(Anti)-neutrino–deuteron scattering and the structure of the weak hadronic neutral currents

Neutrino(antineutrino)–deuteron elastic and neutral current breakup processes are studied to provide information about the structure of the weak hadronic neutral currents. The scattering cross sections for these processes have been calculated with the help of the impulse approximation. Thus, we have additional input for the determination of the weak hadronic neutral current couplings. Some of the popular models can be put to test as they give distinguishable predictions for these processes. Also since the deuterium filled bubble chambers will be exposed to neutrino beams, our results may serve as a guide as to what to expect theoretically.