Measurement of charm production in antineutrino charged-current interactions

G. Önengüt; R. van Dantzig; M. de Jong; O. Melzer; R. G.C. Oldeman; E. Pesen; J. L. Visschers; M. Güler; U. Köse; M. Serin-Zeyrek; R. Sever; P. Tolun; M. T. Zeyrek; M. G. Catanesi; M. de Serio; M. Ieva; M. T. Muciaccia; E. Radicioni; S. Simone; A. Bülte; K. Winter; B. van de Vyver; P. Vilain; G. Wilquet; B. Saitta; E. di Capua; S. Ogawa; H. Shibuya; A. Artamonov; M. Chizhov; A. Kayis-Topaksu; T. Kawamura; D. Kolev; H. Meinhard; J. Panman; I. M. Papadopoulos; S. Ricciardi; A. Rozanov; R. Tsenov; J. W.E. Uiterwijk; P. Zucchelli; J. Goldberg; M. Chikawa; E. Arik; J. S. Song; C. S. Yoon; K. Kodama; N. Ushida; S. Aoki; T. Hara; T. Delbar; D. Favart; G. Grégoire; S. Kalinin; I. Makhlioueva; P. Gorbunov; V. Khovansky; V. Shamanov; I. Tsukerman; N. Bruski; D. Frekers; K. Hoshino; J. Kawada; M. Komatsu; M. Miyanishi; M. Nakamura; T. Nakano; K. Narita; K. Niu; K. Niwa; N. Nonaka; O. Sato; T. Toshito; S. Buontempo; A. G. Cocco; N. D'Ambrosio; G. de Lellis; G. de Rosa; F. di Capua; A. Ereditato; G. Fiorillo; A. Marotta; M. Messina; P. Migliozzi; C. Pistillo; L. Scotto Lavina; P. Strolin; V. Tioukov; K. Nakamura; T. Okusawa; U. Dore; P. F. Loverre; L. Ludovici; P. Righini; G. Rosa; R. Santacesaria; A. Satta; F. R. Spada; E. Barbuto; C. Bozza; G. Grella; G. Romano; C. Sirignano; S. Sorrentino; Y. Sato; I. Tezuka

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2004.10.037

Measurement of charm production in antineutrino charged-current interactions

G. Önengüt, R. van Dantzig, M. de Jong, O. Melzer, R. G.C. Oldeman, E. Pesen, J. L. Visschers, M. Güler, U. Köse, M. Serin-Zeyrek, R. Sever, P. Tolun, M. T. Zeyrek, M. G. Catanesi, M. de Serio, M. Ieva, M. T. Muciaccia, E. Radicioni, S. Simone, A. BülteK. Winter, B. van de Vyver, P. Vilain, G. Wilquet, B. Saitta, E. di Capua, S. Ogawa, H. Shibuya, A. Artamonov, M. Chizhov, A. Kayis-Topaksu, T. Kawamura, D. Kolev, H. Meinhard, J. Panman, I. M. Papadopoulos, S. Ricciardi, A. Rozanov, R. Tsenov, J. W.E. Uiterwijk, P. Zucchelli, J. Goldberg, M. Chikawa, E. Arik, J. S. Song, C. S. Yoon, K. Kodama, N. Ushida, S. Aoki, T. Hara, T. Delbar, D. Favart, G. Grégoire, S. Kalinin, I. Makhlioueva, P. Gorbunov, V. Khovansky, V. Shamanov, I. Tsukerman, N. Bruski, D. Frekers, K. Hoshino, J. Kawada, M. Komatsu, M. Miyanishi, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Narita, K. Niu, K. Niwa, N. Nonaka, O. Sato, T. Toshito, S. Buontempo, A. G. Cocco, N. D'Ambrosio, G. de Lellis, G. de Rosa, F. di Capua, A. Ereditato, G. Fiorillo, A. Marotta, M. Messina, P. Migliozzi, C. Pistillo, L. Scotto Lavina, P. Strolin, V. Tioukov, K. Nakamura, T. Okusawa, U. Dore, P. F. Loverre, L. Ludovici, P. Righini, G. Rosa, R. Santacesaria, A. Satta, F. R. Spada, E. Barbuto, C. Bozza, G. Grella, G. Romano, C. Sirignano, S. Sorrentino, Y. Sato, I. Tezuka

