Published April 1, 2009
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Journal article
Neutral current neutrino-nucleus interactions at high energies
- 1. High Energy Physics Phenomenology Group, GFPAE, IF-UFRGS, Caixa Postal 15051, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
- 2. Centro de Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologicas, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus de Bage, Rua Carlos Barbosa, CEP 96400-970, Bage, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Description
We present a QCD analysis of the neutral current (NC) neutrino-nucleus interaction at the small-x region using the color dipole formalism. This phenomenological approach is quite successful in describing experimental results in deep inelastic ep scattering and charged current neutrino-nucleus interactions at high energies. We present theoretical predictions for the relevant structure functions and the corresponding implications for the total NC neutrino cross section. It is shown that at small x, the NC boson-nucleon cross section should exhibit the geometric scaling property that has important consequences for ultrahigh energy neutrino phenomenology.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.073008;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0812.4273v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 79
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 073008-073008.7
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41052084
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSONS; CHARGED CURRENTS; COLOR MODEL; CROSS SECTIONS; DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING; DIPOLES; ELECTRON-PROTON INTERACTIONS; FORECASTING; NEUTRAL CURRENTS; NEUTRINO-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; NEUTRINOS; NUCLEONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; SCALING; STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; BARYONS; COMPOSITE MODELS; CURRENTS; ELECTRON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; INELASTIC SCATTERING; INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPOLES; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL; SCATTERING
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society