- Accepted Paper
Measurement of inclusive charged-current scattering on C, CH, Fe, and Pb at GeV with MINERvA
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 23 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/n7s9-8btb
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 23 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/n7s9-8btb
We report MINERvA’s first measurement of inclusive charged-current cross sections on carbon, hydrocarbon, iron, and lead, and their ratios to the cross section on hydrocarbon, as functions of the antimuon transverse momentum, . Using a wide-band beam with mean energy , these measurements probe all interaction modes, including the transition from resonance production to deep-inelastic scattering. The total uncertainties are typically – for the absolute cross sections and – for the ratios. Comparisons with multiple neutrino interaction models reveal significant discrepancies in the dependence, particularly for heavier nuclei. The disagreements are most pronounced at low but extend across the full range, indicating missing or mis-modelled nuclear effects.
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