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During the years 1994-1997, the emulsion target of the CHORUS detector was exposed to the wide-band neutrino beam of the CERN SPS collecting about 10 ⁶ neutrino interactions. A measurement of ν̄μ-induced charm production is performed by using the presence of a 5% ν̄μ component in the νμ beam. The measurement takes advantage of the capability to observe the decay topology in the emulsion. The analysis is based on a sample of charged-current interactions with at least one identified muon. About 100000 were located in the emulsion target and fully reconstructed. By requiring a positive muon charge as determined by the CHORUS muon spectrometer, 32ν̄μ-induced charm events were observed with an estimated background of 3.2 events. At an average antineutrino energy in the neutrino beam of 18 GeV, the charm production rate induced by antineutrinos is measured to be σ(ν̄μN→μ+c̄X)/σ(ν̄μN→μ+X) =(5.0-0.9+1.4(stat)±0.7(syst))%. The ratio between neutral and charged charm production rates in this process is (2.6-1.0+1.7(stat)±0.8(syst)). The charm production rate as a function of the antineutrino energy is found to be in good agreement with previous results derived from di-lepton data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11-21
Number of pages	11
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	604
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2004.10.037
Publication status	Published - 2004 Dec 16
Externally published	Yes

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Önengüt, G., van Dantzig, R., de Jong, M., Melzer, O., Oldeman, R. G. C., Pesen, E., Visschers, J. L., Güler, M., Köse, U., Serin-Zeyrek, M., Sever, R., Tolun, P., Zeyrek, M. T., Catanesi, M. G., de Serio, M., Ieva, M., Muciaccia, M. T., Radicioni, E., Simone, S., ... Tezuka, I. (2004). Measurement of charm production in antineutrino charged-current interactions. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 604(1-2), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2004.10.037

Önengüt, G, van Dantzig, R, de Jong, M, Melzer, O, Oldeman, RGC, Pesen, E, Visschers, JL, Güler, M, Köse, U, Serin-Zeyrek, M, Sever, R, Tolun, P, Zeyrek, MT, Catanesi, MG, de Serio, M, Ieva, M, Muciaccia, MT, Radicioni, E, Simone, S, Bülte, A, Winter, K, van de Vyver, B, Vilain, P, Wilquet, G, Saitta, B, di Capua, E, Ogawa, S, Shibuya, H, Artamonov, A, Chizhov, M, Kayis-Topaksu, A, Kawamura, T, Kolev, D, Meinhard, H, Panman, J, Papadopoulos, IM, Ricciardi, S, Rozanov, A, Tsenov, R, Uiterwijk, JWE, Zucchelli, P, Goldberg, J, Chikawa, M, Arik, E, Song, JS, Yoon, CS, Kodama, K, Ushida, N, Aoki, S, Hara, T, Delbar, T, Favart, D, Grégoire, G, Kalinin, S, Makhlioueva, I, Gorbunov, P, Khovansky, V, Shamanov, V, Tsukerman, I, Bruski, N, Frekers, D, Hoshino, K, Kawada, J, Komatsu, M, Miyanishi, M, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Narita, K, Niu, K, Niwa, K, Nonaka, N, Sato, O, Toshito, T, Buontempo, S, Cocco, AG, D'Ambrosio, N, de Lellis, G, de Rosa, G, di Capua, F, Ereditato, A, Fiorillo, G, Marotta, A, Messina, M, Migliozzi, P, Pistillo, C, Scotto Lavina, L, Strolin, P, Tioukov, V, Nakamura, K, Okusawa, T, Dore, U, Loverre, PF, Ludovici, L, Righini, P, Rosa, G, Santacesaria, R, Satta, A, Spada, FR, Barbuto, E, Bozza, C, Grella, G, Romano, G, Sirignano, C, Sorrentino, S, Sato, Y & Tezuka, I 2004, 'Measurement of charm production in antineutrino charged-current interactions', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 604, no. 1-2, pp. 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2004.10.037

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AU - van Dantzig, R.

