledge, the first meeting could be devoted to summarise, merge and digest the existing studies for the topics of interest of each WG.
• Feel free to post material, add link to documents, events etc in the twiki

Topics

• Review status of theoretical models and neutrino generators vs data, identify areas of development.
• Comparisons with electron scattering data if available in the generators.
• Generate a test database with available data.
• Stimulate new/complementary experimental programs where needed.
• Address in detail the electron-muon and neutrino-antineutrino differences, extrapolate achievable precision.
• Lattice calculation of form factors.
• Breemstrahlung correction for electron neutrino interactions.
• Active promotion of the field inside the nuclear physics community in Europe.

Documentation

Recent review papers

• NuSTEC White Paper: Status and Challenges of Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering, L. Alvarez-Ruso et al.

• Neutrino-Nucleus Cross Sections for Oscillation Experiments, T. Katori, M. Martini

• Neutrino Interactions with Nucleons and Nuclei: Importance for Long-Baseline Experiments, U. Mosel

• Neutrino-nucleus interactions and the determination of oscillation parameters, O. Benhar, P. Huber, C. Mariani, D. Meloni

• Recent Advances and Open Questions in Neutrino-induced Quasi-elastic Scattering and Single Photon Production, G. T. Garvey et al.

• Progress and open questions in the physics of neutrino cross sections, L. Alvarez-Ruso, Y. Hayato, J. Nieves

Recent review talks

• Present status of neutrino cross sections, L. Alvarez-Ruso, EPS-HEP 2017

• Theory of Neutrino Cross Sections, J. Nieves, Neutrino Telescopes 2017

• Status and challenges of neutrino cross-sections, M. Martini, NuPhys2016, arXiv:1704.08903

• Neutrino-Interactions with nuclei and Long Baseline Experiments, U. Mosel, ICHEP 2016, PoS ICHEP2016 (2016) 504

• Theoretical challenges in neutrino scattering studies, J. Nieves, Neutrino 2016

• Review of progress in measurements of neutrino-nucleus scattering, K. Mahn, Neutrino 2016

• Future experimental programme for neutrino cross sections, S. Bolognesi, Neutrino 2016

• The physics of neutrino cross sections: theoretical studies, L. Alvarez-Ruso, NuPhys2015, arXiv:1605.04861

• Cross Sections - current status, F. Sanchez, NuPhys2015

• Theoretical models of neutrino-nucleus cross sections, M. Martini, EPS-HEP 2015, PoS EPS-HEP2015 (2015) 088

• Neutrino Cross Sections: Models, M. Martini, Neutrino Telescopes 2015, PoS NEUTEL2015 (2015) 012

• Theory and Phenomenology of Neutrino Interactions, J. Sobczyk, Neutrino 2014, AIP Conf.Proc. 1666 (2015) 060001

• Review of Neutrino Interactions, F. Sanchez, Neutrino 2014, AIP Conf.Proc. 1666 (2015) 060003

Conferences and workshops

• NuFact 2017
• NuInt 2017
• IPPP/NuSTEC topical meeting on neutrino-nucleus scattering
• INT Seattle Workshop 2016: Theoretical Developments in Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering
• NuFact 2016
• Neutrino Cross-section Data Tensions Workshop, Pittsburgh 2016
• Workshop on Global Fits to Neutrino Scattering Data and Generator Tuning (NuTune2016)
• Two-body current contributions in neutrino-nucleus scattering, ESNT-CEA 2016
• NuInt 2015
• NuFact 2015
• FUNFACT JLAB 2015
• NuInt 2014
• INT Seattle Workshop 2013: Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions for Current and Next Generation Neutrino Oscillation Experiments

