European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Dec 2020)
Adjusting neutrino interaction models and evaluating uncertainties using NOvA near detector data
- M. A. Acero,
- P. Adamson,
- G. Agam,
- L. Aliaga,
- T. Alion,
- V. Allakhverdian,
- N. Anfimov,
- A. Antoshkin,
- L. Asquith,
- A. Aurisano,
- A. Back,
- C. Backhouse,
- M. Baird,
- N. Balashov,
- P. Baldi,
- B. A. Bambah,
- S. Bashar,
- K. Bays,
- S. Bending,
- R. Bernstein,
- V. Bhatnagar,
- B. Bhuyan,
- J. Bian,
- J. Blair,
- A. C. Booth,
- P. Bour,
- R. Bowles,
- C. Bromberg,
- N. Buchanan,
- A. Butkevich,
- S. Calvez,
- T. J. Carroll,
- E. Catano-Mur,
- S. Childress,
- B. C. Choudhary,
- T. E. Coan,
- M. Colo,
- L. Corwin,
- L. Cremonesi,
- G. S. Davies,
- P. F. Derwent,
- P. Ding,
- Z. Djurcic,
- D. Doyle,
- E. C. Dukes,
- P. Dung,
- H. Duyang,
- S. Edayath,
- R. Ehrlich,
- M. Elkins,
- G. J. Feldman,
- P. Filip,
- W. Flanagan,
- J. Franc,
- M. J. Frank,
- H. R. Gallagher,
- R. Gandrajula,
- F. Gao,
- S. Germani,
- A. Giri,
- R. A. Gomes,
- M. C. Goodman,
- V. Grichine,
- M. Groh,
- R. Group,
- B. Guo,
- A. Habig,
- F. Hakl,
- J. Hartnell,
- R. Hatcher,
- A. Hatzikoutelis,
- K. Heller,
- J. Hewes,
- A. Himmel,
- A. Holin,
- B. Howard,
- J. Huang,
- J. Hylen,
- F. Jediny,
- C. Johnson,
- M. Judah,
- I. Kakorin,
- D. Kalra,
- D. M. Kaplan,
- R. Keloth,
- O. Klimov,
- L. W. Koerner,
- L. Kolupaeva,
- S. Kotelnikov,
- Ch. Kullenberg,
- A. Kumar,
- C. D. Kuruppu,
- V. Kus,
- T. Lackey,
- K. Lang,
- L. Li,
- S. Lin,
- M. Lokajicek,
- S. Luchuk,
- K. Maan,
- S. Magill,
- W. A. Mann,
- M. L. Marshak,
- M. Martinez-Casales,
- V. Matveev,
- B. Mayes,
- D. P. Méndez,
- M. D. Messier,
- H. Meyer,
- T. Miao,
- W. H. Miller,
- S. R. Mishra,
- A. Mislivec,
- R. Mohanta,
- A. Moren,
- A. Morozova,
- L. Mualem,
- M. Muether,
- S. Mufson,
- K. Mulder,
- R. Murphy,
- J. Musser,
- D. Naples,
- N. Nayak,
- J. K. Nelson,
- R. Nichol,
- G. Nikseresht,
- E. Niner,
- A. Norman,
- A. Norrick,
- T. Nosek,
- A. Olshevskiy,
- T. Olson,
- J. Paley,
- R. B. Patterson,
- G. Pawloski,
- O. Petrova,
- R. Petti,
- R. K. Plunkett,
- A. Rafique,
- F. Psihas,
- A. Radovic,
- V. Raj,
- B. Ramson,
- B. Rebel,
- P. Rojas,
- V. Ryabov,
- O. Samoylov,
- M. C. Sanchez,
- S. Sánchez Falero,
- I. S. Seong,
- P. Shanahan,
- A. Sheshukov,
- P. Singh,
- V. Singh,
- E. Smith,
- J. Smolik,
- P. Snopok,
- N. Solomey,
- A. Sousa,
- K. Soustruznik,
- M. Strait,
- L. Suter,
- A. Sutton,
- C. Sweeney,
- R. L. Talaga,
- B. Tapia Oregui,
- P. Tas,
- R. B. Thayyullathil,
- J. Thomas,
- E. Tiras,
- D. Torbunov,
- J. Tripathi,
- Y. Torun,
- J. Urheim,
- P. Vahle,
- Z. Vallari,
- J. Vasel,
- P. Vokac,
- T. Vrba,
- M. Wallbank,
- T. K. Warburton,
- M. Wetstein,
- D. Whittington,
- S. G. Wojcicki,
- J. Wolcott,
- A. Yallappa Dombara,
- K. Yonehara,
- S. Yu,
- Y. Yu,
- S. Zadorozhnyy,
- J. Zalesak,
- Y. Zhang,
- R. Zwaska
Affiliations
- M. A. Acero
- Universidad del Atlantico
- P. Adamson
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- G. Agam
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- L. Aliaga
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- T. Alion
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- V. Allakhverdian
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- N. Anfimov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- A. Antoshkin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- L. Asquith
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- A. Aurisano
- Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati
- A. Back
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
- C. Backhouse
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London
- M. Baird
- Indiana University
- N. Balashov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- P. Baldi
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine
- B. A. Bambah
- School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
- S. Bashar
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University
- K. Bays
- California Institute of Technology
- S. Bending
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London
- R. Bernstein
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- V. Bhatnagar
- Department of Physics, Panjab University
- B. Bhuyan
- Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati
- J. Bian
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine
- J. Blair
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- A. C. Booth
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- P. Bour
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- R. Bowles
- Indiana University
- C. Bromberg
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
- N. Buchanan
- Department of Physics, Colorado State University
- A. Butkevich
- Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect
- S. Calvez
- Department of Physics, Colorado State University
- T. J. Carroll
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
- E. Catano-Mur
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
- S. Childress
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- B. C. Choudhary
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi
- T. E. Coan
- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University
- M. Colo
- Department of Physics, William & Mary
- L. Corwin
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- L. Cremonesi
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London
