Speaker
Dr
Alessandro Lovato
(INFN & Argonne National Laboratory)
Description
Understanding the structure and the electroweak interactions of atomic nuclei in terms of their individual constituents is an intriguing nuclear many-body problem. In addition, precise measurements of neutrino oscillations require a quantitative understanding of neutrino-nucleus interactions. I will show how quantum Monte Carlo allows to consistently describe the structure of atomic nuclei and their interaction with electroweak probes, providing a reliable estimate of the theoretical uncertainty of the calculation. I will focus on the electromagnetic and neutral-current response functions of $^{12}$C, discussing the effect of two-body currents and the role of relativistic effects in correlated nuclear systems.
Primary author
Dr
Alessandro Lovato
(INFN & Argonne National Laboratory)
Co-authors
Dr
Joe Carlson
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Prof.
Rocco Schiavilla
(Old Dominion University & Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)
Dr
Stefano Gandolfi
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Dr
Steven Pieper
(Argonne National Laboratory)
