Modeling two-nucleon knock-out in neutrino-nucleus scattering
Kajetan Niewczas
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Neutrino oscillation experiments
P2f(νµ→ νµ) = 1−sin2(2θ) sin2
∆m2L 4Eν
0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12
0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2
(expected)
normed νµ fux
Eν [GeV]
Eνrec= 2(Mn− EB)Eµ− (EB2− 2MnEB+m2µ) 2[Mn− EB−Eµ+|~kµ| cos θµ]
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Detected rate of να events
Rνα ∼ Φνµ (Eν)× Pνµ→να({Θ},Eν)× σνα (Eν)× det.
Eventrate Incomingflux Oscillationprobability Cross section Efficiency
Knowledge of neutrino-nucleuscross sections:
→ allows to reconstructneutrino energy from the detectedfinal states,
→ is the crucial uncertainty inoscillation analyses,
but...
→ is an advanced computational problem,
→ current precision is not exceeding 20%,
→ constraints from ND are not enough.
K. Abe et al., Phys.Rev.Lett. 121 (2018) 171802 (edited)
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Nuclear response
⌫µ0.8 < cos ✓µ< 0.9
Elastic
N⇤ DIS
Coherent
GR
QE
N⇤ DIS
2N
Nucleon
Nucleus
Nucleonresponse Nucleusresponse !
T. Van Cuyck
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Dimensionality of the problem
kµ
kν
(ω,q)
pn pp
any binary scattering with on-shell particles
4 four-vectors =16 variables
- 4 : on-shell relations - 4 : 4-mom. conservation - 3 : nucleon rest frame - 2 : neutrino alongˆz 3 independent variables
→ we can fix incoming energy (Eν)
→ the cross section is rotationally invariant (φµ)
→ the final formula is 1-dimensional, e.g. dσ/dq2
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Dimensionality of the problem
kµ
kν
(ω,q)
pn pp pi
scatterings including an off-shell target
3 independent variables
+ 3 : nucleus rest frame + 1 : off-shell nucleon
7 independent variables
+ 3 : every on-shell particle
→ we can fix incoming energy (Eν)
→ the cross section is rotationally invariant (φµ)
→ the final formula is at least 5-dimensional
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ComputingνA cross section
Monte Carlo generator
→ generateevents
→ coverwhole phase space
→ useful butapproximated e.g.NuWro
◊ËvCCWCC+ vCLWCL+ vLLWLL+ vTWT + vT TWT T+ vT CWT C
+vT LWT L+ h(vTÕWTÕ+ vT CÕWT CÕ+ vT LÕWT LÕ)È. (4.23)
d /d✏e0d⌦e0dTad⌦ad⌦b(10 36cm2/MeV2)
MEC pn + pp (initial pairs) SRC pn + pp (initial pairs)
90 180
270 360
✓a( ) 0
90 180 270 360
✓b( )
90 180
270 360
✓a( ) 0
90 180 270 360
✓b( ) 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
90 180
270 360
✓a( ) 0
90 180 270 360
✓b( ) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Figure 4.4: The 12C(e, eÕNaNb) cross section (Na = p, Nb = pÕ, n) at ‘e = 1200 MeV,
‘eÕ = 900 MeV, ◊eÕ= 16¶and Tp= 50 MeV for in-plane kinematics. Left with SRCs, right with MECs, the bottom plot shows the (◊a, ◊b) regions with P12<300 MeV/c.
Figure 4.5: The12C(‹µ, µ≠NaNb) cross section (Na= p, Nb= pÕ, n) at ‘‹µ= 750 MeV,
‘µ= 550 MeV, ◊µ= 15¶and Tp= 50 MeV for in-plane kinematics. Left with SRCs, right with MECs, the bottom plot shows the (◊a, ◊b) regions with P12<300 MeV/c.
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◊ËvCCWCC+ vCLWCL+ vLLWLL+ vTWT+ vT TWT T+ vT CWT C
+vT LWT L+ h(vTÕWTÕ+ vT CÕWT CÕ+ vT LÕWT LÕ)È. (4.23)
d /d✏e0d⌦e0dTad⌦ad⌦b(10 36cm2/MeV2)
MEC pn + pp (initial pairs) SRC pn + pp (initial pairs)
90 180
270 360
✓a( ) 0
90 180 270 360
✓b( )
90 180
270 360
✓a( ) 0
90 180 270 360
✓b( ) 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
90 180
270 360
✓a( ) 0
90 180 270 360
✓b( ) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Figure 4.4: The12C(e, eÕNaNb) cross section (Na= p, Nb= pÕ, n) at ‘e = 1200 MeV,
‘eÕ= 900 MeV, ◊eÕ= 16¶and Tp= 50 MeV for in-plane kinematics. Left with SRCs, right with MECs, the bottom plot shows the (◊a, ◊b) regions with P12<300 MeV/c.
