Charged-Particle Multiplicities in Charged-Current Neutrino-and Anti-Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions

Kayis-Topaksu, A.; Rozanov, A.; Nonaka, N.; Shibuya, H.; Vilain, P.; Gregoire, G.; Santacesaria, R.; Guler, M.; Catanesi, M.G.; Kolev, D.; Bruski, N.; Hristova, I.R.; Oldeman, R.G.C.; Aoki, S.; Favart, D.; Muciaccia, M.T.; Satta, A.; Gorbunov, P.; Fiorillo, G.; Kawada, J.; Spada, F.R.; Yoon, C.S.; Onengut, G.; Okusawa, T.; Hoshino, K.; Ogawa, S.; Dore, U.; Scotto Lavina, L.; Makhlioueva, I.; Uiterwijk, J.W.E.; Di Capua, F.; Sato, O.; Nakamura, M.; Grella, G.; Toshito, T.; Rosa, G.; Kalinin, S.; Tsukerman, I.; Tsenov, R.; Kose, U.; Kodama, K.; Saitta, B.; Artamonov, A.; Meinhard, H.; Kawamura, T.; Van de Vyver, B.; Sirignano, C.; Romano, G.; Cocco, A.G.; Migliozzi, P.; De Lellis, G.; Miyanishi, M.; van Dantzig, R.; Loverre, P.F.; Tezuka, I.; Buontempo, S.; Khovansky, V.; D'Ambrosio, N.; de Jong, M.; Niu, K.; Cagliari; Nakano, T.; Delbar, T.; Shamanov, V.; Ushida, N.; Chikawa, M.; Marotta, A.; Sato, Y.; Zucchelli, P.; Sorrentino, S.; Bozza, C.; De Rosa, G.; Winter, K.; Ludovici, L.; Narita, K.; Tolun, P.; Tioukov, V.; Strolin, Paolo Emilio; Goldberg, J.; Frekers, D.; Barbuto, E.; Song, J.S.; Niwa, K.; Panman, J.; Komatsu, M.; Hara, T.; Di Capua, E.; Wilquet, G.

