Neutral current neutrino and antineutrino scattering off the polarized nucleon

Abstract

The elastic and inelastic neutral current $\nu$ ($\overline{\nu }$) scattering off the polarized nucleon is discussed. The inelastic scattering concerns the single-pion production process. We show that the spin asymmetries' measurement can help to distinguish between neutrino and antineutrino neutral current scattering processes. The spin asymmetries also encode information about a type of target. Eventually, detailed studies of the inelastic spin asymmetries can improve understanding of the resonant-nonresonant pion production mechanism.

Comments: 10 pages, 5 figures, one table