Figure 4.5: The12C(‹µ, µ≠NaNb) cross section (Na= p, Nb= pÕ, n) at ‘‹µ= 750 MeV,
‘µ= 550 MeV, ◊µ= 15¶and Tp= 50 MeV for in-plane kinematics. Left with SRCs, right with MECs, the bottom plot shows the (◊a, ◊b) regions with P12<300 MeV/c.
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Detailed calculation
→ computecross sections
→ fixed kinematics
→ precise butexpensive e.g.Ghent group
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Contents
• History of 2p2h modeling
• Theoretical formalism of the Ghent group
◦ Kinematics
◦ Nucleon wave functions
◦ Short-range correlations
◦ Meson-exchange currents
• Experimental prospects
T. Van Cuyck, N. Jachowicz, R. González-Jiménez et al., Phys.Rev.C 95 (2017) 054611 T. Van Cuyck, N. Jachowicz, R. González-Jiménez et al., Phys.Rev.C 94 (2016) 024611
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The MiniBooNE puzzle
An attempt to make apure CCQE measurement...
Graphic from S. Dolan 8
What do we actually measure?
Many modes contribute to any
measurement Integrated over broad ω region Difficult to tune theory models!
S. Dolan
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The MiniBooNE puzzle
An attempt to make apure CCQE measurement...
→suffered from hugemodel dependencies
L. Alvarez-Ruso, Nucl.Phys.B Proc.Suppl. 229-232 (2012) 167-173 (Neutrino 2010)
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The theoretical framework:
language of response functions
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Cross section formula
CCνA scattering
e(‘e, ke)
A(EA, pA) eÕ(‘eÕ, keÕ)
“ú(Ê, q)
igµ‹
Q2
B(EB, pB)
ieJlepµ(q) ≠ ieJnucl‹ (q)
(a) eA scattering.
‹(‘‹, k‹)
A(EA, pA) µ(‘µ, kµ)
W±(Ê, q)
igµ‹
MW2
B(EB, pB)
≠ i2Ô2q Jlepµ(q) ≠ i2Ô2q cos ◊cJnucl‹ (q)
(b) CC ‹A scattering.
Figure 2.2: Feynman diagrams for lepton-nucleon scattering processes.
The lepton and hadron currents are defined as
Jµlep(q) © u(kf, sf)J‚µlepu(ki, si) = u(kf, sf) “µ(1 + h“5) u(ki, si), (2.16) Jµnuc(q) © È f|J‚µnuc(q) | iÍ, (2.17) where we introduced the Dirac spinors u(ki, si) and u(kf, sf) for the incoming and scattered lepton. The | iÍ and | fÍ refer to the initial and final nuclear states and the operatorsJ‚µlepandJ‚µnuc(q) are the lepton and nuclear current operators in momentum space. The structure of the nuclear current operator will be discussed throughout this work.
The lepton current operator is known exactly from field theory. In the lepton current, h = 0 for (unpolarized) electron scattering and h equals ≠(+) for neutrino (anti- neutrino) interactions, reflecting the V ≠ A structure of the weak interaction. By convention, the factor 1/2 of the spin-projection operator (1 + h“5)/2 is absorbed in the weak coupling constant.
For the nuclear current, we rely on the rules corresponding to the Feynman rules but for nuclear physics [7–9], as bound states cannot be described in field theory.
These nuclear current matrix elements are the building blocks of the nuclear responses and will be at the center of our modeling efforts. They contain all the dynamical information of the electromagnetic or electroweak interaction.
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EM eA scattering
e(‘e, ke)
A(EA, pA) eÕ(‘eÕ, keÕ)
“ú(Ê, q)
igµ‹
Q2
B(EB, pB)
ieJlepµ(q) ≠ ieJnucl‹ (q)
(a) eA scattering.
‹(‘‹, k‹)
A(EA, pA) µ(‘µ, kµ)
W±(Ê, q)
igµ‹
MW2
B(EB, pB)
≠ i2Ô2q Jlepµ(q) ≠ i2Ô2q cos ◊cJnucl‹ (q)
(b) CC ‹A scattering.
Figure 2.2: Feynman diagrams for lepton-nucleon scattering processes.
