Simulating low-energy neutrino interactions with MARLEY

Understand

Monte Carlo event generators are a critical tool for the interpretation of data obtained by neutrino experiments.

• Several modern event generators are available which are well-suited to the GeV energy scale used in studies of accelerator neutrinos.
• However, theoretical modeling differences make their immediate application to lower energies difficult.
• In this paper, I present a new event generator, MARLEY, which is designed to better address the simulation needs of the low-energy (tens of MeV and below) neutrino community.