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Charged rho meson production in neutrino-induced reactions at E_nu = 10 GeV

The neutrinoproduction of charged $ρ$ mesons on nuclei and nucleons is investigated for the first time at moderate energies ($<E_ν> \approx$ 10 GeV), using the date obtained with SKAT bubble chamber. No strong nuclear effects are observed in $ρ^+$ and $ρ^-$ production. The fractions of charged and neutral pions originating from $ρ$ decays are obtained and compared with higher energy data. From analysis of the obtained and available data on $ρ^+$ and $K^{*+}$(892) neutrinoproduction, the strangeness suppression factor in the quark string fragmentation is extracted: $λ_s = 0.18\pm0.03$. Estimations are obtained for cross sections of quasiexclusive single $ρ^+$ and coherent $ρ^+$ neutrinoproduction on nuclei. The estimated coherent cross section $σ_{ρ^+}^{coh}$ = (0.29$\pm0.16)\cdot 10^{-38}$ cm$^2$ is compatible with theoretical predictions.