The lepton and hadron currents are defined as
Jµlep(q) © u(kf, sf)J‚µlepu(ki, si) = u(kf, sf) “µ(1 + h“5) u(ki, si), (2.16)
Jµnuc(q) © È f|J‚µnuc(q) | iÍ, (2.17)
where we introduced the Dirac spinors u(ki, si) and u(kf, sf) for the incoming and scattered lepton. The | iÍ and | fÍ refer to the initial and final nuclear states and the operatorsJ‚µlepandJ‚µnuc(q) are the lepton and nuclear current operators in momentum space. The structure of the nuclear current operator will be discussed throughout this work.
The lepton current operator is known exactly from field theory. In the lepton current, h = 0 for (unpolarized) electron scattering and h equals ≠(+) for neutrino (anti- neutrino) interactions, reflecting the V ≠ A structure of the weak interaction. By convention, the factor 1/2 of the spin-projection operator (1 + h“5)/2 is absorbed in the weak coupling constant.
For the nuclear current, we rely on the rules corresponding to the Feynman rules but for nuclear physics [7–9], as bound states cannot be described in field theory.
These nuclear current matrix elements are the building blocks of the nuclear responses and will be at the center of our modeling efforts. They contain all the dynamical information of the electromagnetic or electroweak interaction.
Currents:
Jµlep(q) ≡ ¯u(kf,sf)ˆJµlepu(ki,si) = ¯u(kf,sf)γµ(1+hγ5)u(ki,si) Jµnuc(q) ≡ hΨf| ˆJµnuc|Ψii
where h=0 for (unpolarized) electrons, and h=−(+)for (anti)neutrinos
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Cross section formula
CCνA scattering
e(‘e, ke)
A(EA, pA) eÕ(‘eÕ, keÕ)
“ú(Ê, q)
igµ‹
Q2
B(EB, pB)
ieJlepµ(q) ≠ ieJnucl‹ (q)
(a) eA scattering.
‹(‘‹, k‹)
A(EA, pA) µ(‘µ, kµ)
W±(Ê, q)
igµ‹
MW2
B(EB, pB)
≠ i2Ô2q Jlepµ(q) ≠ i2Ô2q cos ◊cJnucl‹ (q)
(b) CC ‹A scattering.
Figure 2.2: Feynman diagrams for lepton-nucleon scattering processes.
The lepton and hadron currents are defined as
Jµlep(q) © u(kf, sf)J‚µlepu(ki, si) = u(kf, sf) “µ(1 + h“5) u(ki, si), (2.16) Jµnuc(q) © È f|J‚µnuc(q) | iÍ, (2.17) where we introduced the Dirac spinors u(ki, si) and u(kf, sf) for the incoming and scattered lepton. The | iÍ and | fÍ refer to the initial and final nuclear states and the operatorsJ‚µlepandJ‚µnuc(q) are the lepton and nuclear current operators in momentum space. The structure of the nuclear current operator will be discussed throughout this work.
The lepton current operator is known exactly from field theory. In the lepton current, h = 0 for (unpolarized) electron scattering and h equals ≠(+) for neutrino (anti- neutrino) interactions, reflecting the V ≠ A structure of the weak interaction. By convention, the factor 1/2 of the spin-projection operator (1 + h“5)/2 is absorbed in the weak coupling constant.
For the nuclear current, we rely on the rules corresponding to the Feynman rules but for nuclear physics [7–9], as bound states cannot be described in field theory.
These nuclear current matrix elements are the building blocks of the nuclear responses and will be at the center of our modeling efforts. They contain all the dynamical information of the electromagnetic or electroweak interaction.
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EM eA scattering
e(‘e, ke)
A(EA, pA) eÕ(‘eÕ, keÕ)
“ú(Ê, q)
igµ‹
Q2
B(EB, pB)
ieJlepµ(q) ≠ ieJnucl‹ (q)
(a) eA scattering.
‹(‘‹, k‹)
A(EA, pA) µ(‘µ, kµ)
W±(Ê, q)
igµ‹
MW2
B(EB, pB)
≠ i2Ô2q Jlepµ(q) ≠ i2Ô2q cos ◊cJnucl‹ (q)
(b) CC ‹A scattering.
Figure 2.2: Feynman diagrams for lepton-nucleon scattering processes.
The lepton and hadron currents are defined as
Jµlep(q) © u(kf, sf)J‚µlepu(ki, si) = u(kf, sf) “µ(1 + h“5) u(ki, si), (2.16)
Jµnuc(q) © È f|J‚µnuc(q) | iÍ, (2.17)
where we introduced the Dirac spinors u(ki, si) and u(kf, sf) for the incoming and scattered lepton. The | iÍ and | fÍ refer to the initial and final nuclear states and the operatorsJ‚µlepandJ‚µnuc(q) are the lepton and nuclear current operators in momentum space. The structure of the nuclear current operator will be discussed throughout this work.
