Repository logo
 

First Measurement of Inclusive Muon Neutrino Charged Current Differential Cross Sections on Argon at E_{ν}∼0.8  GeV with the MicroBooNE Detector.

Published version
Peer-reviewed

Change log

Authors

Abratenko, P 
Adams, C 
Alrashed, M 
An, R 
Anthony, J 

Abstract

We report the first measurement of the double-differential and total muon neutrino charged current inclusive cross sections on argon at a mean neutrino energy of 0.8 GeV. Data were collected using the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber located in the Fermilab Booster neutrino beam and correspond to 1.6×10^{20} protons on target of exposure. The measured differential cross sections are presented as a function of muon momentum, using multiple Coulomb scattering as a momentum measurement technique, and the muon angle with respect to the beam direction. We compare the measured cross sections to multiple neutrino event generators and find better agreement with those containing more complete treatment of quasielastic scattering processes at low Q^{2}. The total flux integrated cross section is measured to be 0.693±0.010(stat)±0.165(syst)×10^{-38}  cm^{2}.

Description

Keywords

MicroBooNE Collaboration

Journal Title

Phys Rev Lett

Conference Name

Journal ISSN

0031-9007
1079-7114

Volume Title

123

Publisher

American Physical Society (APS)

Rights

All rights reserved
Sponsorship
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/M004007/1)
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) (unknown)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/H000534/1)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/M002934/1)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/R000174/1)