Standard and non-standard neutrino-nucleus reactions cross sections and event rates to neutrino detection experiments

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Open neutrino physics issues require precision studies, both theoretical and experimental ones, and towards this aim coherent neutral current neutrino-nucleus scattering events are expected to be observed soon.

• In this work, we explore $\nu$-nucleus processes from a nuclear theory point of view and obtain results with high confidence level based on accurate nuclear structure cross sections calculations.
• Besides cross sections, the present study includes simulated signals expected to be recorded by nuclear detectors, differential event rates as well as total number of events predicted to be measured.
• Our original cross sections calculations are focused on measurable rates for the Standard Model process, but we also perform calculations for various channels of the non-standard neutrino-nucleus reactions and come out with promising results within the current upper limits of the corresponding exotic parameters.