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Signal selection and model-independent extraction of the neutrino neutral-current single π+ cross section with the T2K experiment

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Abe, K; Abe, S; Akutsu, R; Alarakia-Charles, H; Hakim, YIA; Monsalve, SA; Anthony, L; Aoki, S; Apte, KA; Arai, T; Arihara, T; Arimoto, S ...
Published in: Physical Review D
October 23, 2025

This article presents a study of single π+ production in neutrino neutral-current interactions (NC1π+) using the FGD1 hydrocarbon target of the ND280 detector of the T2K experiment. We report the largest sample of such events selected by any experiment, providing the first new data for this channel in over four decades and the first using a sub-GeV neutrino flux. The signal selection strategy and its performance are detailed together with validations of a robust cross section extraction methodology. The measured fluxaveraged integrated cross-section is σ = (6.07 ± 1.22) × 10−41 cm2/nucleon, 1.3σ above the NEUT v5.4.0 expectation.

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Physical Review D

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2470-0029

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2470-0010

Publication Date

October 23, 2025

Volume

112

Issue

7

Start / End Page

072008-072008-17
 

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Abe, K., Abe, S., Akutsu, R., Alarakia-Charles, H., Hakim, Y. I. A., Monsalve, S. A., … Govindaraj, P. (2025). Signal selection and model-independent extraction of the neutrino neutral-current single π+ cross section with the T2K experiment. Physical Review D, 112(7), 072008-072008–072017. https://doi.org/10.1103/wcn1-4tyl
Abe, K., S. Abe, R. Akutsu, H. Alarakia-Charles, Y. I. A. Hakim, S. A. Monsalve, L. Anthony, et al. “Signal selection and model-independent extraction of the neutrino neutral-current single π+ cross section with the T2K experiment.” Physical Review D 112, no. 7 (October 23, 2025): 072008-072008–17. https://doi.org/10.1103/wcn1-4tyl.
Abe K, Abe S, Akutsu R, Alarakia-Charles H, Hakim YIA, Monsalve SA, et al. Signal selection and model-independent extraction of the neutrino neutral-current single π+ cross section with the T2K experiment. Physical Review D. 2025 Oct 23;112(7):072008-072008–17.
Abe, K., et al. “Signal selection and model-independent extraction of the neutrino neutral-current single π+ cross section with the T2K experiment.” Physical Review D, vol. 112, no. 7, Oct. 2025, pp. 072008-072008–17. Scopus, doi:10.1103/wcn1-4tyl.
Abe K, Abe S, Akutsu R, Alarakia-Charles H, Hakim YIA, Monsalve SA, Anthony L, Aoki S, Apte KA, Arai T, Arihara T, Arimoto S, Ashida Y, Atkin ET, Babu N, Baranov V, Barker GJ, Barr G, Barrow D, Bates P, Bathe-Peters L, Batkiewicz-Kwasniak M, Baudis N, Berardi V, Berns L, Bhattacharjee S, Blanchet A, Blondel A, Bolognesi S, Bordoni S, Boyd SB, Bronner C, Bubak A, Avanzini MB, Caballero JA, Cadoux F, Calabria NF, Cao S, Cap S, Carabadjac D, Cartwright SL, Casado MP, Catanesi MG, Chakrani J, Chalumeau A, Chvirova A, Collazuol G, Cormier F, Craplet AAL, Cudd A, D’ago D, Dalmazzone C, Daret T, Dasgupta P, Davis C, Davydov YI, De Rosa G, Dealtry T, Densham C, Dergacheva A, Banerjee RD, Di Lodovico F, Lopez GD, Dolan S, Douqa D, Doyle TA, Drapier O, Duffy KE, Dumarchez J, Dunne P, Dygnarowicz K, Eguchi A, Elias J, Emery-Schrenk S, Erofeev G, Ershova A, Eurin G, Fedorova D, Fedotov S, Feltre M, Feng L, Ferlewicz D, Finch AJ, Fitton MD, Forza C, Friend M, Fujii Y, Fukuda Y, Furui Y, García-Marcos J, Germer AC, Giannessi L, Giganti C, Glagolev V, Gonin M, Jiménez RG, Rosa JG, Goodman EAG, Gorshanov K, Govindaraj P. Signal selection and model-independent extraction of the neutrino neutral-current single π+ cross section with the T2K experiment. Physical Review D. 2025 Oct 23;112(7):072008-072008–17.

Published In

Physical Review D

DOI

EISSN

2470-0029

ISSN

2470-0010

Publication Date

October 23, 2025

Volume

112

Issue

7

Start / End Page

072008-072008-17