Comparison theory-experiment

• CCQE, CCQE-like and CC0pi
  • MiniBooNE (neutrino and antineutrino): Martini, M. et al. Phys.Rev. C80 (2009) 065501; Nieves, J. et al. Phys.Rev. C83 (2011) 045501; Bodek, A. et al. Eur.Phys.J. C71 (2011) 1726; Martini, M. et al. Phys.Rev. C84 (2011) 055502; Nieves, J. et al. Phys.Lett. B707 (2012) 72-75; Nieves, J. et al. Phys.Lett. B721 (2013) 90-93; Martini, M. et al. Phys.Rev. C87 (2013) 065501; Gallmeister, K. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016) 035502; Pandey, V. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016),054609; Megias, G.D. et al. Phys.Rev. D94 (2016), 093004
  • MINERvA (neutrino and antineutrino): Gran, R. et al. Phys.Rev. D88 (2013) 113007; Mosel, U. et al. Phys.Rev. D89 (2014) 093003; Meucci, A. et al. Phys.Rev. D89 (2014) 117301; Megias, G.D. et al. Phys.Rev. D94 (2016), 093004
  • MINERvA (nu_e): Megias, G.D. et al. Phys.Rev. D94 (2016), 093004
  • T2K on carbon: Abe, K. et al. Phys.Rev. D93 (2016) 112012(comparisons with Martini et al. and Nieves et al. models); Megias, G.D. et al. Phys.Rev. D94 (2016), 093004; Van Cuyck, T. et al. Phys.Rev. C95 (2017) 054611
  • T2K on water: Abe, K. et al. arXiv:1708.06771 (comparisons with Martini et al. and Megias et al. models)

• CC inclusive
  • T2K (nu_mu and nu_e): Martini, M. et al. Phys.Rev. C90 (2014) 025501; Meucci, A. et al. Phys.Rev. D91 (2015) 093004; Martini, M. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016) 015501; Gallmeister, K. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016) 035502; Megias, G.D. et al. Phys.Rev. D94 (2016), 093004; Pandey, V. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016),054609; Van Cuyck, T. et al. Phys.Rev. C95 (2017) 054611

Comparisons with electron scattering data

• Large comparisons: Ankowski, A. et al. Phys.Rev. D91 (2015) 033005; Pandey, V. et al. Phys.Rev. C92 (2015) 024606; Megias, G.D. et al. Phys.Rev. D94 (2016) 013012
• Some comparisons: Gil, A. et al. Nucl.Phys. A627 (1997) 543-598; Leitner, T. et al. Phys.Rev.C79 (2009) 034601; Martini,M. J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 408 (2013) 012041; Rocco, N. et al. Phys.Rev.Lett. 116 (2016) 192501; Lovato, A. et al Phys.Rev.Lett. 117 (2016) 082501; Gallmeister, K. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016) 035502; Van Cuyck, T. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016) 024611; Van Cuyck, T. et al. Phys.Rev. C95 (2017) 054611

Neutrino versus antineutrino

• Martini, M. et al. Phys.Rev. C81 (2010) 045502; Nieves, J. et al. Phys.Lett. B721 (2013) 90-93; Ericson, M. et al. Phys.Rev. C91 (2015) 035501; Gallmeister, K. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016) 035502; Megias, G.D. et al. Phys.Rev. D94 (2016), 093004

Nu_mu versus nu_e

• Day, M. et al. Phys.Rev. D86 (2012) 053003; Akbar, F. et al. Int.J.Mod.Phys. E24 (2015) no.11, 1550079; Martini, M. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016) 015501; Ankowski, A. arXiv:1707.01014

A-dependence and Argon studies

• Martini, M. et al. Phys.Rev. C80 (2009) 065501; Meucci, A. et al. Phys.Rev. D88 (2013) 013006; Gallmeister, K. et al. Phys.Rev. C94 (2016) 035502; Mosel, U. et al.Phys. Rev. C94 (2016) 034610 ; Amaro, J.E. et al. Phys.Rev. C95 (2017) 065502; Van Dessels, N. arXiv:1704.07817; Akbar, F. arXiv:1708.00321

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