Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering Simulation Using GENIE Event Generator
Abstract
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) relies on the precise reconstruction of incident neutrino energy to extract oscillation parameters. The use of Liquid Argon introduces significant theoretical complexities due to nuclear effects. This work evaluates neutrino-nucleus scattering models using the GENIE Monte Carlo event generator. We demonstrate the limitations of the Relativistic Fermi Gas (RFG) model in the Charged Current Quasi-Elastic (CCQE) channel and its reliance on an inflated Axial Mass to match experimental data from MicroBooNE. We show that transitioning to advanced many-body frameworks, specifically the Local Fermi Gas (LFG) supplemented with Random Phase Approximation (RPA), is needed. Additionally, we evaluate the impact of the 2021 Bodek-Yang parameter updates on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS), concluding that modernized constraints are a prerequisite for mitigating systematic biases in DUNE.
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BibTeX
@misc{rodrigues2026neutrinonucleus,
title = {{Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering Simulation Using GENIE Event Generator}},
author = {L. F. B. M. Rodrigues and F. G. Gardim and G. A. Valdiviesso and .},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.32656},
eprint = {2610.32656},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.32656},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering Simulation Using GENIE Event Generator
AU - L. F. B. M. Rodrigues
AU - F. G. Gardim
AU - G. A. Valdiviesso
AU - .
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/23
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.32656
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.32656
AB - The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) relies on the precise reconstruction of incident neutrino energy to extract oscillation parameters. The use of Liquid Argon introduces significant theoretical complexities due to nuclear effects. This work evaluates neutrino-nucleus scattering models using the GENIE Monte Carlo event generator. We demonstrate the limitations of the Relativistic Fermi Gas (RFG) model in the Charged Current Quasi-Elastic (CCQE) channel and its reliance on an inflated Axial Mass to match experimental data from MicroBooNE. We show that transitioning to advanced many-body frameworks, specifically the Local Fermi Gas (LFG) supplemented with Random Phase Approximation (RPA), is needed. Additionally, we evaluate the impact of the 2021 Bodek-Yang parameter updates on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS), concluding that modernized constraints are a prerequisite for mitigating systematic biases in DUNE.
ER -