The lepton current operator is known exactly from field theory. In the lepton current, h = 0 for (unpolarized) electron scattering and h equals ≠(+) for neutrino (anti- neutrino) interactions, reflecting the V ≠ A structure of the weak interaction. By convention, the factor 1/2 of the spin-projection operator (1 + h“5)/2 is absorbed in the weak coupling constant.
For the nuclear current, we rely on the rules corresponding to the Feynman rules but for nuclear physics [7–9], as bound states cannot be described in field theory.
These nuclear current matrix elements are the building blocks of the nuclear responses and will be at the center of our modeling efforts. They contain all the dynamical information of the electromagnetic or electroweak interaction.
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Matrix elements:
MWfi = −i√GF
2cosθcJνlep(q)Jnucν (q) Mγfi = −ie
2
Q2Jνlep(q)Jnucν (q)
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Cross section formula
CCνA scattering
e(‘e, ke)
A(EA, pA) eÕ(‘eÕ, keÕ)
“ú(Ê, q)
igµ‹
Q2
B(EB, pB)
ieJlepµ(q) ≠ ieJnucl‹ (q)
(a) eA scattering.
‹(‘‹, k‹)
A(EA, pA) µ(‘µ, kµ)
W±(Ê, q)
igµ‹
MW2
B(EB, pB)
≠ i2Ô2q Jlepµ(q) ≠ i2Ô2q cos ◊cJnucl‹ (q)
(b) CC ‹A scattering.
Figure 2.2: Feynman diagrams for lepton-nucleon scattering processes.
The lepton and hadron currents are defined as
Jµlep(q) © u(kf, sf)J‚µlepu(ki, si) = u(kf, sf) “µ(1 + h“5) u(ki, si), (2.16) Jµnuc(q) © È f|J‚µnuc(q) | iÍ, (2.17) where we introduced the Dirac spinors u(ki, si) and u(kf, sf) for the incoming and scattered lepton. The | iÍ and | fÍ refer to the initial and final nuclear states and the operatorsJ‚µlepandJ‚µnuc(q) are the lepton and nuclear current operators in momentum space. The structure of the nuclear current operator will be discussed throughout this work.
The lepton current operator is known exactly from field theory. In the lepton current, h = 0 for (unpolarized) electron scattering and h equals ≠(+) for neutrino (anti- neutrino) interactions, reflecting the V ≠ A structure of the weak interaction. By convention, the factor 1/2 of the spin-projection operator (1 + h“5)/2 is absorbed in the weak coupling constant.
For the nuclear current, we rely on the rules corresponding to the Feynman rules but for nuclear physics [7–9], as bound states cannot be described in field theory.
These nuclear current matrix elements are the building blocks of the nuclear responses and will be at the center of our modeling efforts. They contain all the dynamical information of the electromagnetic or electroweak interaction.
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EM eA scattering
e(‘e, ke)
A(EA, pA) eÕ(‘eÕ, keÕ)
“ú(Ê, q)
igµ‹
Q2
B(EB, pB)
ieJlepµ(q) ≠ ieJnucl‹ (q)
(a) eA scattering.
‹(‘‹, k‹)
A(EA, pA) µ(‘µ, kµ)
W±(Ê, q)
igµ‹
MW2
B(EB, pB)
≠ i2Ô2q Jlepµ(q) ≠ i2Ô2q cos ◊cJnucl‹ (q)
(b) CC ‹A scattering.
Figure 2.2: Feynman diagrams for lepton-nucleon scattering processes.
The lepton and hadron currents are defined as
Jµlep(q) © u(kf, sf)J‚µlepu(ki, si) = u(kf, sf) “µ(1 + h“5) u(ki, si), (2.16)
Jµnuc(q) © È f|J‚µnuc(q) | iÍ, (2.17)
where we introduced the Dirac spinors u(ki, si) and u(kf, sf) for the incoming and scattered lepton. The | iÍ and | fÍ refer to the initial and final nuclear states and the operatorsJ‚µlepandJ‚µnuc(q) are the lepton and nuclear current operators in momentum space. The structure of the nuclear current operator will be discussed throughout this work.
The lepton current operator is known exactly from field theory. In the lepton current, h = 0 for (unpolarized) electron scattering and h equals ≠(+) for neutrino (anti- neutrino) interactions, reflecting the V ≠ A structure of the weak interaction. By convention, the factor 1/2 of the spin-projection operator (1 + h“5)/2 is absorbed in the weak coupling constant.
