1. NuSTEC White Paper: Status and challenges of neutrino–nucleus scattering
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Juan Nieves, M. Sajjad Athar, M. B. Barbaro, Kendall Mahn, J. G. Morfín, G. P. Zeller, Federico Sanchez, Marco Martini, R. Petti, Teppei Katori, Toru Sato, T. W. Donnelly, Andreas S. Kronfeld, Jan T. Sobczyk, Patrick Huber, Gabriel Perdue, Natalie Jachowicz, David G. Richards, M. E. Christy, D. Cherdack, Pilar Coloma, A. de Gouvea, Richard Hill, Steve Dytman, L. Alvarez-Ruso, Département de Physique Nucléaire (ex SPhN) (DPHN), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, and NuSTEC
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electron nucleus: interaction ,Nuclear Theory ,Elementary particle ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,CROSS-SECTIONS ,Scattering ,High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) ,Nuclear Experiment ,neutrino: interaction ,COHERENT PION-PRODUCTION ,Physics ,strong interaction ,Electroweak interaction ,Model ,Neutrino ,Nuclear ,Nucleus ,Oscillations ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,High Energy Physics - Phenomenology ,MUON-NEUTRINO ,Nucleon ,numerical calculations: Monte Carlo ,Particle physics ,FORM-FACTORS ,Process (engineering) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,ELECTROMAGNETIC RESPONSE ,nuclear model ,MESON-EXCHANGE CURRENTS ,NNLO QCD ANALYSIS ,CHARGED-CURRENT INTERACTIONS ,nuclear physics ,deep inelastic scattering ,0103 physical sciences ,010306 general physics ,neutrino nucleus: scattering ,resonance: model ,electroweak interaction ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,R=SIGMA-L/SIGMA-T ,neutrino nucleus: interaction ,Deep inelastic scattering ,Physics and Astronomy ,13. Climate action ,INELASTIC ELECTRON-SCATTERING ,[PHYS.HPHE]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Phenomenology [hep-ph] ,Atomic nucleus ,neutrino: oscillation ,Event (particle physics) - Abstract
International audience; The precise measurement of neutrino properties is among the highest priorities in fundamental particle physics, involving many experiments worldwide. Since the experiments rely on the interactions of neutrinos with bound nucleons inside atomic nuclei, the planned advances in the scope and precision of these experiments require a commensurate effort in the understanding and modeling of the hadronic and nuclear physics of these interactions, which is incorporated as a nuclear model in neutrino event generators. This model is essential to every phase of experimental analyses and its theoretical uncertainties play an important role in interpreting every result.In this White Paper we discuss in detail the impact of neutrino–nucleus interactions, especially the nuclear effects, on the measurement of neutrino properties using the determination of oscillation parameters as a central example. After an Executive Summary and a concise Overview of the issues, we explain how the neutrino event generators work, what can be learned from electron–nucleus interactions and how each underlying physics process – from quasi-elastic to deep inelastic scattering – is understood today. We then emphasize how our understanding must improve to meet the demands of future experiments. With every topic we find that the challenges can be met only with the active support and collaboration among specialists in strong interactions and electroweak physics that include theorists and experimentalists from both the nuclear and high energy physics communities.
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- 2018
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