AU - de Jong, M.

AU - Melzer, O.

AU - Oldeman, R. G.C.

AU - Pesen, E.

AU - Visschers, J. L.

AU - Güler, M.

AU - Köse, U.

AU - Serin-Zeyrek, M.

AU - Sever, R.

AU - Tolun, P.

AU - Zeyrek, M. T.

AU - Catanesi, M. G.

AU - de Serio, M.

AU - Ieva, M.

AU - Muciaccia, M. T.

AU - Radicioni, E.

AU - Simone, S.

AU - Bülte, A.

AU - Winter, K.

AU - van de Vyver, B.

AU - Vilain, P.

AU - Wilquet, G.

AU - Saitta, B.

AU - di Capua, E.

AU - Ogawa, S.

AU - Shibuya, H.

AU - Artamonov, A.

AU - Chizhov, M.

AU - Kayis-Topaksu, A.

AU - Kawamura, T.

AU - Kolev, D.

AU - Meinhard, H.

AU - Panman, J.

AU - Papadopoulos, I. M.

AU - Ricciardi, S.

AU - Rozanov, A.

AU - Tsenov, R.

AU - Uiterwijk, J. W.E.

AU - Zucchelli, P.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Chikawa, M.

AU - Arik, E.

AU - Song, J. S.

AU - Yoon, C. S.

AU - Kodama, K.

AU - Ushida, N.

AU - Aoki, S.

AU - Hara, T.

AU - Delbar, T.

AU - Favart, D.

AU - Grégoire, G.

AU - Kalinin, S.

AU - Makhlioueva, I.

AU - Gorbunov, P.

AU - Khovansky, V.

AU - Shamanov, V.

AU - Tsukerman, I.

AU - Bruski, N.

AU - Frekers, D.

AU - Hoshino, K.

AU - Kawada, J.

AU - Komatsu, M.

AU - Miyanishi, M.

AU - Nakamura, M.

AU - Nakano, T.

AU - Narita, K.

AU - Niu, K.

AU - Niwa, K.

AU - Nonaka, N.

AU - Sato, O.

AU - Toshito, T.

AU - Buontempo, S.

AU - Cocco, A. G.

AU - D'Ambrosio, N.

AU - de Lellis, G.

AU - de Rosa, G.

AU - di Capua, F.

AU - Ereditato, A.

AU - Fiorillo, G.

AU - Marotta, A.

AU - Messina, M.

AU - Migliozzi, P.

AU - Pistillo, C.

AU - Scotto Lavina, L.

AU - Strolin, P.

AU - Tioukov, V.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Okusawa, T.

AU - Dore, U.

AU - Loverre, P. F.

AU - Ludovici, L.

AU - Righini, P.

AU - Rosa, G.

AU - Santacesaria, R.

AU - Satta, A.

AU - Spada, F. R.

AU - Barbuto, E.

AU - Bozza, C.

AU - Grella, G.

AU - Romano, G.

AU - Sirignano, C.

AU - Sorrentino, S.

AU - Sato, Y.

AU - Tezuka, I.

N1 - Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the help and support of the neutrino-beam staff and of the numerous technical collaborators who contributed to the detector construction, operation, emulsion pouring, development, and scanning. The experiment was made possible by grants from the Institut Interuniversitaire des Sciences Nucléaires and the Interuniversitair Instituut voor Kernwetenschappen (Belgium); the Israel Science Foundation (Grant 328/94) and the Technion Vice President Fund for the Promotion of Research (Israel); CERN (Geneva, Switzerland); the German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Germany); the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Moscow, Russia); the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy); the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan); Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF-2003-005-C00014) (Republic of Korea); the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter FOM and the National Scientific Research Organization NWO (The Netherlands); and the Scientific, and Technical Research Council of Turkey (Turkey). We gratefully acknowledge their support.

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