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0366-8

Article
Report number	arXiv:0707.1586 ; CERN-PH-EP-2007-023 ; CERN-PH-EP-2007-023
Title	Charged-Particle Multiplicities in Charged-Current Neutrino-and Anti-Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions
Preprint title	Charged Particle Multiplicities in Neutrino Interactions
Author(s)	Kayis-Topaksu, A. (Cukurova U.) ; Onengut, G. (Cukurova U.) ; van Dantzig, R. (NIKHEF, Amsterdam) ; de Jong, M. (NIKHEF, Amsterdam) ; Oldeman, R.G.C. (NIKHEF, Amsterdam) ; Guler, M. (Middle East Tech. U., Ankara) ; Kose, U. (Middle East Tech. U., Ankara) ; Tolun, P. (Middle East Tech. U., Ankara) ; Catanesi, M.G. (Bari U. ; INFN, Bari) ; Muciaccia, M.T. (Bari U. ; INFN, Bari) ; Winter, K. (Humboldt U., Berlin) ; Van de Vyver, B. (Brussels U., IIHE) ; Vilain, P. (Brussels U., IIHE) ; Wilquet, G. (Brussels U., IIHE) ; Saitta, B. (INFN, Cagliari) ; Cagliari (INFN, Cagliari) ; Di Capua, E. (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara) ; Ogawa, S. (Toho U.) ; Shibuya, H. (Toho U.) ; Hristova, I.R. (CERN) ; Kawamura, T. (CERN) ; Kolev, D. (CERN) ; Meinhard, H. (CERN) ; Panman, J. (CERN) ; Rozanov, A. (CERN) ; Tsenov, R. (CERN) ; Uiterwijk, J.W.E. (CERN) ; Zucchelli, P. (CERN) ; Goldberg, J. (Technion) ; Chikawa, M. (Kinki U., Osaka) ; Song, J.S. (Gyeongsang Natl. U.) ; Yoon, C.S. (Gyeongsang Natl. U.) ; Kodama, K. (Aichi U. of Education) ; Ushida, N. (Aichi U. of Education) ; Aoki, S. (Kobe U.) ; Hara, T. (Kobe U.) ; Delbar, T. (Louvain U.) ; Favart, D. (Louvain U.) ; Gregoire, G. (Louvain U.) ; Kalinin, S. (Louvain U.) ; Makhlioueva, I. (Louvain U.) ; Artamonov, A. (Moscow, ITEP) ; Gorbunov, P. (Moscow, ITEP) ; Khovansky, V. (Moscow, ITEP) ; Shamanov, V. (Moscow, ITEP) ; Tsukerman, I. (Moscow, ITEP) ; Bruski, N. (Munster U.) ; Frekers, D. (Munster U.) ; Hoshino, K. (Nagoya U.) ; Kawada, J. (Nagoya U.) ; Komatsu, M. (Nagoya U.) ; Miyanishi, M. (Nagoya U.) ; Nakamura, M. (Nagoya U.) ; Nakano, T. (Nagoya U.) ; Narita, K. (Nagoya U.) ; Niu, K. (Nagoya U.) ; Niwa, K. (Nagoya U.) ; Nonaka, N. (Nagoya U.) ; Sato, O. (Nagoya U.) ; Toshito, T. (Nagoya U.) ; Buontempo, S. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Cocco, A.G. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; D'Ambrosio, N. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; De Lellis, G. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; De Rosa, G. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Di Capua, F. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Fiorillo, G. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Marotta, A. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Migliozzi, P. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Scotto Lavina, L. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Strolin, Paolo Emilio (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Tioukov, V. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Okusawa, T. (Osaka City U.) ; Dore, U. (Rome U. ; INFN, Rome) ; Loverre, P.F. (Rome U. ; INFN, Rome) ; Ludovici, L. (Rome U. ; INFN, Rome) ; Rosa, G. (Rome U. ; INFN, Rome) ; Santacesaria, R. (Rome U. ; INFN, Rome) ; Satta, A. (Rome U. ; INFN, Rome) ; Spada, F.R. (Rome U. ; INFN, Rome) ; Barbuto, E. (Salerno U. ; INFN, Salerno) ; Bozza, C. (Salerno U. ; INFN, Salerno) ; Grella, G. (Salerno U. ; INFN, Salerno) ; Romano, G. (Salerno U. ; INFN, Salerno) ; Sirignano, C. (Salerno U. ; INFN, Salerno) ; Sorrentino, S. (Salerno U. ; INFN, Salerno) ; Sato, Y. (Utsunomiya U.) ; Tezuka, I. (Utsunomiya U.)
Affiliation	(Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey) ; (NIKHEF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) ; (METU, Ankara, Turkey) ; (Universita di Bari and INFN, Bari, Italy) ; (Humboldt U., Berlin) ; (Inter-University Institute for High Energies (ULB-VUB) Brussels, Belgium) ; (Universita di Cagliari and INFN, Cagliari, Italy) ; (Universita di Ferrara and INFN, Ferrara, Italy) ; (Toho University, Funabashi, Japan) ; (Technion, Haifa, Israel) ; (Kinki University, Higashiosaka, Japan) ; (Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea) ; (Aichi University of Education, Kariya, Japan) ; (Kobe University, Kobe, Japan) ; (Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) ; (Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russian Federation) ; (Westf¨alische Wilhelms-Universitat, Munster, Germany) ; (Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan) ; (Universita Federico II and INFN, Naples, Italy) ; (Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan) ; (Universita La Sapienza and INFN, Rome, Italy) ; (Universita di Salerno and INFN, Salerno, Italy) ; (Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan)
Publication	2007
Imprint	12Jul 2007
Number of pages	17
Note	17 pages, 5 figures
In:	Eur. Phys. J. C 51 (2007) 775-785
DOI	10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0366-8
Subject category	Particle Physics - Experiment
Accelerator/Facility, Experiment	CERN SPS ; CHORUS WA95
Abstract	The CHORUS experiment, designed to search for $\nu_{\mu}\to\nu_{\tau}$ oscillations, consists of a nuclear emulsion target and electronic detectors. In this paper, results on the production of charged particles in a small sample of charged-current neutrino-- and anti-neutrino--nucleus interactions at high energy are presented. For each event, the emission angle and the ionization features of the charged particles produced in the interaction are recorded, while the standard kinematic variables are reconstructed using the electronic detectors. The average multiplicities for charged tracks, the pseudo-rapidity distributions, the dispersion in the multiplicity of charged particles and the KNO scaling are studied in different kinematical regions. A study of quasi-elastic topologies performed for the first time in nuclear emulsions is also reported. The results are presented in a form suitable for use in the validation of Monte Carlo generators of neutrino--nucleus interactions.