Quasielastic Scattering at MiniBooNE Energies

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We present our description of neutrino induced charged current quasielastic scattering (CCQE) in nuclei at energies relevant for the MiniBooNE experiment.

• In our framework, the nucleons, with initial momentum distributions according to the Local Fermi Gas model, move in a density- and momentum-dependent mean field potential.
• The broadening of the outgoing nucleons due to nucleon-nucleon interactions is taken into account by spectral functions.
• Long range (RPA) correlations renormalizing the electroweak strength in the medium are also incorporated.