Measurement of the inclusive νμ charged current cross section on iron and hydrocarbon in the T2K on-axis neutrino beam

We report a measurement of the νμ inclusive charged current cross sections on iron and hydrocarbon in the T2K on-axis neutrino beam. The measured inclusive charged current cross sections on iron and hydrocarbon averaged over the T2K on-axis flux with a mean neutrino energy of 1.51 GeV are (1.444±0.002(stat.)^+0.189_−0.157(syst.))×10⁻³⁸cm²/nucleon, and (1.379±0.009(stat.)^+0.178_−0.147(syst.))×10⁻³⁸cm²/nucleon, respectively, and their cross section ratio is 1.047±0.007(stat.)±0.035(syst.). These results agree well with the predictions of neutrino interaction model and thus demonstrate the correct treatment of the nuclear effect for iron and hydrocarbon targets in the model.

• arXiv preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.4256
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.052010
• Reference: Phys. Rev. D 90, 052010 (2014)