Charge symmetry violating contributions to neutrino reactions

The NuTeV group has measured charged and neutral current reactions for neutrinos on iron targets. Ratios of these cross sections provide an independent measurement of the Weinberg angle. The NuTeV value for sin2θW is three standard deviations larger than the value measured in other electroweak proce...

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Published in:Physics letters. B 2003-04, Vol.558 (3-4), p.132-140
Main Authors: Londergan, J.T., Thomas, A.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The NuTeV group has measured charged and neutral current reactions for neutrinos on iron targets. Ratios of these cross sections provide an independent measurement of the Weinberg angle. The NuTeV value for sin2θW is three standard deviations larger than the value measured in other electroweak processes. By reviewing theoretical estimates of parton charge symmetry violation (CSV), we study CSV contributions to the NuTeV measurement. We conclude that charge symmetry violating effects should remove roughly 30% of the discrepancy between the NuTeV result and other determinations of sin2θW.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00267-3