Measurement of the inelasticity distribution of neutrino-nucleon interactions for 80 GeV < Eν <560 GeV with IceCube DeepCore


Abbasi R., Ackermann M., Adams J., Agarwalla S. K., Aguilar J. A., Ahlers M., ...More

PHYSICAL REVIEW D, vol.111, no.11, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 111 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Journal Name: PHYSICAL REVIEW D
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, INSPEC, zbMATH, Nature Index
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

e report a study of the inelasticity distribution in the scattering of neutrinos of energy 80-560 GeVoffnucleons. Using atmospheric muon neutrinos detected in IceCube's sub-array DeepCore during 2012-2021, we fit the observed inelasticity in the data to a parameterized expectation and extract the values thatdescribe it best. Finally, we compare the results to predictions from various combinations of perturbativeQCD calculations and atmospheric neutrino flux models