- G. S. Davies
- Indiana University
- P. F. Derwent
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- P. Ding
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Z. Djurcic
- Argonne National Laboratory
- D. Doyle
- Department of Physics, Colorado State University
- E. C. Dukes
- Department of Physics, University of Virginia
- P. Dung
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
- H. Duyang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina
- S. Edayath
- Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
- R. Ehrlich
- Department of Physics, University of Virginia
- M. Elkins
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
- G. J. Feldman
- Department of Physics, Harvard University
- P. Filip
- Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences
- W. Flanagan
- University of Dallas
- J. Franc
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- M. J. Frank
- Department of Physics, University of South Alabama
- H. R. Gallagher
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University
- R. Gandrajula
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
- F. Gao
- Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh
- S. Germani
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London
- A. Giri
- Department of Physics, IIT Hyderabad
- R. A. Gomes
- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Goiás
- M. C. Goodman
- Argonne National Laboratory
- V. Grichine
- Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics Division, Lebedev Physical Institute
- M. Groh
- Indiana University
- R. Group
- Department of Physics, University of Virginia
- B. Guo
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina
- A. Habig
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Duluth
- F. Hakl
- Institute of Computer Science, The Czech Academy of Sciences
- J. Hartnell
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- R. Hatcher
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- A. Hatzikoutelis
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee
- K. Heller
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- J. Hewes
- Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati
- A. Himmel
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- A. Holin
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London
- B. Howard
- Indiana University
- J. Huang
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
- J. Hylen
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- F. Jediny
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- C. Johnson
- Department of Physics, Colorado State University
- M. Judah
- Department of Physics, Colorado State University
- I. Kakorin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- D. Kalra
- Department of Physics, Panjab University
- D. M. Kaplan
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- R. Keloth
- Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
- O. Klimov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- L. W. Koerner
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- L. Kolupaeva
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- S. Kotelnikov
- Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics Division, Lebedev Physical Institute
- Ch. Kullenberg
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- A. Kumar
- Department of Physics, Panjab University
- C. D. Kuruppu
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina
- V. Kus
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- T. Lackey
- Indiana University
- K. Lang
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
- L. Li
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine
- S. Lin
- Department of Physics, Colorado State University
- M. Lokajicek
- Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences
- S. Luchuk
- Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect
- K. Maan
- Department of Physics, Panjab University
- S. Magill
- Argonne National Laboratory
- W. A. Mann
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University
- M. L. Marshak
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- M. Martinez-Casales
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
- V. Matveev
- Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect
- B. Mayes
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- D. P. Méndez
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- M. D. Messier
- Indiana University
- H. Meyer
- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University
- T. Miao
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- W. H. Miller
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- S. R. Mishra
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina
- A. Mislivec
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- R. Mohanta
- School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
- A. Moren
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Duluth
- A. Morozova
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- L. Mualem
- California Institute of Technology
- M. Muether
- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University
- S. Mufson
- Indiana University
- K. Mulder
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London
- R. Murphy
- Indiana University
- J. Musser
- Indiana University
- D. Naples
- Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh
- N. Nayak
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine
- J. K. Nelson
