DETECTION OF ATMOSPHERIC NEUTRINOS AND RELATIVISTIC NUCLEAR-STRUCTUREEFFECTS

Citation
H. Kim et al., DETECTION OF ATMOSPHERIC NEUTRINOS AND RELATIVISTIC NUCLEAR-STRUCTUREEFFECTS, Physical review. C. Nuclear physics, 53(6), 1996, pp. 3131-3138
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear
ISSN journal
05562813
Volume
53
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3131 - 3138
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2813(1996)53:6<3131:DOANAR>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Neutrino-nucleus cross sections for the detection of atmospheric neutr inos are calculated in relativistic impulse and random phase approxima tions. Pion production is estimated via inclusive Delta-hole nuclear e xcitations. The number of pion events can confuse the identification o f the neutrino flavor. As a further source of pions we calculate coher ent pion production (where the nucleus remains in the ground state). W e examine how these nuclear structure effects influence atmospheric ne utrino experiments and study possible improvements in the present dete ctor simulations.