For the nuclear current, we rely on the rules corresponding to the Feynman rules but for nuclear physics [7–9], as bound states cannot be described in field theory.
These nuclear current matrix elements are the building blocks of the nuclear responses and will be at the center of our modeling efforts. They contain all the dynamical information of the electromagnetic or electroweak interaction.
The cross section is propotional to the square:
X
if
MWfi
2 = G
2 F
2 cos2θcLµνHµν X
if
Mγfi2 = e
4
4Q2LµνHµν
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Cross section formula
CCνA scattering
e(‘e, ke)
A(EA, pA) eÕ(‘eÕ, keÕ)
“ú(Ê, q)
igµ‹
Q2
B(EB, pB)
ieJlepµ(q) ≠ ieJnucl‹ (q)
(a) eA scattering.
‹(‘‹, k‹)
A(EA, pA) µ(‘µ, kµ)
W±(Ê, q)
igµ‹
M2 W
B(EB, pB)
≠ i2Ô2q Jlepµ(q) ≠ i2Ô2q cos ◊cJnucl‹ (q)
(b) CC ‹A scattering.
Figure 2.2: Feynman diagrams for lepton-nucleon scattering processes.
The lepton and hadron currents are defined as
Jµlep(q) © u(kf, sf)J‚µlepu(ki, si) = u(kf, sf) “µ(1 + h“5) u(ki, si), (2.16) Jµnuc(q) © È f|J‚µnuc(q) | iÍ, (2.17) where we introduced the Dirac spinors u(ki, si) and u(kf, sf) for the incoming and scattered lepton. The | iÍ and | fÍ refer to the initial and final nuclear states and the operatorsJ‚µlepandJ‚µnuc(q) are the lepton and nuclear current operators in momentum space. The structure of the nuclear current operator will be discussed throughout this work.
The lepton current operator is known exactly from field theory. In the lepton current, h = 0 for (unpolarized) electron scattering and h equals ≠(+) for neutrino (anti- neutrino) interactions, reflecting the V ≠ A structure of the weak interaction. By convention, the factor 1/2 of the spin-projection operator (1 + h“5)/2 is absorbed in the weak coupling constant.
For the nuclear current, we rely on the rules corresponding to the Feynman rules but for nuclear physics [7–9], as bound states cannot be described in field theory.
These nuclear current matrix elements are the building blocks of the nuclear responses and will be at the center of our modeling efforts. They contain all the dynamical information of the electromagnetic or electroweak interaction.
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EM eA scattering
e(‘e, ke)
A(EA, pA) eÕ(‘eÕ, keÕ)
“ú(Ê, q)
igµ‹
Q2
B(EB, pB)
ieJlepµ(q) ≠ ieJnucl‹ (q)
(a) eA scattering.
‹(‘‹, k‹)
A(EA, pA) µ(‘µ, kµ)
W±(Ê, q)
igµ‹
MW2
B(EB, pB)
≠ i2Ô2q Jlepµ(q) ≠ i2Ô2q cos ◊cJnucl‹ (q)
(b) CC ‹A scattering.
Figure 2.2: Feynman diagrams for lepton-nucleon scattering processes.
The lepton and hadron currents are defined as
Jµlep(q) © u(kf, sf)J‚µlepu(ki, si) = u(kf, sf) “µ(1 + h“5) u(ki, si), (2.16)
Jµnuc(q) © È f|J‚µnuc(q) | iÍ, (2.17)
where we introduced the Dirac spinors u(ki, si) and u(kf, sf) for the incoming and scattered lepton. The | iÍ and | fÍ refer to the initial and final nuclear states and the operatorsJ‚µlepandJ‚µnuc(q) are the lepton and nuclear current operators in momentum space. The structure of the nuclear current operator will be discussed throughout this work.
The lepton current operator is known exactly from field theory. In the lepton current, h = 0 for (unpolarized) electron scattering and h equals ≠(+) for neutrino (anti- neutrino) interactions, reflecting the V ≠ A structure of the weak interaction. By convention, the factor 1/2 of the spin-projection operator (1 + h“5)/2 is absorbed in the weak coupling constant.
For the nuclear current, we rely on the rules corresponding to the Feynman rules but for nuclear physics [7–9], as bound states cannot be described in field theory.
These nuclear current matrix elements are the building blocks of the nuclear responses and will be at the center of our modeling efforts. They contain all the dynamical information of the electromagnetic or electroweak interaction.
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Leptonic tensor:
Lµν ∝
ki,µkf ,ν+kf ,νki,µ+gµνmimf −gµνki·kf −ihµναβkiαkfβ the axial term (−ihµναβkiαkfβ) drops down for electrons (h=0)
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