- Department of Physics, William & Mary
- R. Nichol
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London
- G. Nikseresht
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- E. Niner
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- A. Norman
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- A. Norrick
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- T. Nosek
- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics
- A. Olshevskiy
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- T. Olson
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University
- J. Paley
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- R. B. Patterson
- California Institute of Technology
- G. Pawloski
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- O. Petrova
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- R. Petti
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina
- R. K. Plunkett
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- A. Rafique
- Argonne National Laboratory
- F. Psihas
- Indiana University
- A. Radovic
- Department of Physics, William & Mary
- V. Raj
- California Institute of Technology
- B. Ramson
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- B. Rebel
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- P. Rojas
- Department of Physics, Colorado State University
- V. Ryabov
- Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics Division, Lebedev Physical Institute
- O. Samoylov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- M. C. Sanchez
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
- S. Sánchez Falero
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
- I. S. Seong
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine
- P. Shanahan
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- A. Sheshukov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- P. Singh
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi
- V. Singh
- Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University
- E. Smith
- Indiana University
- J. Smolik
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- P. Snopok
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- N. Solomey
- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University
- A. Sousa
- Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati
- K. Soustruznik
- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics
- M. Strait
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- L. Suter
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- A. Sutton
- Department of Physics, University of Virginia
- C. Sweeney
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London
- R. L. Talaga
- Argonne National Laboratory
- B. Tapia Oregui
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
- P. Tas
- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics
- R. B. Thayyullathil
- Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
- J. Thomas
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London
- E. Tiras
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
- D. Torbunov
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- J. Tripathi
- Department of Physics, Panjab University
- Y. Torun
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- J. Urheim
- Indiana University
- P. Vahle
- Department of Physics, William & Mary
- Z. Vallari
- California Institute of Technology
- J. Vasel
- Indiana University
- P. Vokac
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- T. Vrba
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- M. Wallbank
- Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati
- T. K. Warburton
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
- M. Wetstein
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
- D. Whittington
- Indiana University
- S. G. Wojcicki
- Department of Physics, Stanford University
- J. Wolcott
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University
- A. Yallappa Dombara
- Department of Physics, Syracuse University
- K. Yonehara
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- S. Yu
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Y. Yu
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- S. Zadorozhnyy
- Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect
- J. Zalesak
- Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences
- Y. Zhang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- R. Zwaska
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08577-5
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 80,
no. 12
pp. 1 – 19
Abstract
Abstract The two-detector design of the NOvA neutrino oscillation experiment, in which two functionally identical detectors are exposed to an intense neutrino beam, aids in canceling leading order effects of cross-section uncertainties. However, limited knowledge of neutrino interaction cross sections still gives rise to some of the largest systematic uncertainties in current oscillation measurements. We show contemporary models of neutrino interactions to be discrepant with data from NOvA, consistent with discrepancies seen in other experiments. Adjustments to neutrino interaction models in GENIE are presented, creating an effective model that improves agreement with our data. We also describe systematic uncertainties on these models, including uncertainties on multi-nucleon interactions from a newly developed procedure using NOvA near detector data.
