Effect of the bound nucleon form factors on charged-current neutrino-nucleus scattering

Abstract

We study the effect of bound nucleon form factors on charged-current neutrino-nucleus scattering. The bound nucleon form factors of the vector and axial-vector currents are calculated in the quark-meson coupling model. We compute the inclusive $^{12}$C($ν_μ,μ^-$)$X$ cross sections using a relativistic Fermi gas model with the calculated bound nucleon form factors. The effect of the bound nucleon form factors for this reaction is a reduction of $\sim$8% for the total cross section, relative to that calculated with the free nucleon form factors.

Latex, 11 pages, 3 figures, version to appear in Phys. Rev. C (Brief Report)