ORCID ID
0000-0002-1829-6861
Date Awarded
Summer 2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department
Physics
Advisor
Jeffrey Nelson
Committee Member
Michael Kordosky
Committee Member
Justin Stevens
Committee Member
Todd Averett
Committee Member
Yun-Tse Tsai
Abstract
Neutrino-nucleus cross section measurements can provide both insights into nuclear physics and important data that can be used to improve model predictions used for neutrino oscillation physics. Two measurements of neutrino-nucleus cross sections were performed using data from the MINERvA experiment, each probing different classes of neutrino interactions. Double and single-differential flux-integrated measurements of inclusive charged current neutrino-nucleus cross sections at a peak neutrino energy of 3.5 GeV are presented as a function of the longitudinal and transverse momentum of the muon produced in the interaction. Additionally, an analysis of charged-current deep inelastic scattering (DIS) of muon neutrinos was performed in carbon, iron, lead and hydrocarbon in a neutrino beam with a peak energy of 6 GeV. Cross sections were measured in each material, and ratios were also taken between the cross sections of each of the materials and hydrocarbon, allowing for examination of nuclear dependencies of the neutrino cross section. Absolute DIS cross sections as a function of neutrino energy and flux integrated differential cross sections as a function of the Bjorken-x scaling variable were both measured.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/nyvb-2v57
Rights
© The Author
Recommended Citation
Filkins, Amy, "Inclusive and Inelastic Scattering in Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions" (2022). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. William & Mary. Paper 1681950288.
https://doi.org/10.21220/nyvb-2v57
