Measurement of the {^12C} (e, e') Cross Sections at Q²=0. 8\, GeV²/c²

Abstract We present the findings of a study based on a new inelastic electron-scattering experiment on the ^12 12 C nucleus focusing on the kinematic region of Q²=0. 8\, GeV²/c² Q 2 = 0. 8 GeV 2 / c 2. The measured cross section is sensitive to the transverse response function and provides a stringent test of theoretical models, as well as of the theoretical assumptions made in Monte-Carlo event-generator codes developed for the interpretation of neutrino-nucleus experiments, such as DUNE and HyperK. We find that modern generators such as GENIE and GiBUU reproduce our new experimental data within 10 \% %.