Charged current neutrino-nucleus reaction cross sections at intermediate energies.

Abstract

Inclusive and semi-inclusive neutrino-nucleus reaction cross sections at intermediate energies (20 MeV\ensuremath{\le}${\mathit{E}}_{\ensuremath{\nu}}$\ensuremath{\le}500 MeV) are calculated throughout the Periodic Table for the most interesting nuclei from an experimental point of view. The method used had previously proved to be very accurate in calculating the inclusive reaction cross section for light nuclei ${(}^{12}$C and $^{16}\mathrm{O}$) and in the study of other similar processes and has been further improved to deal with low energy neutrinos. The electron neutrino (${\ensuremath{\nu}}_{\mathit{e}}$) and muon neutrino (${\ensuremath{\nu}}_{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}$) cross sections weighted by their energy distributions are also calculated and discussed in conjunction with the existing experimental results at LAMPF and the KARMEN Collaboration. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.